King Arthur: "Are all men from the future loud mouthed braggards?" Bruce Cambell: "Just me baby, just me".- The Army of Darkness, one of the finest films ever made.I suppose I should start with the G8 Summit. The G8 Summit is an annual meeting of the eight 'richest' countries in the world; UK, USA, France, Germany, Japan, Italy, Canada and Russia. They address international issues such as the environment, nuclear energy and responsibility, developing nati...

"You like my fish? They're supposed to be relaxing, you know, stress? You must have something similair. How do you cope with stress in Russia?""Vodka"Red Heat, not one of the best films in the world.OK, so we're still in St Petersburg after nearly a week when we were only supposed to be here for four days. There is, like most things, a story behind it. Our story starts in a train station.... so often the way...We checked out of the hostel yesterday and we...

"We passed upon the stair, we spoke of was and whenAlthough I wasn't there, he said I was his friendWhich came as some surprise, I spoke into his eyesI thought you died alone, a long long time agoOh no, not meI never lost controlYou're face to faceWith The Man Who Sold The World"Bowie.. And Nirvana... And, bizzarely, Lulu.Well, we made it through the hardest customs process the world has ever seen - by comparison, the US Customs guys have an open door pol...

`Actually, I'm a writer..... A writer? Of letters and such?` - UnforgivenThe following is a work of fiction. Any similarities to people living or dead is purely coincidental. It is not, repeat not, the confession of a crime. Glad we got that straight.Mak and Vonny were two dangerously good looking Brits who fancied doing a bit of backpacking. They thought Interrail would be a safe option, as for a few hundred notes it is possible to secure a month's train...