The Palladian Traveler heads far outside the city limits of Moscow to reach the spiritual center of the Russian Orthodox Church and pays his respects at a cemetery where Russian history sleeps as he files his penultimate dispatch in the Easy Pace Russia series.

Looking at this photo you might wonder not only how you pronounce this word, but also what on earth it means. As kid growing up in London I remember hearing about a train station in Wales that was famous because it had the longest name of any station in the world.

Quicker than you can say “Doctor Zhivago,” The Palladian Traveler satisfies his craving for some Odessian fare as he tucks in and files his 15th dispatch from a table at one of Moscow’s most popular restaurants.

I had only two days' layover in Amsterdam and wanted to make the most of it. I had a long list of "stuff" to see and do, destinations that I had not had the time to see and experience the year before, when I had a short trip to this charming city of canals, tulips, and bicycles, among its many draws.

A pilgrimage is defined by Oxford Dictionary as (1) A journey to a holy place for religious reasons, or (2) Journey to a place that is connected with someone or something that you admire or respect.

Do you know what a NARROW BOAT is? You might well wonder why I pose such a question – I mean it should be obvious: a boat that’s very slim and trim. Well, you’re almost right. A Narrowboat (notice NO hyphen) epitomizes the often weird and many wonderful ways of tourism in Great Britain.

The Palladian Traveler crosses over a short bridge, passes under a stone archway and enters the largest fortress in Europe as he files his 14th dispatch from inside the Kremlin.

Heads of state sometimes gather in Port of Spain to jockey for position, with some reaching out and some more antagonistic. Often overlooked is a lesson in personal diplomacy that the entire world might take from the host country, Trinidad and Tobago. The two islands, quite different from each other, form a single country, and have the Caribbean’s most intriguing culture. People who are often at loggerheads elsewhere in the world get along just fine here, thank you very much.

Throughout our travels the past several years we’ve often tended to wander towards off-the-beaten path nature destinations, shying away from crowded locations as much as we can. But there’s something beguiling about the busy and chaotic setting that is Hanoi, Vietnam and its celebrated Old Quarter.

The Palladian Travel holds his breath as he passes by the old KGB Headquarters on his way to a daytime stroll around iconic Red Square and a bit of window shopping at the ornate GUM indoor mall.