July 12, 2009 | 18 Comments

This post is part of a series of travelogues narrating my trip to Russia. Here are the other posts! « Previous post: How to survive Aeroflot | Next post: Red Square » First impressions of Moscow; Written on October 20, 2008. My flight landed at Moscow’s large Sheremetyevo-2 (Шереметьево शेरेमेत्येवो) airport at little past noon. [...]...
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July 9, 2009 | 35 Comments

Aeroflot, the Russian airline, is infamous for many reasons ranging from customer service to flight safety. Here are some of my thoughts about it....
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June 19, 2009 | 44 Comments

This post is part of a series of travelogues narrating my trip to Russia. Here are the other posts! « Previous post: Russia travelog begins | Next post: How to survive Aeroflot » Everything you need to know from applying to registering a Russian Travel Visa Getting a Visa for Russia is NOT a straightforward [...]...
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June 3, 2009 | 24 Comments

This post is part of a series of travelogues narrating my trip to Russia. Here are the other posts! « Previous post: Russia Overview My Bhutan Travelogue is almost nearing completion (maybe another 4-5 posts) so I have decided to start narrating about my trip to Russia simultaneously. There will be some overlap but I [...]...
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December 31, 2008 | 1 Comment

Annual reviews: | Year 2010 | Year 2009 | Year 2008 Fantastic year of travel: Bhutan, Israel, Peru, Russia, USA I finished my one-year internship and returned back to classes this year. However, that also helped me save up some money and I was able to travel a lot this year. In particular, the second [...]...
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November 15, 2008 | 38 Comments

Here are some pictures from my Russia trip. My trip was centered around Moscow from where I took trips to Black Sea, Golden Ring cities and St. Petersburg. I had a friend in Moscow, which made traveling very convenient. St. Basil’s Cathedral, Red Square, Moscow The colorful onion domes are distinctive and no picture of [...]...
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November 7, 2008 | 35 Comments

Здравствуйте! I still cheat when pronouncing this word (zdravstvuyte झ्द्राव्सत्वुअीच), it means ‘Hello’ in Russian. Quick update: Russia was fantastic, eventful and full of friendly people. I fly to Mumbai, India tomorrow. I can’t wait to see my motherland (after 2 years!) Walking on, where else but, the Red Square I soaked Moscow, St....
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October 11, 2008 | 62 Comments

I will officially be homeless in few days. So please don’t send me a snail mail, I don’t have a physical address for now. I sublet my apartment, packed my stuff in 7 boxes, dropped them off at friends places and now I am ready to travel. After working long hours, I quit my job, [...]...
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