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RE: Help Needed to Plan our trip

by EddyV 18 May 2012

I'd agree with most of the advice here. Forget Ekaterinburg and Nizhny Novgorod, try adding in Veliky Novgorod, Kazan, Tobolsk or Tomsk,…
RE: Help Needed to Plan our trip

by jaoto 18 May 2012

>am curious as to why you chose Nizhny Novgorod as a place to stop. I would second the idea of visiting Kazan 4 reasons are the excurtion…
RE: Help Needed to Plan our trip

by celticbhoy7 17 May 2012

Its possible to do absolutely everything yourself, it just depends on what you want. I've been to Russia three times and only used a company…
RE: Help Needed to Plan our trip

by everbrite 17 May 2012

Several comments: Mid September in Moscow and St. Petersburg is lovely but it will be cold in Mongolia by October when you arrive there.…
RE: Help Needed to Plan our trip

by michaeldunha 17 May 2012

1; The cheapest method to book train tickets is with the Russian train company directly, there's only two problems here you can only do…
RE: Astrakhan vs Volgograd

by JonMW 16 May 2012

Just curious if you sorted out accommodation in Volgograd. I'd like to go there on the way from Kazan to the Black Sea but not sure what…
RE: Sviyazhsk - visiting from Kazan

by Radiksm 09 May 2012

I can help you. i live 400 kilometers on Kazan. I am interested in communicating with native English speaker. I study English.
RE: Trans-Siberian (or Mongolian) early July 2012 / Possible share?

by everbrite 08 May 2012

1. It is possible to purchase tickets for segments wholly within Russia online on the rzd.ru website beginning 45 days prior to travel.…
RE: Sviyazhsk - visiting from Kazan

by mikebootsler 07 May 2012

You can easily get Sviyazhsk by train serving the route Kazan-Sviyazhsk. The trip duration is about 1,5 hours, departure from Kazan at…
Sviyazhsk - visiting from Kazan

by janeywhite 06 May 2012

Has anyone visited Sviyazhsk recently? Do the boats run only at the weekend still? Any info gratefully received. Janey
Re: To stop between Moscow and Irkutsk or not to stop...

by slimchancetoo 05 May 2012

Kazan is well worth a day or so. You can go to the university and have your pic taken beside a very youthful Lenin --- who was expelled…
Trans Siberian Railway

by cl_steele 03 May 2012

Ok so basic bit of background info here, im an 18 year old male from the UK/NZ and i've decided to defer my university entry untill 2013…
Re: solo traveller to omsk and moscow june/july 2012

by kshatriyak 01 May 2012

I agree with the previous posts, 16 days in Omsk is way too much, unless you want to visit people there of course. If you visit Omsk,…
Astrakhan vs Volgograd

by janeywhite 27 April 2012

I had intended spending two days in each of Astrakhan and Volgograd but the vagaries of the Russian trains means I may have to split it…
Re: 10 day trip to Iran - help on itinerary

by Caarlhk 25 April 2012

Many thanks! How long is the direct ride between Isfahan and Tehran? Given my tight schedule, I think I might skip Kasan and Qom in…
RE: Amsterdam to St Peterburg itinerary help

by everbrite 13 April 2012

For history and architecture Kazan is definitely worth a day. Many would say the same of Yekaterinburg but others would say it was boring.…
RE: Amsterdam to St Peterburg itinerary help

by oliverfisher 12 April 2012

I'm not sure where omsk came came up i just that quite a few people on posts were planning on going there. Are there any other places…
RE: Amsterdam to St Peterburg itinerary help

by everbrite 12 April 2012

The Kremlin in Kazan is different because of the Tartar influence so I would probably stop there. Not sure why Omsk is getting such interest…
RE: Amsterdam to St Peterburg itinerary help

by oliverfisher 11 April 2012

I know the bus takes takes half the time and is a lot cheaper. But it kind of feels like cheating by catching a bus while doing the trans…
RE: Amsterdam to St Peterburg itinerary help

by oliverfisher 11 April 2012

I've changed my itinerary a little what do you think of this, 22-24th november Amsterdam 25th Kohln 26th-29th Berlin 30th-3rd Decemb…
RE: To stop between Moscow and Irkutsk or not to stop...

by everbrite 10 April 2012

Unless you get a business visa, the maximum time that you can spend in Russia is 30 days. Given that the train from Moscow to the border…
Re: Russian Train Ticket Buying

by tishobj 08 April 2012

Hi Manu, As Ruth said tickets become available online and at stations 45 days before the date of travel. Travel agencies can sell them…
RE: Another Trans-Mongolian Itinerary, please advise

by everbrite 02 April 2012

Several points - 1. I don't think Nzhny Novgorod is worth the same amount of time as St. Petersburg. 2. I would make fewer stops. For…
RE: Sorry for The Delay.... (Well Sort Of)

by micolett 31 March 2012

48 hours in Kazan, URSS (1976...) back to Moscow. 90 people (mostly youngsters...) crammed into a hotel where nothing was expected for…
Infoflot cruise in Russia?

by shamouel 23 March 2012

Hello, could anyone tell if it's advisable to travel with Infoflot, especially on a cruise between Moscow and Kazan (safety, atmosphere,…