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Come Home with Me

By Don George, Editor

Bahamians go all out for tourism


Cigars, Riding High

By Cintra Wilson

Our resident enfant terrible does the Kentucky Derby



D E P A R T M E N T S


The Surreal Gourmet

By Bob Blumer

Dinner for Dali:

A palette to delight your palate 


Passages:

"My Night of Candomblé"

Bewitched in Brazil

By Christopher Hall

- Books on Brazil

- Getting there


Postmark: Moscow

Every Man a Czar

By Arline Klatte

In Moscow, even schmucks from
Detroit can savor Cuban cigars and bed Slavic beauties

- Getting there


Readers' Tips and Tales

Do grocery stores reveal all there is to know about a culture? 





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L A S T + W E E K


Tuesday April 29


Uzbek low tech 

By Doug Fine

If you're big on telephones and such, the nations of Central
Asia aren't for you. But if you have an iron stomach, a steel will
and a bottle of Cipro, you'll be rewarded with priceless spectacles
of ancient history.


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m o s c o w


Moscow is a fascinating city -- rich in history and on the brink of the revolutionary changes that accompany the onward movement of capitalism. The Kremlin lies at the center of town; Red Square along its east side. Museums and historical sites dot the city, which rests on the Moscow River. The Travellers Guest House is located in the center of town and serves as a central meeting point for travelers to swap tales and useful tips and find a place to stay.


Vacationers who wish to visit Moscow must undergo the arduous process of obtaining a visa. A visa application can be obtained at the consulate general, travel agencies or visa services. It must be filled out and submitted with a passport, three passport photos, a self-addressed stamped envelope, a processing fee (the cost varies) and a confirmation letter from a hotel in Russia. The hotel must be registered as a tourist company in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia, Moscow, and be assigned a special index. The index and a tour reference number must be included in the confirmation letter. There are separate processes for visitors seeing friends, business travelers and those just passing through. It is best to contact a Russian Consulate to get the nitty-gritty details, or visit the Russian National Tourist Office's visa page.


Daily flights to Moscow leave from all major European cities, New York and Hong Kong. Trains run regularly from Helsinki, Warsaw, Prague, Budapest and numerous other European locations. You can take a bus from Talinn, Estonia; Helsinki, Finland; and Kirkenes, Norway.


Before leaving, don't forget to check with your doctor about immunizations and getting advance prescriptions. (An HIV test certificate is required for visitors staying longer than three months.) The water quality in many parts of Russia is problematic, so it's best to avoid tap water, ice and raw vegetables and fruits.




May 6, 1997







A general note about travel information: A wealth of travel-related
information is available online from a variety of sources -- guidebook
publishers, database "travel agents," government-sponsored tourist information and private sites. You can
access such information by doing a destination-based word search -- e.g.,
Moscow, Russia, Soviet Union  -- using any of the standard search engines. The
information above is meant to provide the essentials you need to know
before planning a trip. It is not meant to replace a Web search. We
strongly encourage you to explore the extraordinary resources of the
Internet to find the information best suited to you.


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Table Talk area -- another great source of detailed advice!









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