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RE: St Petersburg, Moscow and Golden Ring Cities

by everbrite 09 May 2012

Both Mariinsky and Bolshoi theaters have their schedules posted online. It used to be possible to book directly but I think they both…
RE: St Petersburg, Moscow and Golden Ring Cities

by WaterhazardJack 07 May 2012

+Is posible the route Suzdal-Kostroma (by train or bus), Kostroma-Yaroslav (by hydrofoil), Kostroma-Rostov (by train or bus) be in one…
RE: St Petersburg, Moscow and Golden Ring Cities

by everbrite 07 May 2012

Depending upon your interests it might be enough time in Moscow. Suzdal to Kostroma by bus only. There are no trains to Suzdal. there…
Re: St Petersburg, Moscow and Golden Ring Cities

by foula 07 May 2012

Thank you Ruth and Waterhazard Jack, The all program is: 5 nights in St. Petesburg, 2 nights in V. Novgorod, 1 overnight train to Mosc…
RE: Dog Sledding in Russia

by nordictravel 26 March 2012

Day trips and multi day dog sledding tours are possible in Karelia. Short trips are also offered In Kostroma, near Tver, Chelyabinsk and…
RE: Moscow, St. Petersburg, the Golden Ring and the Ukraine to Istanbul.

by atsirlin 29 February 2012

In three days, you can visit 2-3 cities of the Golden Ring, e.g., Vladimir and Suzdal; or Pereslavl, Rostov, and Yaroslavl; or Kostroma…
RE: Russian in Bishkek

by Ainsa 07 January 2012

Russian language has not any dialects. = Russians in Almaty and in St.Petersburg speak one and the same language. There is only some differe…
RE: Accommodation in Nizhny Novgorod

by everbrite 26 May 2011

You don't need to worry about registration if you are not going to be staying more than 7 business days. If you are only looking for a…
RE: Suzdal bus and Novgorod & St. Petersburg June festivals

by mscgreet 20 May 2011

1) From Schelkovskogo transport station. Direct bus from Moscow to Suzdal goes from Moscow at 17 hours daily. Time of arrival in Suzdal…
RE: Golden Ring transport

by everbrite 26 April 2011

You are not stupid. Unfortunately there are no trains for this route. If you look carefully at the map at the bottom of the waytorussia.net…
Re: CZARIST RUSSIA THEMED TOURS

by iexela 21 April 2011

I would like to offer one more city - Kostroma. The first of Romanovs - Michael - was living in Ipatievsky monastery there before he was…
Re: Tip for Moscow...

by Buksie 05 March 2011

Yes, I find it fascinating how the Russian women stay on their feet with their fashionable shoes. What amazes me more is the high level…
RE: Yet another itinerary to comment on

by everbrite 08 January 2011

This is an exhausting schedule and completely contrary to why you say you prefer. >I like to space out my travels, which means spending…
RE: Yet another itinerary to comment on

by Firehazard Jack 08 January 2011

Should be a fun trip although you'll be quite tired moving your stuff every day like that for 8/9 nights or so... Day 4/5...buses from…
RE: Non-Metropolitan Russian immersion programs

by altona 23 November 2010

This is what (almost) worked well for me when I was looking into non-metropolitan Russian immersion programs: - I searched the web for…
RE: Golden Ring

by cormorant 12 September 2010

You get the bus to Vladimir from outside the Schelkovskaya Metro Station. Takes a few hours to get there. While your there I would recomme…
RE: Sudzal or Tallinn

by zashibis 07 September 2010

As above, the Baltics are very easy to visit -- no visa required for EU, US or other Western countires -- while Russia is a pain, both…
RE: Sudzal or Tallinn

by cormorant 07 September 2010

4 nights is too much for Suzdal, but as the above poster says Vladimir if near and so is Kostroma and Bogolubovo so if you are only making…
RE: Golden Ring Trip Report

by Firehazard Jack 09 August 2010

Excellent report, +lechuga+, well done...you did well to find that bus to Vladimir from near Kurskaya station as even some Russians struggle…
Golden Ring Trip Report

by lechuga 08 August 2010

Hi All, We did visit the Golden Ring (independent travel) in the middle of July (before the wildfires) and we liked it a lot!!! We did…
Re: Golden Ring: 5 days, 4 nights

by lechuga 08 August 2010

Hi All, We did visit the Golden Ring in the middle of July (before the wildfires) and we liked it a lot!!! Finally we did the followin…
RE: Quest for info on Russia (European) route logistics + added hints

by Firehazard Jack 29 July 2010

+lusowallabie+, you can also consider Veliky Rostov for your itinerary if you're looking for a stopover between Yaroslavl and Moscow...with…
RE: Quest for info on Russia (European) route logistics + added hints

by everbrite 28 July 2010

>My only concern is too find out if bus connections (from Petrozavodsk) will grant me any pleasure in town. Generally speaking, "all roads…
RE: Quest for info on Russia (European) route logistics + added hints

by lusowallabie 27 July 2010

Greetings Fellows! And thanks so much for your comments (and further developments...). @ everbrite Beyond the general picture about conn…
RE: Quest for info on Russia (European) route logistics + added hints

by iexela 26 July 2010

Lussowalabie, overnight train from Moscow reaches Kiev in 14 hours. The single city of any interest on the route is Bryansk, which was…