in the russian far east, we traveled to really nyland with mountains and raw materials arrive with alaska and where locals will tell you yes there are still saber toothed tigers north of the island. danny visiting with staff nodded sagely and then went into detail about as many other travels with a little fact and fiction mixed in all with a twinkle in his eyes. i also remember in the community or the city of -- in the russian far east. we were at a hotel and i would say that this hotel, if there are any hotels in regard to the russian far east this one had to be won on the last of the list and as we went into our rooms i discovered that my dad was a wooden frame and then just straps, no mattress and then one blanket and no pillow. i thought being the junior member of this codel, this was something that they assigned to me so i went down the hall with my special key in hand and my special i.d. and that part of the world, that is what you do. i knocked on danny store and he said how can i be of service to you dear friend? i said, i would just like to look at your accommodations, thinking o