RUSSIA TRAVEL for First Timers - what YOU NEED to KNOW | Moscow & St. Petersburg

[@heynadine]

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[@mauer_rus4344]

Hello Nadine from russian guy. Thanks for visiting my country. Wish u luck, Marry Christmas and Happy New Year!!!

[@TheOmokage]

Yandex taxi better than Uber

[@Уберсыч]

Аресты-штрафы... Ты попробуй зону51 сфотографировать сперва, а потом уже про Россию жуть нагоняй!)))

[@santimanzano4199]

I want to go Russia. But i dontw know how because im from Philippines.

[@amanofficial1573]

so nice

[@MsRita1994]

Thank you for such a positive feedback on my country!

[@RanjitGodbole]

hey! I'm visiting Moscow and St. Petersburg this September, could you tell me how to travel from the airport to the city? Is there a convenient connectivity from the airport to the city and how? what would you recommend?

[@MsRita1994]

Ranjit Godbole hey! Personally i use taxi most of the time(cost around 15 euros but make sure you call for it though an app called yandex taxi and not just go with the cars outfront they will charge you more for sure) another way is a speed train called aero express you can find signs how to get to it in all of the airports(in English so it’s quite simple) it goes to the train station in the city center and costs around 7 euros. The ride takes about half in hour(with taxi sometimes it’s around 2 hours so be aware of that if you need to get somewhere faster) and i know that there are some buses too but i never used them so have no idea how they work😀 have a good trip and if you need any advice you can contact me!

[@MsRita1994]

This is about Moscow, and for the Saint Petersburg i never been in the airport there so don’t really know anything

[@RanjitGodbole]

hey Margarita, thank you so much for taking out the time for giving suggestions, really appreciate it. I will ping you for any further information. Have a wonderful day, cheers! :)

[@JasonB2025]

@@RanjitGodbole Did you end up traveling to Russia and if so did you find it as a positive experience?

[@АнтонДеч]

I think the notion “not to photograph government buildings” pertains to China where you are prohibited to take pictures of the military and some government buildings. I lived in Russia through all my life and traveled through out the country and never encountered any problems with taking pictures of buildings or whatever. Yes there are some forbidden zones but ordinary tourist would never be there. Besides Uber there are other options like the Apps Yandex Taxi or Get Taxi which are even cheaper. The trip from the Airport to the downtown would cost about 1000 rubles ($16). And thank you for vindicating our country’s safety. Moscow and Saint Petersburg statistically are much safer than NY and to tenfold safer than Chicago.

[@ВадимГамидов-н7п]

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[@AndrewFomin]

No, she is right. A lot of people were detained and questioned for photographing and videotaping certain places. Watch this video for example varlamov.ru/2849173.html

[@андрейпетров-у9б2ж]

Ну, бредни идиота Варламова далеко не доказательство. Он то к туристам какое отношение имеет? Его давно уже пора за все вранье про Питер где-нибудь в Оккервиле утопить. А то Неву из-за него пачкать не стоит.

[@beatyoutoapulp]

@Andrew Fomin примерчик так себе, Одуван мог: а) натворить что-тоб) не договорить что-тов) а мог даже оказаться прав.Кроме того, a lot of people were detained and questioned for photographing and videotaping certain places - голословное утверждение, которое ты никогда и никак не сможешь подтвердить.Хотя бы потому, что это чушь.

[@victoriatorvik4681]

Антон Деч in April 2018 Uber was bought by Yandex, so it really doesn’t matter which app they used. Now you can’t use the international Uber app. You have to download Uber Russian. The problem is you can only download this app through the Russian iTunes Store (idk for google play and Samsung). In Moscow it’s so much cheaper to buy a transportation card called Troyka. The fair costs 38 rub. In SPb you can buy Podorozhnik and you can use it on 3 types of transportation (metro, gov on ground, and commercial on ground transportation). Surprisingly, Saint Petersburg’s fair is more expensive, but the distance between stops is shorter than Moscow. As for Gett taxi it really depends on the time and location. Sometimes it’s cheaper than Yandex.Taxi, but mostly it’s not. Honestly SPb and Moscow have so many options of transportation that will get you to any part of the city, that it’s not a problem compared to other countries.

