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#1 of 21 general tips & advice in Russia
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gabbipeace says:
Saint Petersburg, Russia is one of the most beautiful cities in the world. I have seen Paris, London, Florence, Venice, Madrid, and many others, but they all pale in comparison. St. Pete's has the beauty of the canals like Venice, it has old churches, amazing museums (the Hermitage is as big as th...
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#2 of 21 general tips & advice in Russia
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pzezulko says:
Hola,
my lovely adventure with Russia is awesome. Love this country and love all Russians (not Putin an obviously his mafia:-)), but people in Russia are great company.
BUT THEY MOSTLY DOESN'T SPEAK A FOREIGN LANGUAGE JUST RUSSIAN.
BE PREPARE< THAT IF YOU DOESN'T KNOW "AZBUKA" (alphabet) YOU'...
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#3 of 21 general tips & advice in Russia
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ndingureiji says:
Artur is the cab driver that took me from the airport to my hostel in Saint Petersburg (while the hostel totally forgot about my reservation and request to pick me up from the airport!!). He works for a cab company called "Taxi Lux," but he can work for individual customers too. He was really nice a...
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#4 of 21 general tips & advice in Russia
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portia says:
When we flew from Vilnius, Lithuania to Moscow, we were given this entry card to fill out on the airplane. Well, it was all in Russian! And it was quite challenging for most people to fill it out. Although if you didn't, at the airport, they did have a sample filled out in English, but maybe not in ...
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#5 of 21 general tips & advice in Russia
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parabellum says:
Many foreigners coming to Moscow aren’t happy at all about the attention they draw from the side of the police that check passports, visas and registrations in the streets and metro stations. Some foreign friends of mine were stopped by the police in the middle of Red Square 15 min after we’ve g...
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#6 of 21 general tips & advice in Russia
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tvillingmarit says:
St. Petersburg's metro is some 105 km long (total length varies according to criteria applied) and has 60 stations (average station distance 1770m). Like in Moscow, older stations are elegantly decorated whereas newer stations show a more functional design. The metro works between 6 a.m. and 1 a.m. ...
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#7 of 21 general tips & advice in Russia
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shaidos says:
I was just looking for some info about Moscow as I'll be going there for a few days in May and I stumbled across a very informative website:
http://www.moscow.info/
Packed with lots of useful info from visas to local restaurants etc, it's well worth checking it out.
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#8 of 21 general tips & advice in Russia
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shaidos says:
We have just come back from a mini break in Moscow. My husband is a keen photographer and whilst we were there we came across some things that you might need to know :
1) Professional photos in metro stations are not allowed (ie can't use flashes, tripods etc). It is also stated on their Moscow...
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#9 of 21 general tips & advice in Russia
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SeanAlexander says:
There are a few things I learned as I surgically airstriked my way into Russia. It helps that the workers there generally speak some English, so no worries if your Russian isn't up to snuff.
First off, the annoying thing I learned once it was too late: Delta airlines does not allow its passengers...
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#10 of 21 general tips & advice in Russia
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shaidos says:
Whilst being in Moscow for a mini break we decided to visit the Kremlin.
After purchasing our ticket we went to queue up at one of the entrances. When we got to the point where we needed to be checked we were told that we couldn't enter as my husband had a rucksack. We had to walk all the way back...
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#11 of 21 general tips & advice in Russia
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bramwan says:
To follow on from what Portia has already written about on Nevsky Prospect, I can give some first hand experience of how they do it.
We needed to go and draw some money, and most of the bank ATM's are inside other buildings (shops, bank buildings etc). We went to the CitiBank on Nevsky Prospect w...
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#12 of 21 general tips & advice in Russia
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Purdy says:
took Paul to St Petersburg, Russia in November 2003. It was his birthday/Christmas present. It had been a destination we both always fancied, and whilst looking through the Sunday Telegraph travel section, we saw a tour company advertising trips. After looking into that deal and then independent tr...
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#13 of 21 general tips & advice in Russia
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jbo says:
You can't drink the water in St Petersburg. It has a bacteria in it that will make you really sick, so you have to be midful not to have anything that contains it. That means being careful about ice in drinks and sometimes even salad, which might have been washed in water. Stick with the vodka is my...
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#14 of 21 general tips & advice in Russia
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Danaviking says:
Moscow is a really great city and there is so much to see! If you are travelling there in November I would suggest that you bring your warm clothes and if possible, dress in layers! There are excellent places to eat - such as Azeri foods and there are so many resturants from all the former Russian r...
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#15 of 21 general tips & advice in Russia
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mocba says:
Hi there
I have just returned from a fantastic 5 months in Russia, based in Moscow. It was with work but I got to see lots of the sights. there are a few things i feel a traveller needs to know.
Turkey Drop common in summer basically someone will drop money and when you pick it up to retur...
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