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  • Moscow Mule
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    Originally posted by ASB
    At least the Mirage is a reasonable place to stay, Tartarstan is comparatively safe (at least compared with it's neighbours).

    Trip out always delayed at immigration in SVO 1. Onward is from SVO 2. Usual problem trying to connect rapidly. Leave here 4AM get there 10PM local time.

    Back is a nightmare. 20 odd hours last time. WTF are you supposed to do in SVO for 7 hours waiting? TGI's or nowt groundside really. Then I get stuck in AMS for another 3.

    Only other viable route seems to be Frankfurt direct - but it's "overnight" out.
    Fortunately I don't have to deal with SVO, BA go straight into DME. Have only had one nightmare trip - was in the lounge in DME for 6 hours when the plane broke.

    Originally posted by ASB
    I was supposed to be spending quite a lot of time there, but everybody seems to have run out of money. This might be a good thing.
    I don't think this bank will ever run out of money, despite their insistance on taking every opportunity to waste it...

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  • ASB
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    Originally posted by Moscow Mule
    Ooo, unlucky...
    At least the Mirage is a reasonable place to stay, Tartarstan is comparatively safe (at least compared with it's neighbours).

    Trip out always delayed at immigration in SVO 1. Onward is from SVO 2. Usual problem trying to connect rapidly. Leave here 4AM get there 10PM local time.

    Back is a nightmare. 20 odd hours last time. WTF are you supposed to do in SVO for 7 hours waiting? TGI's or nowt groundside really. Then I get stuck in AMS for another 3.

    Only other viable route seems to be Frankfurt direct - but it's "overnight" out.

    I was supposed to be spending quite a lot of time there, but everybody seems to have run out of money. This might be a good thing.

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  • angusglover
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    I used to get travel from Clacton on Sea to Heathrow and back every day...train then tube then tube then bus,.,,.,...nearly 4 hours each way...

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  • Moscow Mule
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    Originally posted by ASB
    Not for the weeks when I'm in Kazan. No.
    Ooo, unlucky...

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  • Moscow Mule
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    Originally posted by Burdock
    yeah, for a 4 day week
    4.5 actually, managed to get them to pay me half a day for travelling on the Monday...

    I still manage to make 20% more than I would on a similar project in London.

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  • DS23
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    Originally posted by Pondlife
    Germany
    oh bugger. i was honing in on helsinki. oh well. better get back to some work.

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  • Pondlife
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    Originally posted by kramer
    Where are you working and why?
    Germany

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  • Pondlife
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    Originally posted by DS23
    coo - good game. is there much of a dog leg between flight 1 and 2?
    Usually about an hour, which is long enough to get bored but not long enough for them to transfer my luggage.

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  • DS23
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    coo - good game. is there much of a dog leg between flight 1 and 2?

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  • kramer
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    Originally posted by Pondlife
    Taxi to airport 20mins
    bus to plane 5 mins
    plane 1 1hr 40mins
    bus to terminal 5 mins
    bus to plane 5 mins
    plane 2 1hr 15 mins
    bus to terminal 5mins
    taxi to office 30mins

    Then 5 mins by ferry for the rest of the week
    Where are you working and why?

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  • Pondlife
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    Taxi to airport 20mins
    bus to plane 5 mins
    plane 1 1hr 40mins
    bus to terminal 5 mins
    bus to plane 5 mins
    plane 2 1hr 15 mins
    bus to terminal 5mins
    taxi to office 30mins

    Then 5 mins by ferry for the rest of the week

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  • DS23
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    monday morning takes me 4 hours door to door.
    remaining days vary between 10 to 40 minutes (depends on the hotel location)

    how should i vote? monday, mean, median, mode?

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  • sasguru
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    Originally posted by hyperD
    As long as it takes to wipe away the crusty sock puppet and drag my sorry arse down the stairs
    You live with SockPuppet?

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  • hyperD
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    As long as it takes to wipe away the crusty sock puppet and drag my sorry arse down the stairs

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  • ASB
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    Originally posted by Moscow Mule
    Leave 1030 am Monday morning - arrive approx 9pm Moscow time (6pm UK) depending on traffic.

    Do I win a prize?
    Not for the weeks when I'm in Kazan. No.

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