Pictured: Karl Marx Statue on Teatralnaya Square, Moscow.
After the wedding, we made the long train trip to St. Petersburg.  Another great Russian city but it was a shame that we didn’t have more time to explore the city.  After exploring the sites for two days, we made our way back to Moscow with Kristen heading [...]

The reason I was in Moscow was to attend a wedding.  Sam Rothman, the groom, is friends with my Denver crew.  We still don’t know if our paths crossed during my annual trips to Denver in the 90’s but I am sure it must have.  My friends Brian, Annette and Kristen were attending the wedding [...]

A week before I went to Moscow, I received an e-mail from Walt Sorg.  Walt has a morning news radio show in Lansing and has been interviewing me monthly since the adventure has started.  You can listen to the interviews by going to the press section of the website.  Walt’s e-mail said that he thought [...]

I arrived in Russia at 2:30 am and worked my way through the passport control process.  After running that gauntlet, I made it to baggage claim to the harsh realization that my luggage did not arrive with me.  Oh, Alitalia how you seduced me with your low fare only to walk out on me in [...]

Dear Gentle Readers,
For those who have been following me via facebook know that I have been without my luggage during the entire time I was in Russia.  I just picked it up from the airport an hour before I boarded my flight to Spain.  It was an exciting seven days and I just want thank [...]

Alternate titles: The Travel Gods Looked Down and Smiled                          You Can’t Stop Sam Singh- You Can Only Hope to Contain Him   

Dear Gentle Reader,
The saga of the Russian visa has come to a successful ending. Just like it was planned.  Well, maybe not like it was [...]

Dear Gentle Reader,
Seven days till I fly to Russia and still no visa!!  I attempted to acquire my visa in Salzburg, Austria and was told that I couldn’t get one in Austria due to a European Union treaty with Russia.  The visa person at the consulate explained why I was getting so much misinformation because [...]

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Dear Gentle Reader:
We stop this blog so I can freak out!!!!!!
On July 2, I have a flight from Vienna, Austria to Moscow, Russia.  I currently do not have a visa to enter the country.  I have a wedding that I am attending on July 5.  So it is 12 days and counting until [...]