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A Stranger in the Ural Mountains
For months after moving to Russia, I was intrigued by the Ural Mountains. The mountain range runs down the whole of Russia, from the Arctic Circle all the way into Kazakhstan. But my interest spiked,...
View ArticleThe Luthier of Rubielos Bajos
Rubielos Bajos is an hour’s drive northwest of Valencia, in eastern Spain. A dry outcropping of stuccoed villas and rocky terrain redolent of early Clint Eastwood westerns, the Spanish town is the...
View ArticleA Very Merry Red Square
Today I’m finally going to see Red Square and, to put it mildly, I’m thrilled. Ever since moving to Russia I have wanted to see the flame-shapes spires of St. Basil’s Cathedral, to walk in the...
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