tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2956830097495837473.post1167228997256088431..comments2023-10-14T13:18:37.330+01:00Comments on angels in marble: Making Travelling Saferhatfield girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12673905475452420002noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2956830097495837473.post-28513810201458874082011-01-28T20:37:51.275+00:002011-01-28T20:37:51.275+00:00Sounds as although things have improved on the pre...Sounds as although things have improved on the premodernisation Domededevo however. Back in the mid 90s after checking in for the first time you then had to go and play chicken with taxiing planes in order to get to the Intourist terminal, that was of course if there wasn't a busdriver available to bribe to take you there. I do remember once when the Intourist passengers were allowed last onto the plane using a Swiss army penknife to screw the remaining seat back together - good job I did as later passengers were made to sit in the toilets!<br /><br />On the subject of the recent bomb at Domededevo you may be interested to note how this idiot blames it all on Putin's corruption and how it has made the KGB less than ruthlessly efficient. Anyone who has had some involvement with Russia will know that things are never than simple.<br /><br />http://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/2011/01/why-can%e2%80%99t-putin-beat-terror/stephennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2956830097495837473.post-24024284907446524222011-01-26T09:57:46.462+00:002011-01-26T09:57:46.462+00:00Go here: http://seat61.com/
Russia is quite possi...Go here: http://seat61.com/<br /><br />Russia is quite possible, though perhaps a bit time-consuming.Weekend Yachtsmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04262853091154005651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2956830097495837473.post-49427208679652663492011-01-25T14:20:00.066+00:002011-01-25T14:20:00.066+00:00So is New Zealand - but not once you get there! Ea...So is New Zealand - but not once you get there! Earthquakes, bush fires and floods notwithstaqnding of course!Nomadnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2956830097495837473.post-69927225417881478022011-01-25T10:33:19.927+00:002011-01-25T10:33:19.927+00:00On the whole, Nomad, I'm reverting to the view...On the whole, Nomad, I'm reverting to the view that driving is probably the most peaceful way to get about, at least for the near abroad. Expensive? yes. But at least one's fate is - mostly - not in others' hands.<br /><br />In a decent car the convenience, interest and comfort compensate for the extended journey time. Russia is a bit far but I'm not planning to go there any more. Nor do I care if I don't see America again. The pleasure of continental Europe is that most of it is lovely and it's all so close together.<br /><br />Australia is a bit of a driving problem though.hatfield girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12673905475452420002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2956830097495837473.post-3865763797726818602011-01-25T07:09:37.438+00:002011-01-25T07:09:37.438+00:00Sorry, didn't close the ref properly. Cut and ...Sorry, didn't close the ref properly. Cut and paste will take you to the site.Nomadnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2956830097495837473.post-29634055234968499462011-01-25T07:07:36.995+00:002011-01-25T07:07:36.995+00:00Agreed HG, both Moscow airports leave something to...Agreed HG, both Moscow airports leave something to be desired. One year at Sheremetyevo I had to jump over a moving conveyor to collect a parcel which had simply been dumped and left by one of the unloaders.<br /><br />Many years ago I bought a few sturdy lockable case straps with either name and/or initials embroidered into them. Makes everything much easier to find as the carousel rolls by and far more effective than bits of red ribbon tied to a case handle. You can still find the company's ads in various magazines and at about a tenner apiece they are good value for money for frequent travellers. <br /><br />Look<a href= "http://www.able-labels.co.uk/products/Luggage-​Straps-and-Travel.asp> here </a>.Nomadnoreply@blogger.com