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Gentleman’s House Barber Shop and Cocktail Bar – Proponents of Change in Russia

October 12, 2014 By MBSB Writers Leave a Comment

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    The following is a guest post by Nick Harbison. Nick was previously featured on MBSB discussing his transcontinental motorcycle trip.   The Gentleman’s House Barber Shop, Irkutsk, in the Republic of Buryatia, Russia, opened earlier this year. I ducked in for a shave and a drink and ended up chatting with owner Nikita Fedchishin about old fashioned style, old fashioned service, and the challenge of getting Russians to stop drinking straight vodka.   Walking down Decabr'skih Sobitii Street in Irkutsk, Russia, the sign for the Gentleman’s House Barbershop jumps out at you. It’s not its English writing - there are English signs scattered around the … [Read more...]

Two Men. Two Bikes. Two Continents – The Motorcycle Ride To Help Street Kids In Mongolia

July 9, 2014 By Laura Dal Farra 2 Comments

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  By the time you're reading this, Australian pilots Nick Harbison and Dominic Prezwanski will be somewhere along their 18,757km (approx. 11,655mi) plus motorcycle ride from Vladivostok, one of the Easternmost ports of Russia to London, England. Travelling on two BMW F650GS Dakars, Nick and Dom's transcontinental motorcycle ride is estimated to take approximately four and a half months. It began on June 20 in Vladivostok with Dom arriving from Cairns and Nick travelling 2,400km (approx. 1,491mi) from Adelaide, Australia.     The pair are working in conjunction with the Lotus Children's Centre, a Mongolian NGO (non-governmental organization) that houses … [Read more...]

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