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Our next stop was Kizhi Island to visit the historical site of Kizhi Pogost which is known for its beautiful location on Lake Onega and traditional wooden constructions.

The site is home to two churches which are known as the Church of the Transfiguration and the Intercession Church, both incredible constructions with beautiful domes. Another feature worth visiting is the bell-tower....

From St Petersburg we made a trip to the village of Werchnije Mandrogi by boat. The river cruise on the Svir Riverwas really nice and we had some great sightseeing on our way to this fairytale-like island village.

Werchnije Mandrogi is a former fishing village located about 280 km northeast of St Petersburg near the town of Podporozhye in the Leningrad Province and serves as a local...

After spending a night in Dusseldorf my wife and I left for our flight to St Peterburg where we would spend the first 2 days of our stay in Russia.

We love Russia and visited St Petersburg for the first time three years ago as we were invited by some of our friends to join us on a cruise.

This time we planned a couples holiday with just us two to revisit the places...

By train I had made it to Ohiya and eventually also to Nuwara Eliya where I had come to visit the Horton Plains National Park located in the central highlands of Sri Lanka before returning back to the coast at the end of my journey.

The Horton Plains National Park is the main tourist attraction of Nuwara Eliya and for most people it forms a base before heading on a tour to the park...

Last month my little brother got married to his longtime chinese girlfriend in Hong Kong where her family lives and we, the family back home, were all invited over to China for a true fairy tale wedding!

Luckily my brother had given notice of the wedding a year and a half before the due date so I was able to save up some money and fully enjoy my stay in Hong Kong without having to...