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BeeMaya
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 Posted: Sun Jan 06, 2008 11:48 am Post subject: St. petersburg July Nights |
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I have been reading about July nights in SP. I understand it's quite the party,
Any thoughts? |
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overseas_expat
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| Posted: Sun Jan 06, 2008 10:50 pm Post subject: |
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I'm thinking......money. Lots of it. Plenty of dengi.
St. Pete jacks prices sky high for everything during white nights. Good idea to make hotel reservations, ummm, now. |
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BeeMaya
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| Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2008 12:50 am Post subject: SP in July |
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Are we talking about Dengi Fever? Mosquitoes?
Is it just a crazy tourist trap type of thing or is it more of a locals vacation?
Any recommendations for booking accommodation from abroad? |
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overseas_expat
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Sorry, wasn't thinking.....'dengi' is Russian for money.
White nights are a beautiful time of year in Russia, and St. Petersburg attracts a lot of tourists at that time. It's the highest of high season. Russia has a woefully underdeveloped tourist infrastructure, so there is a shortage of available rooms during that time and all the hotels raise their prices to ridiculous rates.
Good luck, maybe someone else here can help you with hotel suggestions. But you seriously want to book soon for white nights. |
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BeeMaya
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| Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2008 10:06 pm Post subject: White Nights - Places to stay |
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Thank you again for the great advice!
I was wondering about locals renting rooms as opposed to a hotel, any idea if this is possible or where I might look? |
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solnishko
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| Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2008 10:55 pm Post subject: |
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| I think that you'll find White Nights are in June, not July? |
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BrianR
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| solnishko wrote: | | I think that you'll find White Nights are in June, not July? |
I'm not 100% sure, but I think they stretch into July.
But June is the main time, yes. |
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krasatulya
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raingiver
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| Posted: Thu Mar 06, 2008 8:57 pm Post subject: |
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Yes, this period is the peak of the White Nights. But they start even earlier, at the middle of May and stretch to the end of July. |
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