I do not want your Brainburning Drugs – they are useless for work
Wow. Cool page today at Englishrussia.com. Moscow still looked like this for the first six months that I lived there. Then it started to change. Now it looks like Europe. … Continue reading English Russia » Pictures from Soviet Moscow
The assfuckery started early. We had managed to weasel our way past the worst of the security mess, Yulia had found that no one paid any attention to the central … Continue reading As pretty as an Airport
In general, You don’t expect to find a KGB agent on your airplane. Even if you are on your way to Moscow. Our flight was Seattle to New York, then … Continue reading He’s not from Spain?
1993 was a confusing time in the Former Soviet Union, if for no other reason that it was called the Former Soviet Union. It really takes a lot out of … Continue reading FSU/CIS; it’s all still Russia
Heh. I like Rick Steves’ show, but I think there are better travel books out there, but I love his attitude. This article reflects a lot of my thinking on … Continue reading Rick Steves – My kind of Attitude
With the difficulty of our trip over we planned out the trip back with a much better route, we shortened all our open water crossings as much as possible, mapped … Continue reading Stand in a cold shower, ripping up $50 bills…
Rain. Holy crap. There is just a shitload of rain this morning. We have plans to go fishing later today, and so far weather like this has just meant rough … Continue reading Ford Fairlaine, Fisherman’s Detective
We finally made it into Heriot Bay. Campbell River is a pretty small, remote place, but Heriot Bay is like the folks who moved away from Campbell River because it was … Continue reading Heriot Bay Inn and Marina
Few things are more peaceful that sitting out on a boat, floating is the quiet of night, watching the stars and hearing the quiet sounds of water lapping about the … Continue reading It Looked Good on Paper
We had a really fantastic hike in the mountains this Sunday. One of our Russian friends took us on a hike on Rainer to Comet Falls and it was really … Continue reading Take a hike…
Yulia and I were talking this evening about traveling again, and what we wanted to do for our next trip. We have been talking with several of our friends about … Continue reading Modes of Travel
Jet lag is in full swing. Yesterday I was sleepy. today it is not sleep, but I cannot think coherently. It is almost impossible to do my job. Fortunately a … Continue reading a little slow…
Cognitive Dissonance 