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RE: 30 day Russia itinerary

by EddyV 28 May 2012

I'd give half a day to Vladimir, one and a half to Suzdal and cut out Nizhny Novgorod and Yekaterinberg completely. There's not really…
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.…
Another Trans-Mongolian Itinerary, please advise

by sarahandmatthew 02 April 2012

Hi all, We are planning to travel the Trans-Mongolian this summer and are trying to work out where we will stop en-route, mainly for…
RE: day train St Peters to Moscow

by crazytravellerjohn 29 March 2012

I was in St.Petersburg this December where I booked ticket to Nizhny Novgorod by this company www.trainsrussia.com. at first I tried to…
Re: Visa registration

by Holograph 15 March 2012

I am planning to visit St. Petersburg, Moscow, Nizhny Novgorod, Kazan, Ekaterinburg, Irkutsk, Ulan-Ude and Vladivostok. From there I'll…
Re: Trans-Siberian Railway Itinerary -I need your opinion- thanks

by jaoto 27 February 2012

It looks like you try to force too many destinations into too short time. The best (and probably most difficult) solution is to upgrade…
Re: passenger boats on volga river

by AlexWhiteUS 17 February 2012

Volga-Flot-Tour based both in Nizhny Novgorod and also in Samara. Now, after re-branding the name of company is Vodokhod (Vodohod), the…
Re: Russia, a forgetten country?

by AlexWhiteUS 17 February 2012

Good day, Graham and all! I'm from Samara, Russia. What about your experience in Russia, are you realised your plan to travel? I agree…
Re: krasnodar or samara

by AlexWhiteUS 17 February 2012

Good day! I'm from Samara, Russia. Just now join to this nice site and read your topic. Frankly, not as citizen of Samara but as any anoth…
Re: Samara, Kazan, Nizhny via the Volga?

by AlexWhiteUS 16 February 2012

Good day! I'm from Samara, Russia. Just read your topic, and can say this: It's real to have a longer direct travel from Samara to Nizhny…
RE: train timings: buying a ticket from vladivostok to ulan ude

by jaoto 08 February 2012

>Unless you are in Kaliningrad. the question reads "buying a ticket from vladivostok to ulan ude". >rename these two stations to have…
RE: train timings: buying a ticket from vladivostok to ulan ude

by achp 06 February 2012

> Local trains will typically be listed in local time. Usually so, but I am sure I've been at a station where commuter trains were listed…
RE: Samara, Kazan, Nizhny via the Volga?

by michaeldunha 28 January 2012

atsirlin, I've seen the same thing several times about Samara and Nizhny Novgorod too. I think you'll struggle to find an official ruling…
Re: Tobolsk or Kazan?

by jaoto 26 January 2012

If one have actually been in Tobolsk and Kazan, the big differences are much more eye catching than the minor similarities. When you…
Our itinery for trans-mongolian journey

by trytosmileveryday 23 January 2012

I've spent the past two days researching train times etc and we've come up with the following. We want to spend time in Irkutsk & Moscow…
RE: Trans-Siberian Railroad Itinerary Feedback

by everbrite 16 January 2012

>Ulan Ude is meant as a base. Can move around if necessary, but the ideal will be finding a cabin or something near Lake Baikal to relax,…
RE: Trans-Siberian Railroad Itinerary Feedback

by atsirlin 16 January 2012

Krasnoyarsk boasts scenic mountains (Krasnoyarskie Stolby) close to the city. You can make and easy one-day trip there. Kazan is also…
RE: Random advice needed for Moscow and St.P?

by conetop 12 January 2012

Daytime trains from Moscow to Vladimir will be more attractive since the journey takes some 3 hrs only. There is also a fast Sapsan…
RE: Russian questions odds and ends

by trytosmileveryday 11 January 2012

wow, thanks again, atsirlin they sound up our street. Micolett, everbrite, conetop will be putting Ashran on the itinerary. Thanks for…
RE: Russian questions odds and ends

by atsirlin 10 January 2012

Any big city has some urban culture and nice cafes. Nizhny Novgorod and Kazan are very pretty and interesting. Yaroslavl is a bit smaller,…
RE: St Petersburg, Moscow and Golden Ring Cities

by atsirlin 05 January 2012

Regarding Pskov: consider it as an option. A good aspect of this city is the lack of annoying tourist service. You will feel in a real…
Re: Russian itinerary for next summer

by atsirlin 03 January 2012

I suggest that you spend at least one day (or better 2-3 days) in Nizhny Novgorod, because it is an essential city in the Volga region,…