Monthly Archives: September 2014

TIPS  1. Do this only if you need bragging rights or want to rest and read – 3 days with no scenery. The food is lousy, company mediocre and it is expensive. 2. Accessing RZD official website or app from … Continue reading →

MOSCOW (pop 11.8 million) The St Petersburg train arrives in Moscow at Leningradsky vokzal Train Station next to the Komsomolskaya Metro. I arrived at 6PM at the height of rush hour. The pace was frenetic – people were almost running … Continue reading →

RUSSIA Sept 10-27, 2014 After long flights over 2 days (Vancouver to New York JFK, a 10 hour lay-over in a not so nice airport, an 8 hour flight to Helsinki, Finland, and a 45 minute flight to St. Petersburg), … Continue reading →