[@Ropiplup]

I was in St Petersburg for 5 weeks and I felt safer there than I do here in Winnipeg 😂. Peterhof and Catherine's Palace are a must. I spent days wandering around in the Hermitage, if you have an ISIC card entrance to a lot of places is either free or at least they give you 50% off. Georgian cuisine was absolutely my favourite out of everything I tried there.

[@eli9719]

Ropiplup go jets go!!!! 🛫🛫

[@Catzen123]

How abour visiting Georgia itself for original Georgian food? That country is cheaper than Russia and more hospitable. And very beautiful.

[@sergeyc5528]

COme again!

[@saurabhrana1270]

Ropiplup was

[@amanuchian8504]

Hey I’m from Toronto and planning to go to st Petersburg this summer. How long did it take to get your visa?

[@smalltime0]

Russia was one of my favourite places to go. Didn't get questioned anywhere, locals were happy to help guide me (learn a bit of Russian first, a little goes a long way), the police were polite and courteous. In the Ukraine I was threatened by a Neo-Nazi gang, in Estonia I was asked for my papers multiple times, and I was sidelined for questioning in Switzerland (until I produced my British Passport). My biggest gripe about Russia is the language barrier though. Between my shitty Russian and the locals' shitty English, I ended up on the wrong train... So I didn't get to Kubinka. I'd happily go back to Russia, but the visa process holds me back.

[@Rye_Toast]

We had a rather scary border crossing into Estonia from Russia, our tour bus was our tour group from the US along with another tour group from Canada that they decided to pair with us for the whole trip. During my entire stay in Russia I felt welcomed and had lots of curious people talk to me, I was actually a little worried at that border crossing though. They had the scariest looking woman dealing with us directly, she would walk through the bus several times asking each of us questions, then they made all of us get off but we had to leave all of our personal items on board while they searched the bus (meaning our purses, etc... no anxiety there, no), then they let us back on. Our group leaders and our tour guide was inside the checkpoint office through all of this, we didn't see them for almost an hour and the whole process took almost 2 hours. Then they made us all get off the bus again WITH our luggage, have it scanned and go sit in a holding room. No one would tell us what was going on and we never found out why we were held there (even later into the trip when we asked, we just let it go) but the looks on our group leaders and tour guide's face didn't lead me to think this was normal. Something had to be out of place, maybe some paperwork or something, other buses came and went through the checkpoint just fine. Maybe it tarnished my feelings of the country but I felt watched when I was there, I did manage to enjoy Tallinn and the locals (especially the younger people) were very friendly, but that border crossing was scary. I'd love to explore more of Tallinn but I don't know....

[@flavumlynx]

Почему я это смотрю?

[@Dark-yb9lo]

Хер знает)

[@ilyazapolski5971]

Даваха наверное симпотная!😕

[@peacerussian6476]

Vlad Veshi а какого нам тогда ?!

[@peacerussian6476]

Vlad Veshi хотя не чувак она просто в ашане не была )!

[@alexanderche1274]

@Vlad Veshi Убило, когда она сказала, что в России дорого))) ----------- Она бродила по "туристическим маршрутам", а там не только дороже, чем обычно, там даже для иностранцев отдельные (более высокие) цены на билеты в музеи или на экскурсии, чем для граждан России.

[@christinamois]

I'm from Moscow and I feel much safer in Russia than in Canada where I've been living for 6 years, glad I'm going back.

[@ShadowAssassin88]

Lol it's kinda shocking that Russia is much more peaceful than Canada.

[@2AKgym]

@James If you're half Indian half black you won't encouter any negativity but don't be surprised if people stare at you. I've never seen a African until I came to UK as a student, and only knew about them from cartoons.

[@2AKgym]

@James "If I go with a Russian girl" Don't go with a Russian girl then? I wonder how Indians would react if I went to India with an Indian girl. I imagine pretty negatively. You can't get mad over something like that happening because it's kind of your fault. No, Moscow is definitely more racist that StPetersburg. StPetersburg is pretty much like Sweden in terms of popular opinion. It's a aristocratic rich city far from the Populated area of Russia (Which is Moscow and South of Moscow, you know - where all us regular people live). StPetersburg is basically where all Russian rich kids come to hang out so you can imagine it's pretty liberal.

