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Scenic Tsar Sails into History on the Route of the Volga Boatmen

November 11, 2012 Wallace Immen Comments Off

Our Russian river journey on Scenic Tsar is finally beginning and it’s an auspicious sign that after two straight days of rain, the sun breaks through as we cast off from Moscow’s fantastically elaborate river […]

Two crew members on river ship Scenic Tsar aka Alexander Grin

Russian Grin: A Traditional Welcome as We Board the Scenic Tsar

October 9, 2012 Wallace Immen 1

I’ve been welcomed aboard many a ship, but seldom with such simple grace as the greeting from the crew of Scenic Tsar at a rural dock in Moscow. The port is in the middle of […]