Leaving tomorrow for St. Petersburg Russia and Baltics.

[tinfoilinfor2005]

Keep the homefires burning for me at DU!

Will be back in one month, hopefully with interesting information from that part of the world...and any advice you can give me is greatly appreciated.

[eleny]

1. Hope you enjoy Lithuania

My heritage. Pack some "tp" and get your veggies in tonight. I hear they don't serve much beyond potatoes. So, try to find out where you can get good veggies. Lithunaians are big on meat 'n tater dishes.

[tinfoilinfor2005]

13. Oh, I wish! My trip goes through Estonia and ends in Riga.

But I will be staying an extra week with family in Latvia, and maybe we can take a day to go down in Lithuania. If so, I'll let you know!

[YOY]

2. Never Drink the "Uncle Sam" (Dyadya Sam)

Trust me on this...

[tinfoilinfor2005]

14. Sounds interesting...fortunately, I'm a wino, so I probably won't

partake. But thanks for the info. :)

[CrazyOrangeCat]

3. Have a great trip, and regale us upon your return!

p.s. Do you suppose Chimpy could find Latvia on a map? Never mind, I know the answer to that one . . .

:dunce:

[tinfoilinfor2005]

16. To my great embarrassment, they loved Chimpy there last year...

but I am hoping to change their thinking once I get there...

[MuseRider]

4. Have a wonderful time!

I have been to St. Petersburg but not the others so I will be interested in hearing about them.

My advice? Sleep lots on the plane. I did not remember the first 3 days I was there.

Edit to add thanks for the info on the tour group. I am looking at Peru sometime in the next couple of years, it is a great site.

[tinfoilinfor2005]

18. Thank You! I hate jet lag too.

I'm really looking forward to St. Pete. It has been snowing there for the last three months, and coming from the Florida Keys, I will have a lot of cold and snow to deal with. But I'm very excited!

[AlCzervik]

5. Enjoy your trip!

i'm also getting out of here on April 3rd for 2 weeks in London, i cannot wait!!

[tinfoilinfor2005]

11. See your PM

[AlCzervik]

12. i got nothing.

:-(

[Journeyman]

6. I'm leaving tomorrow for Bakersfield! . . .

I'll let the reader determine which of us is going to the more exotic lands. . .

[tinfoilinfor2005]

19. Never been there...

but it sounds pretty exotic to me!!

[Journeyman]

28. Sorry for jumpin' in on your thread like this. . .

I just thought the juxtaposition -- you to St. Petersburg, me to Bakersfield -- was somewhat amusing (especially if you know how much of an armpit a Central California oil town like Bakersfield is).

Have a great time in some very interesting places. I know I'll be envious, kicking around the chemical-filled slews and saline-encrusted fields of the South-Central San Joaquin Valley.

[liberaltrucker]

7. All I can say, and this is anecdotal

Keep any valuables hidden and watch your back.

Looks like the adventure of a lifetime-Enjoy!

Please see PM.

Bon voyage:toast:

[tinfoilinfor2005]

20. Thanks, LibTrucker:

I'll think of you!!

[Cleita]

8. Pack your longjohns. It's probably still really cold there.n/t

[tinfoilinfor2005]

21. Yes, they told me that Europe has been very cold this year...

And coming from the Florida Keys, I am taking that seriously! (Brrrrrrrrrrrrr)

[mdmc]

9. enjoy your trip

:patriot:

[tinfoilinfor2005]

22. Thanks,mdmc,

very sweet farewell...:):patriot:

[mdmc]

27. return safe. Be a good American, not a typical merikan

go represent us well! try to post once while over there!

[cynatnite]

10. Take lots of pics!

I'm a sucker for good travel pictures. :) Have fun!

[tinfoilinfor2005]

24. Two digital cameras and nineteen days worth of batteries.

And a warning to all of my neighbors that they WILL be expected to sit and watch every last picture on the CDs as soon as I get home.

Suddenly there is an influx of FOR SALE signs in my neighborhood. ??????

[Initech]

15. Cool! Russia is high on my list of places to travel to.

[tinfoilinfor2005]

25. Not necessarily mine, but my family is from the Baltics

so it is part of the tour. But of course, now that I am going, I'm getting myself psyched about it.

[alcuno]

17. I've been to St. Petersburg, Russia. A cruise from Moscow to St. Pete.

The food was pretty bad. Buy bread and cheese. Be careful of the subway system because you can get easily lost. I don't know what money they use these days, but my 500 one dollar bills came in awfully handy. The Hermitage is incredible. The beer is good. The vodka is awesome. It's not true that they all speak English. Have a great trip.

[Poiuyt]

23. They used to tell you to take your own toilet paper

I don't know if that's still true. I also heard about taking U.S. one dollar bills

[Gloria]

26. Have a great trip! 20 years ago I was winding up 6 months in

England and was all set to go to Moscow and St. Petersburg. About a week before the trip, Chernobyl blew up. Never got there....