My Favorite 25 Things to do Moscow – Understand Moscow is quintessential Russia – even more so than St. Petersburg; this is where all our ideas about Russia come together – foreigners and Russians alike. Moscow is a busy city and most of the Russian oil money ends up in Muscovite bank accounts and trickles down […]
The Holiday Inn Moscow – Tagansky is located just south of the rather hip Tagansky neighborhood in southeast Moscow. The location isn’t great – you will have to walk at least 20 minutes to get to some decent restaurants and it’s an Uber ride wherever else you go in Moscow. The hotel is pretty new […]
Pobeda is an Aeroflot subsidiary that was launched as a 100% LCC in the Russian and European markets last year. The company relies on a brand new Boeing 737-800 fleet from its hub in Yekaterinburg. While Yekaterinburg is a bit of a sleepy city, the location is excellent – right in-between Asia and Europe. Think of […]
My Favorite 13 Things to do Yekaterinburg – Understand Yekaterinburg (also called Ekaterinburg) is the capital of the Sverdlovsk region and is the connection point between European Russia and the Siberian outposts. The weather reflects this geographic position with a continental climate, but with a less extreme character than Novosibirsk or Yakutsk. Yekaterinburg is located 5 […]
S7 is the world’s most punctual airline and we have reviewed it before. S7 has not changed much; the airline has stayed a solid member of Oneworld in this region. S7 almost exclusively operates A320 narrow-body aircraft, which is fine for a short hop, but gets tiring quickly for long segments over 5 hours. The company […]
My Favorite 23 Things to do Riga, Latvia – Understand Latvia is one of the three Baltic countries that escaped the Russian Empire a bit by accident. The Baltics are now part of the Schengen Agreement and the Euro, making travel there seamless. Latvia is still the most Russian of the three Baltic countries and easily feels […]
After taking Etihad Business Class San Francisco flights twice recently, I was curious to how the Etihad First Class version from Abu Dhabi would play out. After our visit to the Etihad First Class Lounge we were looking forward to some sleep. However, in between the lounge and the plane is the dreaded pre-clearance to clear US […]
My favorite 14 Things to Do in Novosibirsk, Russia – Understand Novosibirsk is an industrial city in Western Siberia (eastern Russia). It’s a rather modern and efficient city. However, don’t expect much hospitality or tourist infrastructure. Locals probably won’t believe that you are a tourist, as they tend to think that nobody would ever go to […]
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Book the Radisson Royal Moscow here. After my stay at the Radisson Belorusskaya I settled into the Radisson Royal Moscow for 2 nights. This is one of the gems of the Club Carlson award chart. Sure enough it went up with the recent devaluation and is now 70,000 points per night. I booked it before […]
Book the Radisson Belorusskaya here. Moscow isn't cheap – we all know that – and hotel rates are no exception. Well-located properties easily hit the $500 mark. I had a huge number of Club Carlson points to burn and with the Club Carlson credit card you only pay for one night but you get two. […]
Did you know that you can access 700+ lounges worldwide with prioritypass.com? The Airport Business Lounge is the main Priority Pass lounge at Moscow Domodedovo Airport. Priority Pass members also have access to the S7 Business Lounge in the same terminal though it's rather cramped there. The Airport Business Lounge is huge! I can't think […]
josef.stuefer With a European Union or US passport most countries make it easy for you to clear immigration. Many countries require no visa or give you a VOA (visa-on-arrival). Things are different for Russia, China and India. I applied for a Chinese visa recently and was impressed with the SF consulate – the whole process […]
Direct link for airfare Los Angeles to Helsinki, Finland $772 get $7.72 in Orbucks Departure from: Los Angeles (LAX) Destination: Helsinki (HEL) Stops: Moscow Airline(s): Aeroflot Russian Airlines Sample dates: Nov 6 – Nov 16 Total miles flown: 13,306 miles Fare class: N Cost per mile flown (as lower the better): 5,8 Visa required: Yes […]
Direct link for airfare Los Angeles to Barcelona, Spain $685, get $6.85 in Orbucks Departure from: Los Angeles (LAX) Destination: Barcelona (BCN) Stops: Moscow Airline(s): Aeroflot Russian Airlines Sample dates: Oct 12 – Oct 20 Total miles flown: 15,932 miles Fare class: N Cost per mile flown (as lower the better): 4.3 Visa required: Yes […]
Direct link for airfare Los Angeles to Bucharest, Romania $736, get $7.36 in Orbucks Departure from: Los Angeles (LAX) Destination: Bucharest (OTP) Stops: Moscow Airline(s): Aeroflot Russian Airlines Sample dates: Nov 24 – Nov 28 Total miles flown: 14,020 miles Fare class: N Cost per mile flown (as lower the better): 5.2 Visa required: Yes […]
Direct link for airfare Los Angeles to St Petersburg $738, get $7.38 in Orbucks Departure from: Los Angeles (LAX) Destination: St Petersburg (LED) Stops: Moscow Airline(s): Aeroflot Russian Airlines Sample dates: Oct 19 – Oct 28 Total miles flown: 12,864 miles Fare class: N Cost per mile flown (as lower the better): 5.7 Visa required: […]
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