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Travel Blogs from Rostov-on-Don
An in-transit report
... I think I get a bottom bunk tonight which will be good because this is an 18 hour ride. Too late to cancel the Rostov hotel but they did let me turn up at 7am so I got to shower and have a bit more sleep and recover from the first train before embarking on the second. Still no pics, I only have some of the gorge at the border and one or two of Vladikavkaz station, and it's raining cats and dogs here in Rostov so there may not be any from here either. Better check the forecast for ...
You have little present for me?? Maybe bottle?
Made it through the Ukrainian border in pretty good time, then it was the fun one. In my head, I had all sorts of preconceived notions about the Russian border guards. And once we were done with immigration, I thought we were coming through unscathed. Then we had to deal with customs and getting the right declarations for the car. This took way longer than I thought it ...
Baba Olya
I work with homeless people. Baba Olya died this week. We saw her a week ago Friday, she had been beat up real bad and she didn't want to move from the pipes where she was laying. Those pipes were burning her but she still would not move. She was really depressed and hopeless. Was there ...
Back to Russia...
I have just made it back to Russia. I had a 3 month break in the middle because my passport was stolen by a Russian police officer. I strongly advise that if you can help if, to never have to travel on an emergency passport - not fun! I love Rostov on Don. I love Russia. It is great to be back. I live in my own apartment this time. Which makes life easier ...
ILLEGAL ENTRY #6 (RUSSIA TO UKRAINE)
... scared me into the forest. I walked and ate a bag of peanuts and walked. By nine a.m., when I reached a small Ukrainian town, the water in my water bottle was frozen, my bags felt heavy, and my hips hurt. The adventure, however, was over. I'd made it! The fact that I'd been deterred from going to Georgia was exhausting. I needed a place where I could wash my clothes, have some time to write, and ponder my future. I decided to ...