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 […]
An amazing sale to Russia. We saw cheap flights to St. Petersburg not long ago (and currently) but now Moscow is even cheaper! Prices start at $467 for November dates flying from Chicago to Moscow on Lufthansa. This sample flight is November 25 – December 2.
$500 Departure from: Chicago (ORD) Destination: St. Petersburg (LED) Stops: Amsterdam Airline(s): KLM Sample dates: March 25 – April 8 Total miles flown: 10,414 miles Fare class: V (should earn 2,500 miles based on new Delta 2015 skymiles program) Cost per mile flown (the lower the better): 4.8 Bookable on Delta or on Cheapoair Use […]
Picture of the Intercontinental Paris courtesy of cntraveler.com IHG has a great sale for European hotel for stays between 16 December 2013 to 26 January 2014. Participating hotels have capped rates as follows: Christmas offer prices at all participating hotels: Holiday Inn Express® £25 per room or €25 in Europe Holiday Inn® £35 per room […]