Life Beyond the Banya

About

Welcome to my blog

Hello! My name is Salma and I am a journalist, a mom, and an aspiring Russia connoisseur. Our home is Vancouver, Canada, but Moscow has been our temporary home for the last 3 – going on 4 years now after my husband accepted a transfer here. Welcome to my blog! 

After all this time in Russia, here’s what I’ve learned: From food to fur.. The Moscow I’ve discovered is less Lenin and more London… on (speed.)  Outside Moscow… well that’s a different can of caviar. 

If you’ve ever wondered what the best subway system in the world looks like, if you’re curious to know what it’s like to live in a Hollywood spy movie, or if you just want to know if the Gulag still exists, you’ll find the answers in the blog.