I am in Moscow once again. This time to shoot for the Newshour with Jim Lehr on PBS. Everyone should watch the show on Friday, because that's when the package will air.

The flight here was a bit shaky. Simon (my boss) and I flew from DC through NYC. Before we left Washington, they announced that someone had forgotten to do the security sweep, so everyone had to de-plane. We waited in the breezeway nervously checking our watches. Finally the sweep was done and we flew to New York.

By the time we got to JFK, it was too late for Simon to upgrade to business class. He complained the whole time about having to sit in "goat class" and kept talking about how much better the flight would have been if he had gotten the upgrade. He even went as far as saying that there was a special type of lip balm that he would have gotten, if he were in the front of the plane.

We arrived in Moscow at 10:00 am, got our baggage and almost had the camera confiscated. The camera, microphones and all other gear had FSN stickers on them. We tried to convince the guards that it was only for personal use, but they weren't buying it. Finally, Anya (the Moscow bureau chief) got on the phone and cleared things up. The guards could have easily taken the camera and never given it back.

After checking into the hotel, we went on a search for some Russian dolls of Putin and Medvedev. The first place we looked was a bust. Next we stopped by the Old Arbat Street and found some dolls. Anya met us there and took us to a honey festival. This thing was fantastic. There were hundreds of independent honey producers from all over Russia. I was in heaven; they all gave samples! We spent at least an hour filming, tasting and buying honey. I hope the Newshour will pay for my cavities.