My Favorite Things To Do Minsk – Introduction Minsk is the capital of Belarus and a city that is very busy working through the last 100 years of history. The city (as is the country) is trying to figure out what is its identity in a post-Soviet environment with mainly Russian speaking population. Minsk is […]
Priority Pass is a runaway success – in a way, it is a new credit card. Consumers can get an unlimited number of Priority Pass visits with many consumer credit cards all over the world. US banks are the most generous; I myself have three of these cards and have been enjoying many lounge visits at […]
I have been to Russia multiple times – on trips lasting from just a few days to several weeks. It’s certainly not my favorite country, but it’s an interesting one that raises many questions. Here is what I learned on this trip. Russians are the world’s rudest people I have had my share of rude people […]
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 […]
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 […]
Ural Airlines is one of the smaller Russian airlines and I wanted to try them during my time in Russia. The airline has an interesting route network on an all narrow-body fleet. Their A319, A320 and A321 planes go all the way to Beijing and Bangkok from their main hub in Yekaterinburg. The company runs […]
My Favorite 19 Things to do St. Petersburg – Understand St. Petersburg has been the seat of Russian czars and is often referred to as the Paris of Russia. It is where the Russian Empire started and built out its imperial ambitions eastward. The city suffered during the Soviet Union and there is a lot […]
The Courtyard St. Petersburg Vasilievsky is located on the island of Vasilievsky, which is just next to the island that has St. Peterbsurg’s main attractions. The immediate area around it has some seriously good food and is more laid back than the busy city center, though. Check-in was very friendly and in fluent English. The Marriott […]
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 […]
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