9/13/2015

Pskov

Pskov is an old town where you can see with your own eyes the development of Rus. 
Pskov chronicles state that Pskov ancient settlement appeared in 862. The first inhabitants – Slavs descendants – settled here on the place of the two rivers fusion - Velikaya and Pskova. So, as you see the town got its name after the river Pskova.

9/12/2015

Moscow-Saint-Petersburg transport possibilities for tourists

Here's a precious tip for those who would like to visit Saint Petersburg and is in Moscow (or vice versa). There are several transport possibilities for that. 
photo by Eduard Gordeev, Saint-Petersburg

First of all you can take a plane. The cost of air ticket from Moscow to St.Pete is

8/18/2015

Kamchatka tour

Would you like to see wild nature: bears, foxes, volcanoes? Are you risky enough to see it all by yourself? Our partner offers you another incredible tour to ‪#‎Kamchatka‬.
It's one of my dreams to come true one day: the valley of geysers, Kronotskii reserve, volcanoes...
This is one of the tours which need to be organized by the professionals because it may be dangerous to do it alone.
So if you have free time in August or September you may be lucky to join!
The programme of the tour is as follows. For details contact info@frirus.com

Starting dates:

8/16/2015

Bikes in Moscow

Moscow is popularizing bycicles nowadays. Many roads for riding a bike appeared not long time ago. If you don't have a bike you can rent one. Of course it is mostly in the city centre (check the link below). But you can find bike parkings like in the photos attached. Near such parkings you'll find a special access point where you can pay for a ride. The charges are quite reasonable (comparing with bikes' rent in parks for exapmle). 0-30 mins is free of charge. 24 hours - 150 rubles (~2 USD); 600 rubles a month (~10 USD), 1200 rubles a season (~20 USD). The season ends 31st of October (although now the official site says about 990 rubles till the end of season).


For all these options you must also leave a deposit 1000 rubles.
To start you need to register and make the first payment. Here you also have options: to do