Well, we made it to Moscow. The trip was fairly smooth, but not completely without a hitch. Well, I should correct myself. The trip itself was smooth, but getting into the apartment we rented was quite the fiasco. You should take note of this for the future should you try to go to Russia. We [...]
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Time is Flying
Looks like we’re ready to head off to Moscow. Plane reservations and hotel/apt are booked and set in stone. My visa came back from the Russian Consulate without any problems. We ended up renting an apartment right in the City Center, Novy Arbat Street. This way, we now have the choice of whether we want [...]
HotelReservations.com
As some of you may know, we are in the process of planning our trip to Moscow. Just recently, I have come across a web site, Hotel Reservations, that begs to challenge the more popular travel web sites. While we have already planned most of our Moscow trip as well as our hotel reservations, I [...]
Never Let Your Passport out of Your Sight…
Something that always makes me nervous when I go to Russia is giving a total stranger my USA Passport. Yes, I did say giving your passport to a complete stranger in a foreign land. I know, I know, you’ve been taught your whole life to never let your passport out of your sight when you [...]
The Saga Continues
I’ve ordered an invitation. Found a place that offered 24 hour service for $29. Worked out pretty good, but 24 hours was really more like 36 hours. But still a good deal for fairly quick service. Next, I put together a cover letter with information about where I’m staying, what I’m doing, how many vodka’s [...]
