Subscribe in a reader If you cannot see the audio controls, your browser does not support the audio element or Right click to download the audio fileA hunting we will go, a hunting we will go…. such a cliche, isn’t it? but true. Once a week I

Part 11: Documents

Jan 24th, 2016

Subscribe in a reader If you cannot see the audio controls, your browser does not support the audio element or Right click to download the audio fileIt’s not the imitation game, it’s the document game.Many people have asked for this blog Opus

Part 10: Russian Hospital

Jan 27th, 2015

Subscribe in a reader If you cannot see the audio controls, your browser does not support the audio element or Right click to download the audio fileIf you are going to collapse, or call in an emergency, make sure you are in the city cent

Christmas Special!

Jan 14th, 2015

Subscribe in a reader Coming to you live from the midst of Russian snowy Christmas (real Christmas - the 25th December, not the 7th January like Russia believes) and the roads are white chaos! In a stroke of super-duper Christmas irony I hav

Part 9: The Weather

Jan 13th, 2015

Subscribe in a reader If you cannot see the audio controls, your browser does not support the audio element or Right click to download the audio file I was born in England. Not exactly forged in snow (as I was born in July) but I had a st

Part 8: Russian Taxis

Dec 23rd, 2014

Subscribe in a reader If you cannot see the audio controls, your browser does not support the audio element or Right click to download the audio fileOr listen on Soundcloud! Russia has an amazing taxi system; stand on the side of the road

Part 7: The Metro

Dec 16th, 2014

Subscribe in a reader If you cannot see the audio controls, your browser does not support the audio element or Right click to download the audio fileOr listen on Soundcloud! Where to begin... Let's see. First is the journey down to the fa

Part 6: Gorky Park

Dec 11th, 2014

Subscribe in a reader If you cannot see the audio controls, your browser does not support the audio element or Right click to download the audio fileOr listen on Soundcloud! Yes, yes, just like the Scorpions song (who make a living out of

Part 5: Russian People

Dec 9th, 2014

Subscribe in a reader If you cannot see the audio controls, your browser does not support the audio element or Right click to download the audio fileOr listen on Soundcloud! I know a lot of good Russians. This chapter is about the cliche;

Part 4: Moscow Traffic and the Mashrootki

Dec 6th, 2014

Subscribe in a reader If you cannot see the audio controls, your browser does not support the audio element or Right click to download the audio fileOr listen on Soundcloud! Traffic is a way of life in Moscow. It seems to me that

Part 3: The Supermarket

Dec 6th, 2014

Subscribe in a reader If you cannot see the audio controls, your browser does not support the audio element or Right click to download the audio fileOr listen on Soundcloud! First, let’s talk about currency used in the market. Roobal,

Part 2: Russian TV

Dec 6th, 2014

Subscribe in a reader If you cannot see the audio controls, your browser does not support the audio element or Right click to download the audio fileOr listen on Soundcloud! This is always a powerful topic in the household. What to watch

Part 1: The Language Barrier

Dec 6th, 2014

Subscribe in a reader If you cannot see the audio controls, your browser does not support the audio element or Right click to download the audio fileOr listen on Soundcloud! When I first arrived in Moscow, I would take a seat in the re

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