Tag Archives: russia

Getting a Russian Visa: tips from experience

Chris and I spent a month in Northern Europe this fall (Finland, Sweden, and Russia). It was a fantastic trip all around, but obtaining a Russian Visa was a bit harrowing. We wanted to share our experience here so other Americans can learn what to expect, and what steps to take to get a visa [...]

Leaving Russia

This is just a single entry on our last day in Russia: On Monday Oct 12 — still in St. Petersburg — Chris was signed up to give his talk (Identity is the Platform) at Vitaly’s University. I believe this article is advertising his speaking gig [it's all in Russian!]. The talk went well, but [...]

Northern Europe trip, week 2

Chris and I were in both Helsinki and St. Peterburg last week. On Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, Chris and Jyri were giving workshops to various clients in Helsinki. I was ensuring that our Russian Visas would be ready, and re-visiting folks from the FinnFacts tour from the week before On Thursday morning, we took the [...]