Archive for June, 2007
Thursday, June 28th, 2007

St. Petersburg has been great. [read on]
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Wednesday, June 27th, 2007

In the middle of souvenir hell we met an artist. An artist who is passionate about photography, his family, and Led Zeppelin. [read on]
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Tuesday, June 26th, 2007

St. Petersburg is amazing. I think I could live here.
We arrived on Sunday after a 9 hour train ride from Moscow, which was actually quite pleasant. The ...
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Saturday, June 23rd, 2007
A religious protest (I think)
I love the streets of Moscow. It's been light until a little after 11pm each night, and the pulse of the city seems ... [Continue reading this entry]
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Friday, June 22nd, 2007

Moscow is seriously lacking a tourist infrastructure. It seems most tourism is group tourism, arranged by an agency, and involving a herd of people following a tour leader ...
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Friday, June 22nd, 2007

Moscow is flooded with money. I can't confirm these facts, but I've been told there are more billionaires in Moscow than in New York, and that most of ...
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Friday, June 22nd, 2007
I'm a little afraid of the police here. I'd say more, but Big Brother is watching.
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Thursday, June 21st, 2007

Moscow is interesting. Nobody speaks English, mullets are ubiquitous (80's fashion rules here), and it's quite beautiful. In addition to being the most expensive city in the ...
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Wednesday, June 20th, 2007
After 24 straight hours of being on a plane or waiting in the airport to get an another plane, (and lots of shameless begging at the Lufthansa counter in Chicago), I made it to Moscow. A nice gentleman who ...
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Saturday, June 16th, 2007

Why do you like to travel? I get asked this question a lot. I never quite know how to answer because I don't like to travel. ...
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