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Eight Things To Know About Attending The Next Olympic Games

The 2010 Winter Olympics have come to an end and as sad as we are for the fun to be over, we're getting cheered up by thinking about the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. Here our Jaunted Winter Olympics Embed Tuija Seipell gives us tips on what we should know for the next Olympic games. Want to reminisce about the 2010 Olympics? Go here to peruse all of Tuija's stories.

The Russians had a highly visible presence at the Olympics as they will host the next Winter Games in Sochi in 2014. They took over the entire Science World here in Vancouver (originally built for Expo ’86) and renamed it Russky Dom – Russian House - so visitors were able to get a peek at what 2014 will hold.

The descriptions and topographic maps of the Krasnodar area where the games will be held looked quite cool. There was also a tiny stage where Russian singers and dancers performed, and a well-stocked shop of the expensive red-and-white Russian team gear.

But whether you're headed to London in 2012 or Sochi in 2014, there are some things you should know before you go. Here are Eight Things to Know About Attending The Olympics.

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Welcome to Where To Find, our growing guide to those little-known places that never seem to show up on the travel radar--until now. We're not saying they're undiscovered, but you may need to look 'em up on our WTF Map.

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