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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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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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Moscow Tips
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#18 of 31 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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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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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 mindful 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 m…
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yormen says:
The best way to travel trough Moscow. It is fast and cheap! And all the metro stations are beautiful, when you pay attention you will find some decorations from the Sovjet era. Sometimes it is very crowded, wich isn't that surprising in a city with more than 10 milion inhabitants.
A single ride cos…
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danbrew says:
So... you're visiting Russia for the first time. You don't speak Russian, you don't read Cyrillic. How do you get around? You might be standing in the baggage claim at Sheremetyevo. I suppose you could call a taxi and have previously arranged a ride - which will likely cost you about $100 to get …
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Aeroflot
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#23 of 31 general tips & advice in Russia
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almelovakr says:
I've flewn with Aeroflot from Switzerland to Russia.
The main office of Aeroflot is located in Moscow.
Their fleet contains Airbusses,Boeings and the Russian Tupolevs and Ilyushin's.
We had a flight from Zurich to Moscow with a very old Tupolev but we made it safe!
It's not the first and the la…
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danikbates says:
The Moscow Metro is certinaly worth traveling on. Not because the trains are tin rusk buckets on wheels and often overcramped with so many passengers, but it's the metro stations in central Moscow which is worth taking a look at. The reason is that the metro stations are basically art gallery's whic…
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jorritjj says:
In the summer of 2008 i'd visited the Baltic States. Also the Russia part, called Kaliningrad. After I had visited this beautiful city, I travelt in the direction of Lithuania. At first by train to the russia city Zelenograds. From here we hitch hike about the Curonian Spit. At first to a small city…
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Travelbuddys says:
We took the Moscow underground for 2 days went we were in moscow in 2005. Every station is like an art museum. Almost every station is worth to visit. Once you get your map for the underground don't be surpriced, it's all in Cyrillic Name. So you won't be able to read it. We looked for it, but not …
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Average priced "General Tip & Advice" in Russia
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jaredhauf says:
The ruble or rouble is the currency of the Russian Federation and the two partially recognized republics of Abkhazia and South Ossetia. Formerly, the ruble was also the currency of the Soviet Union and the Russian Empire prior to their breakups.
Currently there is no official symbol for the ruble…
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lilija says:
hm.. August is usually a quite dry month... If it rains - it rains a lot, but not for too long. Some hour or so. The temerature is about 20-25 and during night a bit cooler.. If you don't wanna get wet I strongly recomend you to go an check out the metrostations! They are really beautiful, especiall…
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Travelbuddys says:
We took the St Petersburg underground for 2 days went we were There to start our 2005 trip with the transsiberia railroad. Every station is like an art museum.(same a moscow) Almost every station is worth to visit. Once you get your map for the underground don't be surpriced, it's all in Cyrillic Na…
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portia says:
I was there in July last year, the temperature was very comfortable, not hot although July is statistically the warmest month in the year. So in August it starts to cool off just a bit, but still in the 50's-70's F or 12-22 C range. Although this May (2007, about 3 weeks ago) they had some record br…
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