Japan 2013 (1): Honshu April 19 – 28

Kyoto, Shirakawa-go & Gokayama, Japan Alps

Suganuma

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London – Moscow (17): Moscow April 1-2, 2013 & Epilogue

End of trip in Moscow & Epilogue

Cathedral of Christ the Saviour, Moscow

Last train journey to the airport on this trip: Moscow April 2, 2013

 

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London – Moscow (16): Ukraine March19-31, 2013

Lviv & Kiev March 26-31

Kievo – Pecherska Lavra, Kiev

Rynok Square, Lviv

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London – Moscow (15): Ukraine March19-31, 2013

Chernivtsi, Kolomiya & Ivano Frankivsk March 19-25

Famine Memorial & Museum, Kiev

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.

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London – Moscow (14): Religious Romania March 5 – 19, 2013

Maramures & Moldavia March 15-19

Wooden church, Şurdeşti

Painted church, Moldovita Monastery

 

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London – Moscow (13): Religious Romania March 5 – 19, 2013

Sighişoara, Sibiu & Cluj Napoca March 10-14

 

Sighisoara

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London – Moscow (12): Religious Romania March 5 – 19, 2013

ucharest – Brasov March 5-9

Bran Castle

Romania has taken my fantasy for years. Romania is the homeland of Dracula whose real name is Vlad Tepeş or Vlad the Impaler. Romanians trace their ancestry to the Romans. The country’s wild and rustic image is appealing. Read more »

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London – Moscow (11): Greece-Island Hopping February 25 – March 5, 2013

Rhodes-Athens March 2-5

Rhodes

Medieval walls & moat, Rhodes

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London – Moscow (10): Greece-Island Hopping February 25 – March 5, 2013

Piraeus-Patmos-Kos February 25 – March 1

Monastery in Chora, Patmos

Asklepieion, Kos

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London – Moscow (9): Holy Land February 14-25, 2013

Israel: Nazareth, Sea of Galilee and Acre February 23-25

Basilica of Annunciation, Nazareth

Pope’s Walk from Mount Beatitudes to Capernaum

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