Well, another day and a half andI head off to Russia. For those of you that don't know, I spent six months there in college and had a blast. I travelled the whole former Soviet Union; Moscow, St. Petersburg, Tashkent, Bukhara, Samarkand, Irkutsk, Sochi, Volgograd, Lake Baikal, Feodosiya....lots of travelling. I'm going back to see what's changed and visit my buddy Pat, his wife Lena and their kids. Pat met Lena the first time we were there.
Unfortunately, my travelling partner, Becky, broke her ankle this past Friday night and won't be able to attend. She was really excited and I was looking forward to showing her all the places I visited before. I am really bummed she can't go and I hope she heals quickly so we can plan another adventure.
I guess one door closes and another opens. My itinerary is going to change now. I am definitely going to Moscow, then....who knows? Vladivostok?Lithuania? Prague? Ankara? Helsinki? I'm not really sure. I am kind of limited on time so I won't be able to get too crazy, but I am going to set out, at first confidently and without a Russian-English Dictionary, but that may change pretty quickly.
This is kind of a first opportunity to get back to the way I rolled through my twenties. I travelled quite a bit, not really with an intinerary or agenda, just trying to get out and see the world. Of course, like most, I was flat broke so most of my travels kept me in the US, but I've been to almost every state in the lower 48, save the Pacific Northwest (tenatively set for next March) and Maine. Ever since I moved to Chicago, I have been so caught up in work, that I haven't taken a vacation where I have been out of contact for 10 years. Well, it's time. I will have my blackberry in hand, but I need to start seeing the rest of the world. I have South Africa and China in mind for next year.
I think work will be fine, I'm more concerned about getting my lineup changes in for fantasy football.
I'll update from Moscow when I arrive.....
Until then,
RM
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