Posts Tagged ‘travel’
Russia and Finland
Posted by: Richard M. Davis on: 14th July, 2005
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Found a great source of historical information about north-western Russia www.around.spb.ru and its relationship with neighbouring countries. I learn, amongst other things, that in the forests of the Karelia one can still find stones marking the border of 1323 between Novgorod and Sweden. Also found this nice, hi-res tourist map of the Leningrad region.
The Dark Heart of Italy
Posted by: Richard M. Davis on: 30th October, 2003
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The Guardian’s review of Tobias Jones’s new book, The Dark Heart of Italy strikes more than a few familiar notes, particularly for anyone familiar with Poggibonsi! The Dark Heart of Italy by Tobias Jones Faber, £7.99 On holiday in Italy again this year, for the umpteenth time, I really began to notice that there was [...]
It’s a good wheeze to see foreign parts for nothing
Posted by: Richard M. Davis on: 28th August, 2003
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When I got up on Tuesday morning I didn’t even know where Marburg was. Now it looks like I’m going there next week. For the exciting ERPANET seminar on Metadata. In preparation, I’ve already harvested quite a crop of links, not only about metadata but also a mess of stuff about Germany, as I’ve never [...]
Arrive without travelling
Posted by: Richard M. Davis on: 12th August, 2003
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An article in Saturday’s Guardian alerted me to the wonders of What’s on when. With our holiday in Spain imminent, I’m already hoping we’ll be able to take in one or more of La Fiesta de Vino de Alella, Corre del Bou de Cardona, or, in Barcelona, Fiesta of La Mercè, Catalan Wine and Cava [...]
Ride a white horse
Posted by: Richard M. Davis on: 2nd August, 2003
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Expect a neolithic day out with Max and Ira tomorrow, taking in Avebury and Stonehenge. And Oxford, which is not quite stone age, I suppose. It probably won’t be as extensive as this trip but I hope we’ll also have time to visit one of the white horses. Does anyone still make chalk horses in [...]
To Russia With Luck
Posted by: Richard M. Davis on: 22nd July, 2003
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I was recently asked for some advice on how to get a visa for Russia. I’ve done this a few times now, so I don’t usually have any problems — no more, at least, than the Russian system imposes on everyone. Unusually, it was a Russian who wanted the advice, since his Russian passport has [...]
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