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Brazil is a huge country that, just like Russia, actually stretches across two hemispheres. The difference is that while Brazil sits across both the Northern and Southern Hemispheres, Russia straddles the Eastern and Western ones. But perhaps what sets Russia apart from Brazil the most is that Russia’s territories mostly lie on permafrost. Brazil is […]

Continuing my winter globetrotting tales, today we’re back in Saudi Arabia; specifically – in the mountainous Wadi Al Disah nature reserve…

My “Another day – another different corner of the globe” series continues! Today – back to Kamchatka!… Some 350 kilometers north of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky is one of the most magnificent volcanic sights in the world – the Klyuchevskaya group of volcanoes. It’s the largest “agglomeration” in Russia – combining 14 volcanoes (including four active ones) and […]

My recent trip to Saudi Arabia was spoiled somewhat by some logistical troubles – of a suitcase! – on the way back. It was something that had never happened to me before: ALL the luggage of ALL the passengers got lost! It happened on the Riyadh–Moscow Saudi Airlines flight. The plane arrived in Moscow with… […]

And now for my traditional review of the outgoing year, and a preview of the new one… // To some of you who are new to these here blog-pages of mine, January 13 might seem a bit late for such a review/preview; let me briefly explain: the first week – sometimes longer (like this year) […]

Privyet folks! December is usually a pretty busy month for us. There’s the year-end budget-closing and reporting, an evening with our key clients and partners (x 2: (i) for our traditional/new products, and (ii) for our Operating System), New Year department parties, and my annual Santa Claus & Co. tour of all three HQ buildings […]