In the world HRH grew up in, if you wanted a job, you made some phone calls to someone who knew someone, who might put in a good word for…
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Russian secretaries are part pit bull terrier, part Nanny, and part GPS system.
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“Well, what else do you think she needs for school?” I exploded, “a wand from Ollivanders…or maybe Quidditch pads?”
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Construction companies in Russia, particularly state construction companies, are widely understood to be swindlers, thieves, bandits, money launderers and purveyors of shoddy products, delivered way over schedule and budget.
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Three marriage proposals, eight invitations to drink beer, and encouragement to hop in the fountain with men who jump out of parachutes into war zones for a living. I'm having…
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Looking for reasonably priced, tolerably drinkable, New World Chardonnay that doesn’t taste like paint thinner in Russia is an experience akin to panning for gold in California in the 19th…
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Metals companies make a lot of money, which could, I suppose, make them fun to work for, were it not for the fact that they are all located in remote,…
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The peat bogs outside Moscow are burning, spreading their acrid, foul-smelling smoke into the city. Now I know what Mordor smell's like...
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Here we are, once again, drowning in clutter. It's time for some major Life Laundry. (more…)
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