Fallowing Traffic

It is very interesting to watch the traffic for this blog.  

This image is my traffic.  My first trip to Russia was from Dec 28 to Jan 10th.  It seams perfectly reasonable that after that time period people would stop visiting.  What I'm curious about next is my march trip.  I will be leaving for Иваново on March 12th and return on March 22nd.  Will my traffic pick back up?  It sure well if I tell everyone to come and look, but what if I don't?  I think it will be interesting to see.

My upcoming trip will not contain as many monuments or historical events.  However I will get a better look at Russia.  How people are living, what its like outside of the famous cities.  With a population of 400,000 this is no little town.  It will be very interesting.  I expect even less people to speak English on this trip.  My Russian is still very bad, but I'm making some progress.

Economy

Just in case any one is still checking on this blog.  I have found some interesting videos by an economist name Peter Schiffer

This is in 2007, they laughed at him and he called it exactly right.

And this is what he is saying now...

I hope he is wrong since its not a very good outlook, but I think he might be right.  I only wonder what the best way to prepare for hyperinflation would be.

Going Back

So I finalized plans to return to Russia.  I will be going from the 12th of march untill the 22nd.

This time I will stay in Ivanovo, its pronounced more like Eevanava, and is properly spelled Иваново.

My tickets are bought, I'm only waiting for my Visa to come, and then to board my flight...