Tag Archives: driving

Going Hollywood

Posted by Anny Chih on October 19, 2009 at 11:36 pm.

LA has the scariest freeway / highway system I’ve ever come across (worse than driving in Russia!). We came so close to being hit by tailgaters, non-signalers, and crazy weavers in the six to eight lane concrete monstrosities that less than 10 minutes in, I knew I could never live in Los Angeles. We actually considered leaving LA right after dropping Kim off at his hotel for his conference.

Russians Only Stop at a Zebra Crossing if there is a Zebra Crossing

Posted by Anny Chih on February 13, 2008 at 4:00 pm.

Trying to cross the street in Moscow or Vladivostok is like performing a death-defying act. Ok, I may be exaggerating a smidge but it’s definitely not safe! The cars here just don’t stop for you. When in Vladivostok, I had to get used to dodging cars to get across the street (that’s [...]

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