1. I board the plane happy and relaxed...2. ...to land in the Domodyedovo airport and marvel at the sheer size of the traffic outside.3. I find out nobody speaks English here and my Russian is...basic at best.4. I order Uber using wifi inside the airport building but then the driver can't find me because I have no internet inside.5. I end up taking the train and observe Russians don't actually check your ticket on the train but you do need it to get out o...

During the last few days......I land in Edinburgh and find out Scottish weather in the supposedly driest month of May is a bit like India in monsoon, only colder...I learn to appreciate good beans and blood sausage for breakfast, in fact learning it is the only way to eat in this climate...I am overjoyed to find that the midges in the highlands are not out yet...I am amazed by how friendly and helpful everyone is and how anyone can understand anything being said ...