A Romanov Stronghold. St. Petersburg Russia 

Finally, I’ve made it to Russia…a longtime item on my bucket list and I’m super stoked to be in St. Petersburg! My first stop is to check in to the Melange Hotel, a not-so-easy-to-spot accommodation, but nonetheless, very comfortable, inexpensive and ideally located on St. Petersburg’s main street, Nevsky Prospekt.   The City of the Tsars, the Venice of the…