Travel blog by a global nomad
Its been a few years since I’ve had the opportunity to visit Bilibino, home to an ageing but functioning nuclear power plant which is caught in a feedback loop of existing only to power the town of Bilibino which only exists to staff the nuclear power plant…
However, the last time I was here (nearly 3 [...]
You know, sometimes I think parts of Russia are ’sealed’ off to the general public because they are afraid that if they let the rest of the world in, we’d realise that nothing about Russia has changed (well, at least, east of the Urals) since communism supposedly collapsed last century.
Take right now. I write this [...]
I know, I know… Its not the least bit travel related, but this dolphin was featured in a book I read over 20 years ago called “Last Chance to See” by Douglas Adams and Mark Carwardine. Even then, the world was screaming at the Chinese that with the continued development, blocking, pollution and human presence [...]
Last time I was back in London (June) I had a brief, soggy introduction to the Richmond area in SW London. I loved it. I adored it. This was a little paradise set in the heart of London. I wanted to return (and no, I wasn’t thinking that maybe the rain had just made it [...]
The oddest thing happened as I exited Russia on my brief break this time – I was constantly mistaken for being a Russian! First coming in, I was erroneously designated a ‘man ‘ by my visa, and now for the first time in 3 years of erratic toings and froings in Russia, I was being [...]
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