Value Added Traveling

There are many good reasons that I should go to Russia, first and foremost is that I want to. There are also many reasons I shouldn't go, namely that I have no money. Regardless, I am going since I've already bought the ticket. But this isn't what I want to write about.

What I want to write about is why this trip is a good one to go on. When I traveled to London, I had never been there before nor did I know anything about the layout. All I knew is that it's the capital of London and there are many iconic buildings and important places there. Many important events occurred in London. Plus, I heard it was a fun town. I spent the first two nights there on my own, which was fun but I had no idea what I was doing. Most of the time, I'd just buy a ticket and ride the double deckers around. That was a ton of fun, don't get me wrong, but I could have spent my time there in a much more productive way.

The trip I'll be on in about a month solves this problem. I'll have structured days planned for me, seeing the sights of Russia on tours instead of stumbling onto the important things. Of course, half the fun in traveling to other places is just walking around, stumbling upon this and that. But the value added to the travels by the tours (plus the cruise to St. Petersburg from Moscow) is huge. It's an opportunity I shouldn't pass up. I should also add that this is my dad's fault for alerting me to this trip way back last semester.

And now I must go play my final broomball game of my college career.