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Vladivostok is quite an interesting city, a mix of old and new and a multicultural port that has become one of the most “mixed” cities in Russia. Most people who arrive in Vladivostok are on...
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Riding the Transiberian Express is definitively an experience. While European trains are known for their comfort and beauty, Russian trains are usually the choice of transport for people who are...
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Globetrotter
May 7, 2008
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On our fourth and final day in St. Petersburg, we simply returned to our favourite haunts, walking round the old city centre and just enjoying the views. I found I could spend hours watching the...
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Globetrotter
May 7, 2008
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The train arrived in St. Petersburg at 10am and we proceeded to follow the very nebulous directions to our hostel, which consisted of one sentence: “From metro station take bus 123 or 271.”...
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Globetrotter
May 7, 2008
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The area around ulitsa Bolshaya Ordynka and ulitsa Poyatnitskaya, across the river from Red Square, provides interesting examples of old Muscovite architecture. This area of the city largely...
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AliJo
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Globetrotter
May 7, 2008
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We decided to stay in a private apartment while in Moscow so that we could enjoy having some private space as well as the benefits of self-catering accommodation. We found a flat for a very...
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Globetrotter
May 7, 2008
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If this seems like too much trouble and you wonder, as I did, whether it’s worthwhile registering at all, it is important to be aware of a favourite scam of the Moscow police, which is to...
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AliJo
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Globetrotter
May 7, 2008
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As far as registering one’s passport in Moscow, the PVU is definitely not the place to go. We had decided to rent a private apartment while in Moscow, which meant that we couldn’t register our...
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Globetrotter
May 7, 2008
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The leg of our journey from Novosibirsk to Moscow was not nearly as much fun as the earlier parts; there is definitely a difference in our fellow-passengers and in our provodnitsa, who spent a good...
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Globetrotter
May 7, 2008
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We next stopped in Novosibirsk, which is a large city of over 1 million people and considered the capital of Siberia. We thought Novosibirsk sounded promising because of its size, but it turned...
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Globetrotter
May 7, 2008
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1 of 1 people found this review helpful
In the morning one of our travelling companions, Marina, introduced us to tea with jam in it, which is much better than tea with sugar. When I spilled a bit from my cup, she wouldn’t allow me to...
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