American writer Jeff VanderMeer (one of my tutors at the writing workshop I did in Brisbane at the start of the year) has a write-up about me on his web site. http://www.jeffvandermeer.com/2009/09/23/aidan-doyle-international-man-of-mystery/
Aidan Doyle
The Revolution Will Not Be Anthologised
Monthly Archives: September 2009
Looking For Lats in All the Wrong Places
I took a bus from Tallinn to Riga, the capital of Latvia. Riga has a nice old town, (not nearly as picturesque as Tallinn’s though). It’s known for its Art Nouveau architecture and there are some interesting buildings in the…
The Sword in the Estonia
I took a ferry from Helsinki to Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. Estonia is the northernmost of the three Baltic countries. Tallinn’s center is a beautiful medieval old town with lots of cobblestoned streets, fortified walls and round towers. You…
Nice Guys Finnish Last
I took the train from St. Petersburg to Helsinki. It was nice to be back in a country where most people speak English. In five weeks of travelling around China, Mongolia and Russia and visiting their major cities and tourist…
Australian Tea Bowl Master
Kansai Scene recently published my interview with an Australian potter who is one of the few foreigners to have his work recognised by a Japanese tea master. http://www.kansaiscene.com/2009_08/html/culture.shtml
St. Petersburg
We took an overnight train from Moscow to St. Petersburg, the city of the Russian czars. St. Petersburg has lots of grand buildings and canals. The Winter Palace is home to the Hermitage, one of the world’s biggest and grandest…
Moscow’s Diamonds Are Forever
From Ekaterinburg we had a 24-hour train ride to Moscow. I loved Moscow. It’s a wonderful city to visit and has one of the most beautiful city centres of any city I’ve been to. Red Square is a great location…