[@e.alza3bi]

James Me and my father headed to Moscow for a week and it’s one of the best places we’ve ever visited locals are kind and no one will hurt you when you head there, country is clean and civilized and most people worry about gangs and racism but we did not encounter that on are stay the group of friends and family we traveled with were Mostly Arab and a couple Africans, people will be sometimes be curious and they will politely ask and we had one of the Russian speakers in the group explain which lead to a friendly chat from my experience it’s a beautiful country with a variety of things to choose from parks museums and more and shops are open up to 2 AM I highly recommend the country for families and friends

[@e.alza3bi]

RainDiazz23 Nothing will happen rules are enforced and country is against all that shit that happens daily you walk in late night and all you’ll experience is Slavs having the time of there life with a radio or a couple beers beside them and for the most part it’s fun stay in your lane and everyone and your self will be happy rules pay there job against they’re breakers and why the hell would someone want to head to a the dangerous part of a country in the first place

[@alex_gaimar]

It was very informative and nice video. Looking forward for more episodes. St Petersburg does have an unpredictable weather, for which it is know in Russia. It is a seaside city. Most residents carry an umbrella even if there was a clear sky in the morning which is rare. Basically, summer weather there is quite like in London. Moscow is a continental city so it doesn't really have such problems. Regarding visiting churches, I would add to the scarf that men should cover their legs with pants, so no shorts are allowed even if it's hot outside.

[@mattofstie9298]

Good points! Glad you liked the video

[@FFGuy-eu7hr]

I can't wait till Russia reopens. I went for 2 days as a layover in 2017. So beautiful.

[@MarySmilodon]

Russia is awesome! I lived in Voronezh for 4 months and visited Moscow, St Petersburg, Sochi, and Kazan!

[@kassiesconcepts3276]

This is going to be an amazing series! So smart! I’m going to watch all of them!

[@heynadine]

yay!! which countries would you like me to cover?

[@kassiesconcepts3276]

Hey Nadine I think Greece would be amazing because there are so many islands. Also Thailand, Spain, Italy. South Africa seems pretty cool and different as well. I’ve actually not seen many video of South Africa now that I think about it

[@WanderlustBeautyDreams]

Thanks for the great tips, I'm going in a couple of weeks for the World Cup!

[@mansoureh]

What a great time to be in Russia, Have fun

[@annakomarova7963]

I'm fron Russia an have one reccomendation for you: if you wanna ask smb in English, ask teens, we usually know english better then adults!))

[@alexp.2897]

Me too, see you there))

[@moscowurbanblog6488]

Hey, welcome! If you want to learn more about Moscow from a sight of a local before you come for worldcup check out my Urban Hippie blog. You'll find some useful tips there.

[@abey1230007]

Great.. visiting mosow for the WC

[@apieceofes]

Great idea with a tip series - I’ve wanted to visit Russia for a while and you only made me more confident!

[@JackandGabExplore]

Same here! We've been wanting to visit Russia for a while. Hopefully 2019 is the year we'll go!

[@manishapagare4813]

Thanks for the tips .. I'm going to russia for the world cup!!!! 5 days in moscow and 5 days in St.Petersburg 🤘🏻 The video was very helpful! Loved it! ♥️

[@mdmamba2603]

Manisha Pagare have fun!

[@ToxaSar]

You are welcome! If you need any help in my city - contact

[@manishapagare4813]

Den A Haha Lol😂

[@manishapagare4813]

Toxa Starikov Thank you!

[@manishapagare4813]

madina Kidakoeva Thanks

[@fantomedelopera]

Thanks for the quick intro to Russia, and also the summary of the differences between the key cities. I hope to visit someday!

[@mzm8646]

You can order Uber in Russia but it’s more popular to use Yandex Taxi.

[@artemkuznetsov4885]

Mz M Yandex and Uber is the same in Russia. Drivers have yandex app for both companies customers.

[@bodyguardik]

yandex.taxi is cheaper

[@sarasays9883]

I would disagree always check both. I checked yandex taxi and it said it was 250 rubles and then checked Uber it was 137 rubles for the same journey

[@bar_ssim1970]

hey guys ... my trip to Russia this next month... any advices guys???? plz I need help

[@quuaackyy]

@@bar_ssim1970 how was it

[@languagetraveller]

Good thing Russian is my native language and I don't have to worry about it when I go there 😅 Russia (especially St Petersbourg) has been on my bucket list for a VERY long time, because it's an important place for my family - my grandma actually survived the Leningrad Blockade during WW2 and I'm very interested to go there and see it all 😍

[@egorgrischenko]

Katya K travel blog So mixture of Asian and Ukrainian language is your favorite?

