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Posted: May 2nd, 2003 at 12:31 am
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The Russian Experience by Tui McCaughey(The Crawlspace geocities website is currently out of action, so you can access the article directly from the above link. )
Tsars and Russian royalty, that’s what I thought of when I imagined St Petersburg. Opulence, power, grace, beauty. But at the same time I was confused. St Petersburg is in Russia. And when I envisaged Russia the images that came to mind were of freezing cold, bleak, grey landscapes, and extreme poverty. A rich cultural and historic past, but an impoverished and desolate future. I found it very hard to reconcile these two very different thoughts. So to say I was looking forward to visiting St Petersburg was a gross understatement...
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Roon
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Posted: May 3rd, 2003 at 01:38 pm
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Quite an eye-opener. The opulance contrasted with the poverty. The market place. The meat place. Mickey D's. I love the tale of the passport control, I just have visions of someone desperately needing the loo and having to jump up and down from foot to foot waiting for someone to let them through. Funny as hell.
Thanks for this Kiwi, you are our roving travel reporter. I can only dream of ever getting to the same places you have been  Thanks for giving us a glimpse.
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Posted: May 3rd, 2003 at 09:57 pm
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Aw, kiwi. Your guided tours to the many places you've been make me feel like I've been there too.
Your descriptions are clear and fascinating - not to mention laugh out loud funny (yes, it was worth going beyond the usual abbreviation  ).
In addition, I love the little things you notice along the way that really emphasize the cultural differences, like the stranger joining your table at McDonalds.
Thanks for making me feel like a world traveler! 
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Posted: May 16th, 2003 at 07:53 am
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Nothing screams tourist more than vomiting in a meat warehouse that has no refrigeration but plenty of flies
You take us along for the ride of a lifetime with such imagery..not just of what you saw but how it made you feel.
You make it all sound like a tour with you as the tour guide as you lead us through your experiences which such crystal clear visuals that we cannot but feel like we are actually sharing the experience.
I love this Tui... you give us a warts and all experience often lacking in the highly romanticised travel diaries that are elsewhere. It makes the whole thing sound so much more real!!
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Astra
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Posted: May 19th, 2003 at 03:04 am
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I love to read your story's, It's just like being there yourself. Some things reminded me of our vacation In the Czech republic.
I hope you will travel lots more to give us lots more stories! (Which will be soon, another 4 weeks right?)
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syrai
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The Russian Experience by Tui McCaughey - (Read 364 Times)
that's not the point but that was really interesting!! 
