Andrei Babanin
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USA & Mexico 2024
Visiting Washington DC means seeing select landmarks as a must, and enhancing your stay with some more peripheral sightseeing. Although I had visited the capital of the modern empire less than two years before, notable changes can still be felt, and seen. The Capitol, a stunning marble sight cresting the Mall’s eastern hill, had yellowed and lost its sheen, most likely a result of the elements prior to what must be regular cleans. The walkway surrounding the Lincoln memorial was barricaded off, and the White House, its south fence already unapproachable on my last visit due to further barriers, had even its Ellipse and national Christmas tree inaccessible for most of my stay.
By Andrei Babaninabout a year ago in Wander
The Arctic (Svalbard) 2024
The north pole doesn’t exist. But Svalbard does, and at 78 degrees north it might be the closest a person can come to the top of the world without boarding a ship for the ninetieth degree. An island in the North Sea and far past the Arctic Circle, I visited its capital of Longyearbyen during the polar night.
By Andrei Babaninabout a year ago in Wander
Norway 2024
Norway, established in 1905 after its separation from Sweden, is one of the more tranquil destinations of Europe. Scandinavia as a whole is a quieter place than its bustling touristy counterparts in the south or the west, for a variety of factors constituting of the weather, a smaller population, and a lesser public awareness of what this region has to offer.
By Andrei Babaninabout a year ago in Wander
