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Why the blog?
To (hopefully) keep in touch with friends and family while traveling solo for a month on the Trans Siberian Railroad from Moscow to Beijing.
транс-сиб = Trans-Sib, a common nickname for any one of 3 routes.
странника = stranika, the feminine noun for "wanderer"
транс-сиб = Trans-Sib, a common nickname for any one of 3 routes.
странника = stranika, the feminine noun for "wanderer"
Are they cranberry-like?
ReplyDeleteThe're actually related: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/vaccinium_vitis-idaea. But they taste much more sour.
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