Travel

Road to Gagarin

Off to Russia in search of the first man in space, Yuri Gagarin (1934-1968). Forget gulags and gangsters for a minute, and embrace the original Big G of Zero-G.

 

Welcome to Yugoville

The former Yugoslavia and its people helped me discover my South Slavic soul. So toss back a slivovic or two while perusing this archive.

 

Back to the Bloc

Fifteen years after the Wall came down, nostalgia is fuelling a new kind of quirky tourism in Berlin. Spreewald pickles anyone? Crunchy!