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Some of the images from my Trip Report: The Church of our Savour on Spilled Blood, St Petersburg, is built on the spot where Tsar Alexander II was assassinated on March 1, 1881 Mariinsky Ballet in St Petersburg Palace Square and the Triumphal Arch of the General Staff Building designed by...

Glad you enjoyed it! St Petersburg is easy to reach via cruise from the Baltic countries and you also get visa-free entry for 3 days. Well worth considering...

Thank you very much, appreciate your feedback! Glad you enjoyed it!

Having problems with Photoshop on my PC at the moment, but will work on it and see if I can post some pics soon. Strange that it took so long to load, RooFlyer? Loads pretty quick for me, both on PC and iPad. Cossie, love_the_life, VPS, zig, kpc, Pushka and RB, thank you very much for the...

Deconstructing our New Year and (Russian) Christmas trip to St Petersburg and Moscow... :) https://spark.adobe.com/page/ZAk3RKlNK3tIO/

Yep, saw that as well. Used the code to stock up on d'Arenberg Dry Dam Riesling 2015 and Custodian McLaren Vale Grenache 2012 and an aggregated price of $13.17 per bottle.

The Marina Bay Sands, particularly the Infinity Pool, is a remarkable experience. Depending on how energetic they may feel after their flight from Frankfurt, they might just want to kick back and admire the views over Singapore while sipping on coughtails. The Gardens by the Bay is certainly...

As a general rule of thumb, I usually first determine what I want to see or experience, establish their locations and then decide - based on geographic clustering - the area most convenient from which to access them. There is a good distribution of sights and tastes on both Hong Kong Island and...

Opened my first bottle of Maverick Twin Cab blend this evening. Lots of perfume on the first nose, with hints of purple and blue fruit coming through on the 2nd. Promising start but flattered to deceive. Had it with savory steak and it was simply not strong enough to stand up to the food. Hoping...

Thanks carwashhair! Jumped at this bargain with discount code and received confirmation this morning that my elixir is being packed for dispatch as I type!

Re: https://vinomofo.com/wines/mixed-case/95-point-lineup I would venture the McLaren Vale GSM is likely the Ulithorne Dona GSM 2014 while the Yarra Valley Shiraz could be the De Bortoli Yarra Valley Estate Grown Shiraz 2012. Any opinions on this and what the others might be?

We'll be in Crete around that time, and in the Cyclades at the beginning of July.

Will be in the Cyclades come summer, and hoping some seasoned travelers to Greece have recommendations for me. Particularly after good lunch / dining options on Santorini, Paros and Mykonos. More interested in authentic Greek food with an extensive / interesting local wine list. Also...

I think any spot within the band that encircles the Acropolis to the north - from Plaka in the east through Syntagma and Monastiraki to Thisio in the west - would be ideal. This is where many of the attractions are, including the National Gardens, Frissiras Museum, Museum of Greek Folk Art...

Thanks Milboo. I've been using the Canon 7D for quite some time now, having migrated from an earlier Nikon D50 and D90. Would love to move up to a full frame!

Thanks RB, appreciate your feedback! Forgot to mention an interesting anecdote. While on the Maya Bay Sleepaboard, we unassumingly watched a long-tail pull up next to our boat. A surreptitious exchange of cash with a deckhand resulted in a quick visit to the Captain's cabin before the long-tail...

Like author Axel Aylwen's 'Falcon of Siam' we took wing on Air Asia flight D7 207 from the Gold Coast to soak up the early rays of Thailand's summer in March this year. A quick transit at Klia2 soon had us flying into Krabi International Airport on flight AK860. I was pleasantly surprised by the...

Thanks beefarmer, good to know, because I took the plunge and ordered a case. Hope it lives up to expectations!

Pretty sure the mof_ Secret Deal Chardonnay 2015 is the Fox Gordon The Empress. Any thoughts on this wine?

Thank you for the kind welcome!