Mark Baker - Year 39
Travelling alone and not really liking Selfie Sticks, a feeling which was increased on my recent trip to London when walking across Westminster Bridge, I had to decide on another solution. I would like to introduce you to ‘Happy Hippo’. I like Hippos because they make me laugh, and yawn ;-). I particularly like this Hippo […]
For the first four nights I slept at the Nevsky Group Aster Hotel which had an excellent location. I walked everywhere and saw most of the city. The bed was comfortable with 2 big pillows. My checkout time was midday but my train did not leave until 23:55. I asked to extend my checkout time. […]
This journey was made better by three events – 1. I’d forgotten I had book myself a first class ticket 🙂 2. It is an amazing train with a iconic past as the quote from www.russiantrains.com demonstrates: The Red Arrow train first chugged along the historic railway line between the two capitals of Russia in 1931, and has […]
At my second attempt of finding somewhere to stay in Moscow I really ‘nailed it’ picking ‘Godzilla Hostel’. It was secure, tidy, friendly and very close to metro a station and only a 20 min walk to the Red Square. The people I met there was pretty amazing, everybody having there own very interesting story […]
For the first 4 nights in Shanghai I stayed in the Blue Mountain Youth Hostel. On the most part is was a good stay, the people there were OK the staff were helpful but not over the top helpful. It was just an OK hostel. It was let down badly by not having any wifi […]