Travel, life, and stories from Kamchatka and beyond
On our sixth day, we decided to go to a revolving restaurant. The idea is that somewhere very high up in one of Dalian’s skyscrapers, there is a restaurant located in a rotating section of the building. It is basically a huge circular platform, something like a giant rotor, slowly turning around. We decided that … Read more
Day five, if we’re talking about the daytime itself, was actually pretty relaxed. We walked around the city center again and then went back to the hotel to rest. The more memorable part of the day happened later that evening. My wife and I decided to take a walk through Dalian at night, leaving my … Read more
I didn’t drink coffee at all from 2024, but in 2026 I started drinking it again. And this time, I got back into coffee while I was in the hospital. At first, it was simply a little entertainment. My family would bring me coffee to cheer me up and give me something to enjoy. And … Read more
Our fourth day in China. We spent the first part of the day walking around the city, and later in the afternoon we decided to head to a shopping mall. That’s how we ended up at Carrefour, a store we had already grown quite fond of. As far as I understand, Carrefour is an international … Read more
For some reason, after I was discharged from the hospital, I got this persistent idea in my head — I really wanted to eat Ossetian pies. The funny thing is, I had never been especially fond of them before. I was pretty neutral about them, actually. At the same time, there were always people around … Read more
When I wrote about Dalian, I briefly mentioned some sea creatures that looked like sea intestines or stomachs. They were lying in an aquarium at the restaurant of the Mercure hotel where we stayed during our trip to China. Well, they weren’t there just for decoration. You could actually have them cooked and served as … Read more
The third day of our stay in China began. I want to tell you about the time we decided to walk around some of the local markets. They are a whole separate part of life in China, and Dalian is no exception. These little markets, tucked away between the streets, are almost like a separate … Read more
Just yesterday, the heating season started here in Kamchatka — in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, to be more specific. What does that mean? It means hot water is finally running through the radiators, and the central heating is working again. Why am I writing about this? It may sound like an ordinary everyday thing, but we have really … Read more
On our second day, after breakfast, we decided to go out and visit some shopping malls. But this story isn’t really about shopping. It’s about transportation in China — more specifically, how to get around Dalian. We found a really good way of doing it for ourselves. Our Taxi Experience in Dalian The easiest way … Read more
One of the reasons you should come to Kamchatka, if you need one, is the breathtaking sunsets. They are especially wonderful to watch in summer. Summer in Kamchatka is short and very northern, and it can often be cold as well. But the sunsets here are something else. They can have almost surreal colors: orange … Read more