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Going for First Time!

 
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avlabree
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Joined: 22 Mar 2008
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PostPosted: Sat Mar 22, 2008 6:25 am    Post subject: Going for First Time! Reply with quote

Hello-
I am an American woman going to Russia for the first time this summer. I have a bit of an aversion to tours (but open if its recommended here) I am hoping to follow the following agenda if I can get it figured out smoothly:

Flying in to St. Petersburg, traveling to Irkutsk, back to Moscow then to Bucharest, Romania. I am wondering if this is a feasible itinerary for a single woman traveler, and what I should be looking for in terms of hotel/hostel deals in those cities. I have been advised not to travel alone from many sources, and I'm just not going to take no for an answer! Any sound advice would be great here.

Should I be spending more or less time in any of those cities? I'm really shooting in the dark here in terms of planning and any advice would be GREATLY appreciated! Very Happy
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Eugenia_Kempinsky
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Joined: 22 Sep 2006
Posts: 20
Location: St.Petersburg, Russia

PostPosted: Sat Mar 22, 2008 9:30 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Probably you have some special reason to go to Irkutsk. Keep in mind – it is far away from either Moscow or St.Pete.
Summer is the high tourist season so I suggest booking a hotel in Moscow/St.Pete as early as possible. If you are looking for cheaper accommodation think of one of the mini-hotels (at least in St.Pete) – usually they are very well located, clean and cozy.
If you stay in Moscow and St.Pete everything is rather simple – these two places receive many foreign visitors so cities are visitor’s friendly. I think if you learn how to read Cyrillic and some simple words in Russian it will help.
In general I don’t see any danger in your trip.
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mentat
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Joined: 25 Mar 2008
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PostPosted: Tue Mar 25, 2008 11:30 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Yep. I recommend little voice practics before travelling too. You can find more english marks and english-spoken people in Moscow and St.Peter-gh but not in Irkutsk.
I think you should have english-speaking friend or translator there.
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