Saveur Blog Awards Finalist
2017 and 2018
in Best Travel Blog category
I write stories about food, travel, and things that matter like sustainability and my mild obsession with Hollywood actors. Home is Russia, but I currently live in Germany and eat rye bread with butter every day.
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My first acquaintance with Munich happened during Oktoberfest, three days after I moved to Germany. Clearly, a beer festival that attracts 6 million people is not the best time to truly get to know the city. But one day in…
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I am known around the block as that lady who rocks her baby to sleep every time, apparently. The other day, when I was — appropriately — rocking my son in front of my apartment building so I can put…
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I delayed writing this guide to Russian food for the longest time. I knew it would be a monster of an article. As a Russian, I know full well that Russian cuisine is much more than the suggested 10 dishes…
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Are Hermitage, Peterhof, and Kazan Cathedral already on your list of things to do in the cultural capital of Russia? I thought so! Now it’s time to add a few amazing Saint Petersburg restaurants that will complete your experience. Let…
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— Have you ever seen a perfect human being?— No.— Birth a baby, and you’ll see one.My mom and I In the past year I’ve had an on-again-off-again relationship with my blog and social media. I took more breaks in…
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Moscow is huge. I mean huuuuuge. And wide. And overall overwhelming. Funny enough, the capital of my own homeland overwhelms me much more than any foreign city ever could. Especially when it comes to choosing the best out of some…
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While many people around the world buy expensive air tickets and book hotels half a year in advance to visit European Christmas markets, I happen to live within 20 minutes walk from one of the most popular markets in Germany…
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It’s been a little over a year since I moved to Nuremberg, Germany, yet this is the very first post I write about my new home. I’ve decided to start with my favorite restaurants in Nuremberg because, well, most of…
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If I could give you only one advice about traveling in Istanbul, it would be to skip hotel breakfast. Yea, get that Istanbul card for public transport, yea, watch your belongings in crowded spaces, blah-blah-blah… But above all that, get…
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This itinerary for 3 days in Istanbul is based on my experience of visiting the city 4 times over the past 5 years. Do I sound authoritative? Ok, good. Now let me be completely honest. I am not sure if…
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