The Last Post

As the end of the Year Abroad approaches – so soon? – here is a final summary of the last twelve months or so…in list form! ‘Cos we all love a good list.… Continue reading →

Up Yours, Lonely Planet

Since this is my 50th post since I started this blog it seemed appropriate to do something a bit different for it. So I present to you my counter to Lonely Planet. Perhaps… Continue reading →

Judgement Day

It’s been an interesting week, this one. On Monday we had been invited to some sort of ‘broadcast’ at the university. As per, we had been told nothing more than this about what… Continue reading →

Baikal, Day 1: Arse End Of Nowhere

When I jokingly wrote in my school yearbook that in 20 years’ time I would most likely be somewhere in Siberia I certainly did not expect this to in actual fact happen fewer… Continue reading →

Milk Was A Bad Choice

In my last blog post – about three weeks ago – I announced with great delight the arrival of spring in Western Siberia. It may seem bizarre but spring is now more or… Continue reading →

The World Is Melting

Spring has arrived here in Siberia. This past week the temperatures have reached the giddying heights of +14˚C and as a result there is sadly very little snow left in town. So what’s… Continue reading →

Random Russia

I realise there has been a rather large gap since my last post. Apologies. It took us all of three and a half weeks to sort out internet at our halls here and… Continue reading →

Being Johnny Foreigner

What with Tyumen’ being located in the absolute arse end of nowhere – well, at least according to everybody outside of Russia – it’s not exactly the world’s biggest tourist trap and it’s… Continue reading →

Цветы, anyone?

Здравствуйте! I am writing this to you from deepest, darkest Western Siberia…except that it’s not actually that dark. In fact, it’s been quite sunny so far, if fairly cold. The second half of… Continue reading →