Eerie Travel Secrets

 

Now folks, when you are born in the Austrian mountain region, like me, you are practically born with skies on your feet.

 

And saying this – you are always out for new adventures on skies.  Having Russian friends is a big advantage – as they are sure to make crazy plans  for your next skiing trip- like to Novosibirsk (in Winter- note) when we stepped out of the plane it was relatively "warm" – i.e. 27degrees Celsius minus "only". 

 

 

And although I was wearing "arctic" outfits, I was shivering like a rabbit.  So- off we went by TRAIN to visit Sheregesh Ski Arena – one of Russia’s  best kept travel secrets in skiing- right on the border to Mongolia.  Russians just LOVE riding by train, and this is even affordable to middle class Russians, Euro 100 per person for this trip in a 4-berth cubicle.  The train is packed with people, we are going 600km one way to Sheregesh, on a Friday.  As soon as the train starts to roll- people unpack their picknicks – and snacks and specialities are offered around to "taste" them. As usual, the vodka bottle is not long in the hiding, but we also get nice hot tea from the train service. 

 

Also in the train, you can borrow or rather rent skiers or snowboards- for those who have come without such equipment – like me.  Somewhere along the way the train stops to get fresh coal – people go outside to uncramp their feet and – believe it or not – buy ICECREAM from a vendor.  I’m sticking to the tea – boy – it’s absolutely freezing outside.  We arrive in the morning and stepping outside to a winter-wonderland.

 

The landscape is breathtaking. 60km of well prepared skiing slopes (7 to be exact) and a modern 6 person lift are awaiting the passengers, brilliant sun- all is perfect – except for the incredible COLD.  To warm myself up, I decide to do crosscountry skiing first, and only then use the lift for downhill skiing.  The fresh snow and crystal clear air without any dirt from traffic or industry is just out of this world. 

 

The evening comes – and with it a Russian  Disco – in open air, of course, people are dancing and shaking, and I join voluntarily – for if I’d stand still I’d freeze to the floor in a jiffy. The crazy but dishy looking disc-jockey is undressing his shirt and rubbing his naked body with snow.  Just looking at him makes me shiver twice as fast. You could use a Russian sauna- outdoors – of course – but the mere thought of going there in my bathrobe lets me drop the idea immediately. So rather sooner than later we retire to the warm train and watch the young folks enjoying themselves.

 

Tired from all the exercise, everbody goes off to sleep realtively early in the train – after another elaborate dinner with nice chat + singing+partying.

 

The next morning is overcast and a snowstorm at 120km/hr is racing down the mountains.  This does not stop some really brave folks from skiing – although you can see absolutely nothing.  Lifts don’t work – but they just walk up. Around lunchtime I decide to prove my bravery by riding down a slope on a car tire, which twists around so much, I don’t know where I’m going, but somehow I land downhill without having collided with anyone or anything, laughing my head off. 

 

It’s something I’ve never done before, you’d be too embarassed to do this in an Austrian skiing resort, anyway. Sunday the train leaves – another 16hrs ride back to Novosibirsk, where most people are leaving right to work on Monday morning.

We spend the day visiting friends and having a lavish lunch, after which we really use a Russian Sauna – splendid!  In between the sweating more delicacies are served – and again the vodka and tea appear out of thin air.  What a spledid way to idle away a full afternoon and evening. 

 

There’s one thing for sure – you make great friends on such a trip, get to taste lovely Russian specialities like pickled mushrooms and onions or ghurkins which somebody’s granny has lovingly prepared, drink absolutely the best vodka in the country – as everybody has some secret source for his supply and do some phantastic skiing, have so much fun that your cheek- muscles hurt with all the laughter. . But – I does help if you speak Russian – even if only a little – to fully enjoy this.

 

My heart is lost to the Altai Region – I simply MUST return there soon, but – in Summer – definitely in Summer.  As I suffer the cold poorly. Skiing at minus 40 degrees Celsius- no – thank you Sir – not again!

 

I was shivering so much during the trip, that I was phantasizing about another recent holiday in Maui, where we stayed in this absolutely luxurious and lavish Kahana Falls Resort at Maui- Hawaii, for a price of $ 287,- for a week, at 27 degrees Celsius PLUS.  Speaking about Hawaii to a Sibirian man makes his eyes roll around  in the sockets.  I only had about 50 business cards in my bag – I had to give them all out, they were actually pulled out of my hand.

