"Russia" Russia by salisbury3933

Russia Travel Guide: 14,132 reviews and 35,674 photos

Late autumn view from Trans-Siberian - Russia

Why I like Russia so much

I studied Russian for 5 years at both the University of Otago and the University of Auckland in New Zealand, and i have always been attracted to the country.

I visited for the first time in July 2001 for five weeks, and returned for a further 4 weeks in 2004. The first time, I visited Moscow, and St Petersburg and various other places in European Russia, and the second time, I took the Trans-Siberian all the way to Vladivostok and then the ferry back to Japan

Other pages worth looking at are as follows.

My Irkutsk Page
My Vologda Page
My Novgorod Page

2011 Trip

Vladivostok Station

I took a quick trip back to Vladivostok, and also fitted in an overnight trip to Ussuriysk

Hopefully 2012 will see another visit to Russia. Time will tell. One of my great regrets in recent times is that there was 7 years between my visits. As 2012 will be my last year in Japan, I plan to visit again while I am in the neighbourhood

Last visit to Russia: Nov 2004
Intro Updated Dec 23, 2011
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BEER! Favorites (5)

Russia is an excellent place for the imbiber with many a good brand of local beer available and inexpensive as... more travel advice

The Dacha Local Customs (1)

Being invited to a dacha (country home) gives you a great insight into how the ordinary Russian lives his or her life.... more travel advice

The people you meet Favorites (5)

One of the great things about the long train trips is that it gives you the chance to get to know the locals. Here are... more travel advice

Obtaining an invitation for the visa Favorites (5)

For my upcoming trip, this time I organised my invitation through www.visatorussia.com Invitation came next day via PDF... more travel advice

Shopping (1)
Shopping for the long train trip
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HORSCHECK Mar 12, 2012 at 11:20 AM

Joshua, another gorgeous page about your time in Russia. Interesting to read that you organised your visa for Russia in Vilnius. Last year we organised our visa to Belarus in Vilnius as well. I have also tried all the Russian beers which you list in your tip and I agree that they are all very drinkable. Just note that Kozel is a Czech beer and not a Russian beer.
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ZiOOlek Jan 31, 2006 at 4:37 AM

I feel like visitng more places in Russia soon.:) I do feel great to Eastern countries.:] Thx for tips!
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gkitzmil Jan 27, 2006 at 7:44 PM

good tips. I do want to get there sometime