After some time in Frankfurt, I decided to head back to the United States. I found a Space-A flight leaving from Ramstein Air Base where I made another very tight connection and was remined that one must have the constitution for travel. While the past few trips had their tight connections and felt frantic at …
Moscow. Adventures in the Heart of Russia.
Because of my military background, it took over two months and three attempts to secure my visa to make an unaccompanied trip to Russia, the largest nation on our planet. I flew into Moscow, where there are four airports to serve the population of over 12 million residents. I took the express train from the …
Mysteries of Minsk: Soviet Heritage and Unexpected Encounters.
Being in Lithuania and heading to Russia, I couldn’t resist the opportunity to visit the country of Belarus. I flew into Minsk, a city of grandeur and Soviet heritage where the airport is a 45-minute drive from the huge metropolis of the capital city. After going through customs, where a huge sign informed me that …