The Moscow Mule's most famous component isn't an ingredient, it's the copper mug that traditionally holds the simple cocktail of vodka, ginger beer, and lime. It's the mug's burnished sheen that set the drink apart in the early days of the cocktail revival when vodka-based drinks were considered passé. The mug is the very reason the Moscow Mule exists in the first place. Where this began is up for debate, however.
Most of us have been on a cruise, riverboat and barge; some good, some bad, and generally a bit of overeating. We've asked the members of the T-Boy Society of Film, Music & Travel what were some of their cherished moments, or lack of, when cruising the world's water ways.
On May 15, 2020, the T-Boy Society of Film & Music met via Zoom for the final vote in members' favorite Architectural Wonders. This easily turned out to be our most popular poll. There were virtually no repeats in members’ top selections, with no clear winners.
Like a war correspondent, The Palladian Traveler files his last dispatch in this series from a platform overlooking a re-creation of the Battle of Borodino, the bloodiest battle of the Napoleanic Wars that signaled the beginning of the end for Emperor Napolean I.
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.
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.
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.
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.
The Palladian Traveler heads 50m below the surface to discover well-kept Soviet art as he joins countless Muscovites as they commute via the museumesque Moscow subway system.
The Palladian Traveler takes a bullet, a bullet train that is, as he rockets out of St. Petersburg and arrives in Moscow just in time to take a sunset stroll with seven very tall sisters.