 

But guess what – several of my new Russian friends emailed me about my GRN travel membership,  and joined immediatey after gathering the info on some webinars.  You have to give it to Russians – the SEE opportunity, when it’s in front of them – and grab it. That trips was surely phantastic – in all aspects…I’m not one to brag about how much money I made – because I’ll admit – maybe the tax people are after me – and I’m not any kind of guru – just a normal person who loves sports and adventure – I have a talent for languages – as I speak 7 – Russian amongst them – but it’s in no way perfect – and I’m not always on the fast lane – sometimes just relaxing slow times while  learning about whatever  fascinates me – I enjoy this also – it’s a lifestyle I have chosen, and all friends from youth can’t understand – but they are professors, politicians – higher bank employees – whatever – they could never imagine it – or rather – DARE it.  Their fixpoint always was a kind of security that – as they only discover now – does not really exist.  Younger Russians KNOW that such security does not actually exist.   Beinglocked in behind the iron curtain for so long – they LOVE to travel, and love to do it with friends and/or family. And they love luxury. Getting luxury for cheap is – well – what more can you ask? Going to the most lovely places on earth – it’s a never ending dream.  Russians don’t LIKE to be pressed into international "guided" tours. They hate it. They are adventurouse enough to venture things on their own – someone of the group is always fluent in English – they’ll hire a guide of their own – if needed – but mostly – they’ll just enjoy staying at a lovely luxury resort and take what’s on offer there.  If they decide to return – they might want more – but most likely – they look for a NEW place to go. DISCOVER THE WORLD – is their motto. Rightly so.

 

Only so much – - this crazy skiing trip to Sheregesh it was a KILLING – because I earn $1000,- for every new person I recruit into the GRN membership – and THEY in turn – earn the same amount, when THEY recruit someone. And in case you ask – of COURSE GRN has NO  accommodation for hire in this remote place -  nobody has – guess why we slept on the train???Because we can’t afford any better? It’s about the ADVENTURE !! It’s all about meeting new like-minded people – learning to love and understand each other. Making business is NOT a numbers game – as the gurus tell you – it’s about TRULY loving and understanding people and their desires, their wants and dreams -  and understanding WHY they would love to do what you do. I NEVER recruit anyone  – ALL I DO IS INFORM THEM   give access to the system – I might supply more info by phone which they have presently no access to- as a non-member -  – just for info – and I never lie

 

I’ll tell them – no general info is available by the system in Russian – it’s just in English, lecutures in Spanish and Portugese – at certain times.For Russians – this is NO PROBLEM  – they either speak good English themselves – or have close friends/relatives  doing  it all for them.

 

This may hurt some of my US-readers – but – the aberage Russians I have met – are 10 times better educated than the average US-persons I’ve met. So – even if they don’t speak English fluently – they know how and where to get what  they don’t understand and know. I have – in general- high respect of these people – and believe me – they are no fools – quite the opposite is true. And all these really sampathetic people are making the best of a rather bad situation – and are doing it successfully and – in most of all casess – also LEGALLY. The average Russian is a law abiding and very passionate patriot – and what’s wrong with that?

 

And where the LAW  was not fast enough to catch up with real life – well – he’ll just proceed – and find a way. Find a way to make life as it is NOW – where he has to make his living NOW – and not to some distant dream – like the "Soviet dream" -of the ever fowarding 5 year plans -  that never came about. 

 

Fact is – even in my home country – = Austria  I find that politics is 10-20 years behind REALITY-  as is social law and all kinds of laws  in connection therewith –

 

European Community Laws are 10-20 years BEHIND reality. -Meaning – laws don’t  conform to what – AS LIFE IS RIGHT NOW. I don’t know about USA – but I guess it’s not far different.

 

This – and much more – you’ll  learn when travelling and speaking to many people.  Seeing – how much we HAVE IN COMMON – and it’s  more than what divides us!! This is WHAT REALLY FASCINATES ME.

 

We don’t start any kind of revolution – but we just live our lives. That’s all …..we are the ones who slip and slide —no heroes there wanting to change society for ever – you’ll not find the kinds of Stalins and Hitlers, Mussolinis, Nixon, or Bushes who see the enemy behind every bush. There ARE no enemies – there are just people – trying to live a life – finding a LIFESTYLE for themselves.

 

Those that want to change the world – are those 1 in 1000 billions  – we are not cut out for that.  We are the ones making the best of a "funny"- in a cynical sense -  world – realizing – how mightless we are – but at the same time – making the best of what we have – ONE life – as long as our Creator grants it – and having as much  fun out of it has we can – and enjoying it. We ARE  responsible – yes – as our GRN  – membership goes down to our kids. What more can you ask? Even if we lose everything in money – this is here to enjoy for those we love.  For the next 100 years – that’s SOMETHING!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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