Russian Visa Scam

I don’t know if this is truly a scam, but I’ve been burned by it three times so that’s enough for me.
I was traveling to Moscow and needed a single entry visa. My wife works for the UN, so the invitation was from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) and is sent directly to the [...]

Problems with Aeroflot

I know, I know. You’re thinking “If you’re going to rant about Aeroflot, you only have yourself to blame. I mean, come on, Aeroflot???!” Well, that’s not fair. Several friends have flown Aeroflot and had only good things to say. So, when Aeroflot recently had an airfare sale and we booked several trips. The short [...]

System Failures in Movieland

I like to see movies in the original language. I can’t stand dubbing. But, the resources I’ve found here to see which theatres are playing movies in English are quite unreliable. About a month ago, I was looking on www.afisha.ru which actually has a link for “movies in original language” but it only shows you [...]