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cruisng Kamchatka Petropavlesk Russia Sled Dogs

GOING TO THE DOGS

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November 1, 2012

  It was a long way to travel to see sled dogs – well, I admit that it wasn’t the only reason for the trip but it was one of the more interesting stops along the way.  We left Kodiak Island in a huge storm with an ocean-going tug escorting us…

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Tea with Uncle Joe

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January 3, 2012

Well, not exactly tea with a living Josef Stalin. But close enough for me.  His dacha was not far from Sochi, a city full of new SUVs and hotels but still retaining remnants of the past such as an enormous picture of Lenin done in tile. He was close to the sub-tropical…

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