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Ulan Batar is impossible to spell. Written in Mongolian it’s barely legible to foreign idiots like me, and the rest of the time you spend trying to decide where the double vowels go. Ulaan Baatar is one variation. Ulaan Bataar is another. There are more as well, and none of them give you a really [...]

You might not spend a million years there, but the Hermitage has an incredible amount of artwork. Go there, go there, go there. Read on to find out why.

Our first day and I’ve already been pick-pocketed, frozen and boiled alive. We have, however, seen some Ladas, and a lot of Russians, many of whom are as friendly as the weather. Read on to see if I’m giving up early.