Sochi Mini Guide Released

We have today released a mini guide to the Russian city of Sochi. Sochi was awarded the right to stage the 2014 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games in June of this year.

Have you ever been to Sochi? Or are you planning to attend the 2104 Winter games? If so, we'd love to hear from you. Please contact us with your experiences or leave a comment here on the blog.

Sochi Olympics Environmental Impact?

As we reported recently, Sochi in Russia has been awarded the right to stage the 2014 Winter Olympics. It seems, however, that not everyone is happy about this.

The disquiet stems from the planned location of several of the proposed facilities within the Olympic Park. As the site of the Winter Olympics overlaps the boundary of a national park and World Heritage site, there is concern mainly from Greenpeace and other environmental agencies about the impact of the Olympics and associated developments on the local environment.

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