Marc di Duca

Born in the UK, Marc Di Duca (www.marcdiduca.com) became enthralled by all things Slavic during almost two decades of living, working and travelling in post- Communist eastern Europe. Fifteen trips to Russia and Ukraine have provided him with a deep insight into life in those countries, an admiration for their peoples and an appreciation of their cultures and ways of life. His Ukrainian wife and in-laws have armed him with a sound knowledge of Russian to add to his fluent Czech. A respected travel author, Marc has written guidebooks to destinations as diverse as Madeira, Britain and Siberia for most mainstream travel publishers. He unashamedly admits that it was the trainspotter’s travel dream of riding the Trans-Siberian Railway that first drew his gaze across the map of Russia to rest on Siberia’s own watery eye – Lake Baikal.