Journeys with Gigi

By Gigi Green

My name is Gigi Green and this is my new travel podcast about Russia, my travels through it, its history, some traditions and important holidays, sports, nature, education, everyday life, culture, Rus... more

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The podcast currently has 17 episodes available.

Journeys with Gigi episodes:

January 13, 2019 Episode #17 Russian winter holidays
Do you wanna know how to make your winter holidays last longer? How to start celebrating in December and be merry and bright till the middle of January? Do you wanna celebrate Christmas again? Have an epic New Year and then another smaller one? I have all the answers! :D
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34min
November 29, 2018 Episode #16 What is Russia made of
What are oblast, krai and okrug? And why do we have republics inside Russia? (Spoiler: because they are just different names for parts of the country!)
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18min
November 05, 2018 Episode #15 Gigi in Georgia
The country not the state. It borders Russia, I've been there and it's amazing! So I can give you some info in its history, what it's like and what to see there
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39min
September 17, 2018 Episode #14 Schools in Russia
When the school year starts? When it ends? What do children study? Why do I hate this whole system? Why oh why?
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37min
August 26, 2018 Episode #13 Russian fairy-tales
Kolobok, Morozko, Vasilisa the Beautiful and my best attempt to stage whisper :)
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30min
August 21, 2018 Episode #12 Vipassana (silent meditation retreat) in Russia
I've been to a silent meditation retreat just this month and I've a ton of things to say about it. Warning! My personal experience only! Don't pretend to know everything about it :)
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38min
August 05, 2018 Episode #11. The incomplete and utter history of Moscow. Part 2
Continuation of the story that began in episode#8, this time it's the Mongol yoke and how to become a great duchy in several (not) easy steps :)
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31min
July 29, 2018 Episode #10 Top 5 Moscow parks - №2-1
Best Moscow parks as ranked by me: Kolomenskoye and Tsaritsino (Numbers 5-3 are in the episode #9)
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36min
July 22, 2018 Episode #9 Top 5 Moscow parks - №5-3
Best Moscow parks as ranked by me: Gorky Park, The main botanical gardens of Russian Academy of sciences and Aptekarsky ogorod
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31min
July 09, 2018 Episode #8 The incomplete and utter history of Moscow. Part 1. Historical context
Crush course on early Russian history! :) From the Slavs and their tribes to the Mongol invasion - all to understand the later role of Moscow and how it came to be what it is
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27min

FAQs about Journeys with Gigi:

How many episodes does Journeys with Gigi have?

The podcast currently has 17 episodes available.