Aurora Rostov-on-Don

... we could have done? I don't know! Normally Baba Olya was a cheerful face among the crowd, she was also ready to share the latest gossip and would embelish it freely! She would often have tears of joy running down her face as she was thankful just to make it through another day. Bye Baba Olya!

I have just made it back to Russia. I had a 3 month break in the middle because my passport was stolen by a Russian police officer. I strongly advise that if you can help if, to never have to travel on an emergency passport - not fun! I love Rostov on Don. I love Russia. It is great to be back. I live in my own apartment this time. Which makes life easier here!

... me. The sea stormed. The rocky, unfriendly Caucasus's rose upward from my deserted stretch of beach, and not far inland there was probably snow. I warmed my hands and hung my tent to dry, in a tunnel beneath the seaside railroad tracks. Oh, my. Traveling in winter really is tough. I needed to get out of freezing Russia. Luckily, "enter a country illegally" had been recently re-instated to my dynamic list of A.S.E.'s. But, unluckily ...