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Only two words needed to sum up this day: USA-Russia. (OK, “USA” is an acronym, so I don’t know if that counts as one word or a representation of three, but you get the picture.) Anyway, holy cow. The rest … Continue reading
We’ve devoted most of our planning for this 2014 Winter Olympics trip to watching events at the arenas within Sochi’s coastal cluster — after all, Mrs. Fan and I are fans of hockey, curling and other pursuits that require a … Continue reading
For Mrs. Fan and I, Thursday’s experience at the 2014 Winter Olympics began before the sun came up. The biggest reason for that was that sunrise in Sochi didn’t happen until close to 8:30 a.m. (!), but still, it was … Continue reading
Our whirlwind journey to the 2014 Winter Olympics has begun, and it has truly been a whirlwind. Mrs. Fan and I have been in Sochi less than 24 hours and we feel like we’ve packed a week’s worth of experience … Continue reading
Well, it has indeed been a long road, but it is nearing its end — this morning, we board our first plane. OK, so it’s only going to Washington Dulles, and then the next one after that goes to Munich, … Continue reading
Less than three weeks remain until Mrs. Fan and I make the trip across the Atlantic, and the final piece has fallen into place — we received our Russian tourist visas in the mail this week. This came as no … Continue reading
Well, when you start receiving things in the mail with cyrillic all over them, it must mean your trip to Russia for the 2014 Winter Olympics is starting to take shape. Mrs. Fan and I received our Spectator Passes in … Continue reading
Hard to believe the 2014 Winter Olympics are barely four months away now, but since they are drawing ever closer, our preparations are starting to ramp up gradually. There’s a lot to do still, but here are the highlights: • … Continue reading
With six months to go before the 2014 Winter Olympics, the host city of Sochi appears to be scrambling to have everything ready — and, well, so are we. Well, maybe that’s a little dramatic (the part about us, not … Continue reading
The 2014 Winter Olympics are still a good nine months away, but nine months out seems like a good time to start obsessing over it … I mean, getting your plans in order if you intend to go. Especially now, … Continue reading
