Visa

Yay! I got it: 90 days visa to Russia, valid from 21th Aug 2006. So this is the earliest I'm going. The reason I got 3 month commercial "business" visa instead of regular 1 month tourist visa, is the flexibility. Or inflexibility of the tourist visa. At least according to Lonely Planet and experiences of other people it is a wiser choice. Will see how it goes!
There goes one Russian busline three times every week from my town directly to Saint Petersbourg. So this is how I'm starting.
What more to do before leaving, giving notes to myself: *american dollars from bank *extend the travel insurance *booking a hostel at least for the first night so I get my visa registered *some other things...