Author Archives: Sarah
Russia 2: River Cruise June 23 – 27, 2013
Moscow to Rostov-on-Don June 23 – 27
Russia 1: River Cruise June 14 – 22, 2013
I joined a tour to North Caucasus from June 28 to July 12 and took an 11-day river cruise from St Petersburg to Moscow before the tour. This cruise is pleasant but nothing compares with my previous ten sea voyages. Nonetheless, I had a chance to learn more about the history of Russia before the 1917 … Continue reading
Japan 2013 (5): Shikoku & Kyushu May 17-23
A lovely time in Marugame, Matsuyama, Beppu, Nagasaki, Kumamoto & Fukuoka
Japan 2013 (4): 88-Temple Pilgrimage, Shikoku May 13 – 17
Visits to 23 Temples in Kagawa Prefecture May 13 – 17
Japan 2013 (3): Kyushu May 7-12
Fukuoka, Kagoshima & Miyazaki
Japan 2013 (2): Hokkaido & Cherry Blossom viewing in Hirosaki May 1- 6
Hokkaido (Wakkanai, Sapporo, Asahikawa, Otaru & Hakodate) & Honshu (Hirosaki, Sendai and Odarawa)
Japan 2013 (1): Honshu April 19 – 28
Kyoto, Shirakawa-go & Gokayama, Japan Alps
London – Moscow (17): Moscow April 1-2, 2013 & Epilogue
End of trip in Moscow & Epilogue
London – Moscow (16): Ukraine March19-31, 2013
Lviv & Kiev March 26-31
London – Moscow (15): Ukraine March19-31, 2013
Chernivtsi, Kolomiya & Ivano Frankivsk March 19-25 The Chernobyl nuclear disaster in Ukraine shocked the world in 1986. Its inspiring Orange Revolution again captured world attention in 2004. My journey through a tiny part of western Ukraine has introduced me to this unique country with a remarkable and turbulent past.