<![CDATA[Conversations with Slava ]]>https://conversationswithslava.substack.comhttps://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!p4Mw!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F7b8fd02e-a5f2-45ba-9b2f-03168d3ce0f6_256x256Conversations with Slava https://conversationswithslava.substack.comSubstackThu, 03 Sep 2026 06:23:19 GMT<![CDATA[Geissenkehr (Goats' Tour)]]>https://conversationswithslava.substack.com/p/geissenkehr-goats-tourhttps://conversationswithslava.substack.com/p/geissenkehr-goats-tourTue, 11 Aug 2026 13:03:53 GMTI witnessed this traditional Zermatt procession! The kids are leading the goats across the village.

]]><![CDATA[Meet an Alpine Ibex ]]>https://conversationswithslava.substack.com/p/meet-an-alpine-ibexhttps://conversationswithslava.substack.com/p/meet-an-alpine-ibexFri, 07 Aug 2026 13:03:18 GMTOn the way to Gornergrat (3135 meters), I saw him and two of his friends.

]]><![CDATA[Matterhorn]]>https://conversationswithslava.substack.com/p/matterhornhttps://conversationswithslava.substack.com/p/matterhornFri, 07 Aug 2026 13:00:44 GMT

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]]><![CDATA[Switzerland. Panorama withMatterhorn]]>https://conversationswithslava.substack.com/p/switzerland-panorama-withmatterhornhttps://conversationswithslava.substack.com/p/switzerland-panorama-withmatterhornWed, 05 Aug 2026 13:03:37 GMTI have recent come back from Zermatt, Switzerland. Here is the panorama from Rothorn at 3103 meters!

]]><![CDATA[Valencia]]>https://conversationswithslava.substack.com/p/valencia-83bhttps://conversationswithslava.substack.com/p/valencia-83bMon, 30 Mar 2026 16:02:20 GMT

Lonja de la Seda - silk exchange

Valencian cat

Torres de Serranos

Valencia cathedral - The Miguelete Tower

From above

Court of the Patriarch Museum in Real Colegio Seminario del Corpus Christi

]]><![CDATA[A Different Valencia]]>https://conversationswithslava.substack.com/p/a-different-valenciahttps://conversationswithslava.substack.com/p/a-different-valenciaThu, 26 Mar 2026 17:00:50 GMT

You can see the cinema/planetarium (L'Hemisfèric) and the science museum (Museo de las Ciencias Príncipe Felipe).

The opera house Palau de les Arts Reina Sofía

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On the left you see part of the bridge Assut de l'Or Bridge.

L'Hemisfèric resembles the eye.

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]]><![CDATA[Valencia]]>https://conversationswithslava.substack.com/p/valenciahttps://conversationswithslava.substack.com/p/valenciaMon, 23 Mar 2026 17:00:46 GMT

In front of Plaza de Toros

Valencia is famous for its Jugendstil buildings.

Valencia at sunrise

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]]><![CDATA[Albufera - 'small sea']]>https://conversationswithslava.substack.com/p/albufera-small-seahttps://conversationswithslava.substack.com/p/albufera-small-seaThu, 19 Mar 2026 17:01:41 GMT

Albufera is a lagoon near Valencia. in Arabic, it means ‘small sea.‘

We go on a boat tour!

Traditional house

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]]><![CDATA[Huesca]]>https://conversationswithslava.substack.com/p/huescahttps://conversationswithslava.substack.com/p/huescaFri, 20 Feb 2026 17:01:07 GMT

Cathedral

Buster Keaton

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Goya

Christmas time!

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]]><![CDATA[Calatayud]]>https://conversationswithslava.substack.com/p/calatayudhttps://conversationswithslava.substack.com/p/calatayudMon, 16 Feb 2026 17:01:59 GMT

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]]><![CDATA[Girona]]>https://conversationswithslava.substack.com/p/gironahttps://conversationswithslava.substack.com/p/gironaThu, 12 Feb 2026 17:01:38 GMT

Santa Maria Cathedral - you might know it from Game of Thrones :)

Symbol of the city. Legend says kissing it on the behind brings luck.

