Let me start with a confession: I once cried in a grocery store in Franceātears of confusion, not joy. Rows of mysterious cheeses mocked me, and a snobby baguette smacked me in the face (okay, metaphorically). But in Moscow? Oh, baby. At Danilovsky Market ā AKA The Flavor Olympics of Read more…
Okay, real talk: I once tried to cook Russian borscht at home and ended up with something that looked like a crime scene in a pot. Bright red, suspiciously chunky, and my kitchen smelled like a root vegetable funeral. But hereās the kickerāwhen I had the real deal in Russia? Read more…
Let me paint a picture: You walk into your private suite on a floating palace, greeted by the soft melody of a live violinist, a golden bathtub filled with rose petals (because why not?), and a bowl of beluga caviar that costs more than your entire 2008 Toyota. Welcome to Read more…
Letās be real for a secondāMoscow and ābudget travelā donāt exactly sound like BFFs. When I first Googled best travel destinations in Russia, my wallet actually flinched. But then I cracked the codeāthe glorious, glamorous, get-your-caviar-on-a-budget codeāand Iām about to spill the beans (or should I say borscht?) so you Read more…