Leningrad/Petrograd/St Petersburg – the choice is yours

Posted by on Nov 29, 2014 in History, Polemic, Uncategorized | 0 comments

This is one of the most breathtakingly beautiful places on earth, and virtually any building in the large historic center, threaded with canals dotted with baroque bridges, can be considered an attraction—and indeed, it is a UNESCO World Heritage site. This is a magical city, with a long list of major attractions. Its Hermitage Museum, housed in the Winter Palace of the Romanov Dynasty, is both one of the world’s greatest and oldest...

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My Current Affair

Posted by on Jun 26, 2014 in Uncategorized | 0 comments

The 24th of June, 7pm, Current Affair,  Channel Nine: “The Shopping Revolution Heading Down Under”. I am not a Current Affair viewer, but what the heck? The title intrigued me, since I am also waiting for the shopping revolution in Australia. http://aca.ninemsn.com.au/article/8864846/the-shopping-revolution-heading-down-under The anchor announced, that Sephora was coming to Australia and their prices were going to match US prices. Then two...

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The Bakery.

Posted by on Jun 5, 2014 in Uncategorized | 0 comments

I have been in many places in the world – to be exact in almost all of Europe, Asia, North America. I don’t like sweet things, I never eat dessert, but one place completely transforms me into ravenous dessert eating creature. This place is not in Paris, not in Italy, Spain, Vienna – it is not in the best dessert places in the world. This place is in Hobart, and for those, who don’t know, it’s a capital of the smallest state in Australia,...

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Taipei In Style Fashion Week

Posted by on Jun 2, 2014 in Fashion, History, Polemic, Travel, Uncategorized | 0 comments

When I got the invitation to Taipei in Style Fashion Week I was over the moon. Taiwan for me, was always the land of electronics, nano technology, but fashion? Taiwanese fashion was a complete enigma. It was not something, which would come easily to my mind. From what I learnt in history – I also imagined the island of Taiwan in permanent state of uncertainty and resistance to Chinese rule. Maybe, but when 2 planes landed from Shanghai and...

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