by Mark | December 28, 2021 | England, Scotland
Back in the early half of 2021, we decided to buy a car and travel around the British Isles. From early May through to the end of October 2021, we drove approximately 5,550 miles (8,850 kms) and visited dozens of cities, towns and settlements. We go into more detail...
by Mark | December 15, 2021 | Annual Review, England
Plus, our tips on how to travel around the UK on a budget After flying back to London from Bangkok in March 2020, it took us about a year to realise that overseas travel to the places we are interested in visiting – the former Soviet Union, Indian subcontinent,...
by Mark | April 23, 2021 | Architectonic
Memorial “Black Fence”, part of the Memorial to the Revolutionary, Military and Labour Glory of Railway Workers Location: Bendery (Bender), Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) Completed: 1969 Sculptors: N. Zorin and V. Petrov Genre: Soviet monument, former USSR...
by Mark | April 23, 2021 | Architectonic
House of Culture named after Pavel Tkachenko Location: Bendery (Bender), Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) Completed: 1963 Architects: Valentin Mednek (architect), Mikhail Burya and Vladislav Obukh (artists) Genre: Modernist, Soviet architecture, former USSR The mosaic...
by Mark | April 23, 2021 | Architectonic
Monument to the Fighters for State Soviet Power Location: Bendery (Bender), Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) Completed: 1969 Architects: Valentin Mednek (architect) and Mikhail Burya (artist) Alternative name: Monument commemorating the 50 year anniversary of the Bender...
by Mark | April 4, 2021 | Photo Essay, Ukraine
A short guide to the Expocenter of Ukraine in Kyiv The National Complex Expocenter of Ukraine (VDNG), to give the place its full title, is an exhibition and trade fair complex located about 10kms south of the centre of Kyiv. It is the only state institution of its...
