animeartistjo: (heh)
animeartistjo ([personal profile] animeartistjo) wrote2011-09-09 03:24 pm

Vladivostok, Russia, all by my lonesome

...For about four full days.

My Cyrillic-reading buddy had a family emergency and had to cancel, so I'll be visiting the Southeastern port-city of Vladivostok myself. I'm learning basic Russian right now online and hastily looking up sights to see. I still have yet to find a street map big enough to print though. T_T

This is a city that opened for tourism fairly recently in 1992, so I've my fingers crossed that there will be some maps available for purchase. Also hoping it's not dangerous as my pessimistic nature is imagining.

Thank goodness for couchsurfers who live there, speak English, and will hopefully be able to meet me for a coffee sometime during my stay.

Wish me luck, everyone! I fly out tomorrow morning from Incheon International.

[identity profile] blamebrampton.livejournal.com 2011-09-09 09:17 am (UTC)(link)
Oh my word! Good luck! Remember your essential phrases are:
'Help! Police!'
'Could you please point out the lavatory to me?'
'Is this the bus to _____'
'How much?'
'Thank you!'
'I am sorry I do not speak your language, but I like your hat!'

XXX

[identity profile] enchanted-jae.livejournal.com 2011-09-10 01:58 am (UTC)(link)
Sounds exciting!