I am re-sending my first Travel Note because there are many new subscribers who joined this group recently. Alex Hello my dear readers. One of the really good...
Hello my dear subscribers, I received several interesting responses to my previous TN. A lady from Germany who is a travel addict herself wrote that unlike...
TRAVEL NOTES FROM SANKT PETERSBURG BALLET I helped to arrange an experience of cultural events for a group of four relatively young people (20-30 range)...
Announcements: 1. Roman Zapatrin started again to print on his site my Travel Notes in Russian translation http://romanycz.travel.ru/citi/mumzhiu/tn.htm 2. I...
Pskov, Pushkin Hills As I told you I bought a bus tour to Pskov, Izborsk, Pecheri and Puskin Hills, about a 5 hour drive from SPB. I was told to come at 7:00...
I wrote to you about Russian writer Sergei Davlatov, whose book about Puskin memorial complex I read in Pushkin Hills. I have found that I have a lot in common...
This endless rain make me to change my plans again. In an hour my friend Vladia D. and I will go by train to Barnaul (Russian Altay). We will go down along ...
The train from Moscow to Byisk takes 63 hours and costs $40.My friend Vladislav D. and I prefer hard sleeper without separate rooms (platskartnii vagon). ...
Travel Notes I would like to start this note from slogan which is very familiar to every Russian: "Thanks to brave Soviet border guards" Border crossing to...
1. Crossing mountain river on a way from last village Tungur toward our old (24year old) camp 2. Going downhill with two backpacks. Hooray to Brompton! 3....
The day before departure (Aug 31 03)was very busy. We were buying food and necessary supplies for our little expedition. We bought a large bag of firewood, ...
My dear readers, I apologize for not answering your letters in the past. On the border of Russia and Mongolia Internet was extremely difficult and I sent only...
Hello Alex and everyone, I've translated all Alex's Travel Notes into Russian. See http://nnberg.narod.ru/mumzhiu/ (one big page). Schastlivo! Olga Pavlova...
... My dear readers, I already wrote to you a couple times about terrible Russian drivers. Now this topic turned tragic. My two closed friends were hit by a...
KAMCHATKA (This is my last report about the trip from Mongolia to Kamchatka, June-Sept 2003) ANNOUNCEMENTS: 1. The most convenient Internet site to see my ...
Attention Russian readers: Take a look at the links, http://groups.yahoo.com/group/alextravel/links now available in Russian. NEXT TRIP My next trip will be to...
Hello my dear readers, Happy New Year! I would like to thank you for many letters of advice on Central America. Most of advice were on medical matter and crime...
The bus from the airport to downtown Cancun was driven through Zone Turistica where most of the mega hotels are located. I got an impression that average ...
35
Akchurin, Alexandra E.
AAKCHURIN@...
Jan 17, 2004 4:58 pm
Interesting creatures, those sea urchins. They do not have a brain (which is a comforting detail for those who eat them!). The bottom side has got a mouth, and...
My dear readers, Thank you for your responses. Sasha A from Washington asked: "Are they, sea urchins, are easy to identify¿" Yes they are. See attached...
Hello my dear readers, 1. I decided to publish the precise location of that very good campground, of which I wrote you before. It is on road 307, from Cancun...
My dear Readers Here in Mexico, I met an interesting guy. His name is Alex Sveshnikov. He is a Russian emigrant who lives in Canada. He just returned from Cuba...
My Dear Readers, I left Mexico eventually. I rode my bike from Playa Del Carmel to Tulum and looked for good places to camp and snorkel. Some places have...
My dear readers, I would like to remind you that the address of my Internet site is: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/alextravel/ Anyone can go there and read my...
GOOD NEWS FOR MY RUSSIAN READERS Roman Zapatrin (Romanycz) translated my Notes in Russian. They are available at: http://romanycz.travel.ru/citi/mumzhiu/tn.htm...
My Dear Readers, From time to time I receive very encouraging letters from you, such as the letter from Harold Smith, Canada, which I put in the attachment. ...
As I promised, I sent you my first note on traveling technique, which list all the items I take to a trip. Next one will be on money management, and another...
Hello my dear readers, In the past five years, while I travel extensively, I have visited most of the places which "I wanted to visit for all my life"....
MANEY MANAGEMENT I misspelled the word money in order to cheat the junk mail filters. Otherwise my note will be sent to bulk mail folders, or just thrown...
TRAVEL NOTES FROM COSTA RICA AND PANAMA. From San Jose, Costa Rica I planned to go to Port Limon on the Caribbean coast of Costa Rica, and continue to the...
