For David and me, the allure of travel is the way it allows us to understand places different from where we’re from – and the more different a place, the more we gravitate toward…
The marshrutka taking us back to Tbilisi was in markedly worse shape than the one that had brought us to Kazbegi the day before. With tablets of children’s Dramamine dissolving on our tongues, David…
Among the buildings that represent the Soviet style of architecture, the most famous are of the Stalinist style. Moscow’s Seven Sisters, built in the 1940s and 1950s, are perhaps the best known and preserved…
Roti: Or, how to get obese in Suriname without really trying. Despite typical over planning, I barely researched food in Suriname before we arrived. David is a vegetarian, and I have food allergies that…
Or, The Soviet Hotel: Wifi is a privilege, not a right. David and I typically stay far away from hotels on our travels. Our normal gripes about them include high prices, lack of character,…
Tbilisi, Georgia is hallowed ground for those initiated into the cult of Soviet Modernist architecture. One building in particular, the former Ministry of Highways, has a solid spot within the Soviet architecture zeitgeist, especially since…
After visiting on our honeymoon, Riga became one of David and my favorite cities. Compared to the other Baltic capitals, Riga seemed more lived-in than Tallinn, and more lively than Vilnius. Despite visiting…
This past trip to Latvia, Ukraine, and Georgia was a real winner winner chicken dinner in terms of our kitsch haul. I make no apologies for my borderline hoarder tendencies, and will…
95% of the time, David and I travel fast. Because we’re constrained in time off from our jobs, we try to see as much as possible in a very condensed amount of time. This…
One of the things that most excited us for our trip to Central Asia was the number of well preserved buildings from the Soviet Era. Bishkek, in particular, had a great concentration of the…