International Travel – Part 1

Anapa, Russia April 28-30 2008

The Pain
– Heathrow Terminal 5 at 10pm.

– Security control

– Trying to get some sleep in 14C

– Arriving in Moscow at 5am (2am UK time)

– Russian immigration control

– 7 hour lay-over

– Soviet Tupalev aircraft

– 14 hours to get from A to B

– Meetings until midnight

– Security control

– 11 hours to get from B to A

– UK Immigration control

– Heathrow Terminal 5 at 11pm

The Joys
– Heathrow Terminal 5 (the building is stunning, just don’t check any bags in) Russian Military hats that are bigger than TV satellite dishes Finding a site that actually might exceed the client’s hopes.