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Walk through the old town

Arab Baths

Fog early in the morning

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]]><![CDATA[Zaragoza - Caesar Augusta]]>https://conversationswithslava.substack.com/p/zaragoza-caesar-augustahttps://conversationswithslava.substack.com/p/zaragoza-caesar-augustaMon, 09 Feb 2026 17:02:30 GMT

Basilica del Pilar

View from the tower

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Church of Santa Magdalena

Palace of Aljaferia

View from inside

Roman theatre

Calle Alfonso - Main street. A lot colder and windier than on the coast

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]]><![CDATA[Almost Panorama]]>https://conversationswithslava.substack.com/p/almost-panoramahttps://conversationswithslava.substack.com/p/almost-panoramaSun, 01 Sep 2024 07:31:58 GMTAsh from volcanic eruptions covers much of the coast.

Starting at 0:23, one can see what remains of the Norwegian whaling station and the British Operation Tabarin as our lecturer Dr. Volker Strecke explains.

]]><![CDATA[We've got company!]]>https://conversationswithslava.substack.com/p/weve-got-companyhttps://conversationswithslava.substack.com/p/weve-got-companySun, 01 Sep 2024 05:55:21 GMTPenguins swim in front of the ship as we leave Deception Island.

They travel in groups and jump in and out of the water while swimming.

]]><![CDATA[What Is Deception Island? Part 1]]>https://conversationswithslava.substack.com/p/what-is-deception-island-part-1https://conversationswithslava.substack.com/p/what-is-deception-island-part-1Sat, 24 Aug 2024 22:10:18 GMT

From a distance, this island looks normal. However, when you approach, you recognize it is a former volcano (its caldera) filled with water. Therefore the name: Deception Ialand.

We are entering the caldera.

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This ash betrays the island’s volcanic origin.

Sometimes, moss grows on the mountains. For anything bigger it is too cold.

The bay is protected from storms. That is why sailors considered it an ideal place to process whales. These tanks stored whale fat. Even though whaling ended in the 1950s, whales seem to remember it and never enter the bay.

We had company!

The boat next to the ship is called zodiak. One has to book a spot and then up to 100 people at a time can go on land from such boats.

Planes could land here. You can see the hangar.

In the foreground, a few manatees are relaxing.

The entrance into the bay. Penguins are sitting on the cliffs!

A skua, a penguin and a manatee

The red colour of the ground comes from iron.

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]]><![CDATA[South Shetland Islands]]>https://conversationswithslava.substack.com/p/south-shetland-islandshttps://conversationswithslava.substack.com/p/south-shetland-islandsThu, 22 Aug 2024 16:02:06 GMT

A humpback wale briefly emerges.

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]]><![CDATA[Greenwich Island. South Shetland Islands]]>https://conversationswithslava.substack.com/p/greenwich-island-south-shetland-islandshttps://conversationswithslava.substack.com/p/greenwich-island-south-shetland-islandsTue, 20 Aug 2024 17:01:13 GMT

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]]><![CDATA[Greenwich Island. Antarcitica]]>https://conversationswithslava.substack.com/p/greenwich-island-antarciticahttps://conversationswithslava.substack.com/p/greenwich-island-antarciticaSun, 18 Aug 2024 17:01:31 GMT

The sun is very bright and one can easily get a burn.

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Ein Wal vor der Greenwich Insel

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]]><![CDATA[Boat trip in the Antarktis]]>https://conversationswithslava.substack.com/p/boat-trip-in-the-antarktishttps://conversationswithslava.substack.com/p/boat-trip-in-the-antarktisTue, 23 Jul 2024 14:16:43 GMT

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]]><![CDATA[Busan. South Korea]]>https://conversationswithslava.substack.com/p/busan-south-koreahttps://conversationswithslava.substack.com/p/busan-south-koreaSun, 12 May 2024 18:00:27 GMTFirst, we visited Busan’s film mile.

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