A glance on Russia

• Swimming in Moscow on weekends 11 months ago With summer arriving and the room-temperature increasing in Moscow, you will soon want to take your swimsuit out of the cupboard and take the plunge! As foreigners, we don’t necessarily know the best spots to freshen up, and often we don’t even know that some of them are reachable with public...
• Travelling in a suburban train in Russia 1 year ago Hello my dear readers, Happy New Year and my best wishes for 2012!If you ever had to go to a small city around Moscow, you most probably took a suburban train, known in Russia as elektrichka (электричка). You probably were very surprised the first time as it’s different from our...
• Interview for Expat Arrivals 1 year ago Hello everyone,I recently gave an interview to Stephanie Katz, the editor of the website Expat Arrivals.Expat Arrivals is a website that offers on one side travel guides (not free) for various destinations, but moreover it provides lots of useful information and stories for free. You can find info...
• Travelling in Russian trains : which ticket to buy 1 year ago Hello everyone!Now that you know how and where to buy train tickets, I will explain you which category of tickets to buy. First I will talk about the long distance train (sleeping car) and than about the Sapsan (Russians fast trains). You can find 3 categories in these trains: плацкарт...
• Buying train tickets in Russia! 1 year ago

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