Ah, the life of a freelance travel writer. Fun, free and fulfilling – maybe not right now, but post-COVID-19? You’ll get to venture out into the world again, and get paid for doing so. Pretty cool. Right? Yes and no.
If you are travelling on your own, and writing about it, you may be able…
It’s a glorious spring day in Saint Petersburg, Russia, and the bright restaurant is over half full. Yuri Milokovich pulls a chair out from an unoccupied table, motions to his companion to sit, and queues up in the short line for service.
“Come on, don’t be a snob,” he says over his shoulder. “This is…