Sakhalin

I have just got back from a work trip to Sakhalin. It took 4 hours to get to Moscow and another 9 hour internal flight to get to Sakhalin. It is an island that has a great deal of natural beauty, not that I got to see much of that. The Russian people do not seem to smile very much and seem to share the hobby of drinking. As always with a business trip it would have been nicer to get a bit more of a feel for the place but on arrival I was warned to only take taxis that had been ordered by security and not go out alone in the evening.

So much for the glamorous jetsetting life of travel.