Looking For Lats in All the Wrong Places
I took a bus from Tallinn to Riga, the capital of Latvia. Riga has a nice …
The Sword in the Estonia
I took a ferry from Helsinki to Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. Estonia is the northernmost …
Nice Guys Finnish Last
I took the train from St. Petersburg to Helsinki. It was nice to be back in …
Australian Tea Bowl Master
Kansai Scene recently published my interview with an Australian potter who is one of the few …
St. Petersburg
We took an overnight train from Moscow to St. Petersburg, the city of the Russian czars. …
Moscow’s Diamonds Are Forever
From Ekaterinburg we had a 24-hour train ride to Moscow. I loved Moscow. It’s a wonderful …
Trans-Siberian Railway
From Mongolia we took the train to the Russian border. It often takes a long time …
Monkey DOA
I saw the weirdest ever message on an ATM in Minsk, Belarus. I put my card …
Mongolia
We took the train from Beijing to the Mongolian border. The trains in Mongolia use a …
Forbidden Kung Fu
In Beijing I joined up with a small group tour. The tour lasted 3 weeks and …