Sochi, Russia: A subtropical resort and winter sports haven.

A reporter from The Moscow Times asks a police officer in Sochi, the Black Sea city that will host the Winter Olympics in February, if he has learned any basic English phrases to help visitors who don't speak Russian. SOCHI — Everybody speaks English in Sochi these days.

Most visitors spend between $757 and $1,098 for a one week trip to Sochi, with the average being $901. This includes sightseeing, local transportation, food, and hotels. One week is enough time to have a more in-depth experience in Sochi.

From the 14th to the 19th centuries, the region was dominated by the Abkhaz, Ubykh and Adyghe tribes, the current location of the city of Sochi (Ş̂açə) known as Ubykhia was part of historical Circassia, and was controlled by the native people of the local mountaineer clans of the north-west Caucasus, nominally under ...