Church of the Transfiguration, Kizhi Island, Russia
Marilyn shares views of an amazing log church she visited while on a cruise; it is the centerpiece of a living history museum
Russia
Champagne by any other name...
French Champagne producers are facing loss of their treasured name on bottles destined for Russian celebrations.
Big fine for one-armed border violation
A three-country border tempts visitors into surprisingly dangerous border behavior
Cathedral of Christ the Savior, Moscow, Russia
Jonathan L found a new version of an old cathedral on a 2006 trip to Moscow.
Volgograd 2006: The Battle of Stalingrad
Jonathan L takes a look back to his 2006 trip to Volgograd, and to the historic battle of Stalingrad, a turning point of World War II.
St Petersburg, Russia – 2006
Jonathan L continues to revisit his 2006 trip to Russia, today in St. Petersburg (Leningrad)
Along the Moskva River to Gorky Park
Jonathan L revisits a walk he took along the Moskva River in 2006
Russian Space Museum - Moscow
Jonathan L stopped to take some photos of the Russian Space Museum when he visited Moscow in 2006
Red Square, Moscow, 2006
Jonathan revisits a trip he took to Moscow's Red Square in 2006
Russia's Arctic train to (almost) Norway
Russia's new Arctic train route tales 11 days to almost reach its neighbor.
Jan. 29, 2019: Kizhi Island, Russia
Share a visit to Russia's Open Air Museum of Architecture with Marilyn Jones.
Jan. 18, 2019: Church of Elijah the Prophet, Yaroslavl, Russia
More beautiful scenes from Marilyn Jones's cruise on Russia's Volga River.
Munich: In the Englischer Garten
Munich's great park has a surprising history—and a beer garden at its heart, as well as urban surfing!
January 1, 2019: Kusiva Monastery, Russia
A restored monastery that is also still a museum was one of Marilyn Jones's stops on a cruise between Moscow and St. Petersburg.
Dec. 4, 2018: Waterways of the Tsars
From Moscow to St. Petersburg, a Viking River Cruise offers history lessons as well as valuable contemporary insights on Russia to cruise passengers including Marilyn Jones.