[@languagetraveller]

Egor Grischenko what 😂

[@egorgrischenko]

Katya K travel blog learn some history , bitch

[@egorgrischenko]

Cannibal в Российской армии есть такая должность "прапорщик" , прапор - флаг на украинском. В русском языке есть такое слово "великий" , в Украинском языке великий - большой. И это ещё не всё сходства. Во время существования Руси на территориях России жабы квакали, это потом там как то появились европеоиды и начали поклоненяться азиатско мусульманской золотой орде. На территориях Московии говорили на славянско азиатском суржике, на нем было написано произведение "слово о полке Игореве" . Единственное что могло помешать тебе знать правду, так это плохое историческое образование России, которое забывает про унизительные факты и присваивает себе историю Украины с Киевской Русью.

[@ВарвараДалакян]

Hey, Katya! Don't pay attention to this ridiculous creature, he isn't Russian, even if he wrote Russian.

[@andrewab1209]

4 days in Moscow for the World Cup Final! Can't wait and thanks for the vid!

[@lorindol85]

So how it was? Did you like your travel?

[@MESSI-fx1ob]

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[@LeBron652]

everything in Russia become bigger in size and brighter in colors . and i like BIG and bright colors!

[@globalpower6967]

In Russia, everything was always large and there were always bright colors. Under communism it was the same !!!

[@stanspb763]

@@globalpower6967 Yes, I visited many times from 1976 on and people dressed more formally, always leather polished shoe, women in high heels, in the winter the women and teen girls often had mink coats. Going to a play or ballet even the little kids dressed up, like they did on September 1, School Day. Russians were not poor during the USSR, they were middle class but almost everyone got a similar income and everything was very subsidized. A family could fly to Sochi or Crimea on the world's largest airline then, Aeroflot and stay in a health resort for 6 rubles each. The average salary was 400 rubles which was pegged to the dollar. The main thing lacking that frustrated people was limited choices in consumer items which were relatively expensive, like TVs and stereos might be in only a few models, Cars were bought then it was made so 18 months might lapse before delivery. There were 13 car manufacturers back then. The people were really hurt by the rapid privatization that the US advisors pushed on the new government, and that made a whole class of crooks who stole state assets that could have been kept by the government and used to generate income to pay for services. Trillions of dollars in state assets were stolen and many of those crooks, called Oligarchs shifted the money to NYC and London banks and welcoming the crooks with instant passports and residency or citizenship as long as they brought the stolen money. The people lost everything, one day they had very secure lives and jobs all their lives and the next day broke, no job, no services, nothing worked. Russia was not poor, it had been raped by outside forces and inside crooks. It took the very rare administrative functionary appointed out of the blue to be interim president when Yeltsin suddenly resigned as president. Only a year later he was able to right the sinking ship and it has been one of the most impressive economic and social recoveries in history. Even with the US economy and propaganda war against Russia, the country keeps growing and improving.

[@globalpower6967]

@@stanspb763 Yes, you described the situation very accurately, I completely agree with you.

[@globalpower6967]

@@stanspb763 By the way, in those days, 1 ruble was worth 2 dollars.

[@JanKlaeui]

Great idea and great video. Subscribed! (The thumbnail looks very cool!)

[@JackandGabExplore]

Agreed! Video was awesome and loved the thumbnail too :) We are hoping to go to Russia this year!!

[@mansoureh]

Nadine, this was very helpful thanks for sharing

[@nbrah26]

This was so helpful Nadine! I am going to Russia for the World Cup in less than 2 weeks and definitely appreciate the helpful tips in here.

[@ToxaSar]

Welcome! If you are going to visit St. Petersburg, I can advise you a few places that are worth seeing. My English is not very good, but I'll be glad to show you my city

[@chayapon3766]

I will go to Russia next week so excited

[@temi8212]

This is perfect. I’m going to Moscow and st Petersburg for a week long school trip thanks

[@MikhailSalynin]

Dear friends, For those who is going to visit Russia or Kazakhstan you have to acquire my book - Super Modern Traveler’s Phrasebook with New & Best Transliterated Russian for all foreigners, who is going to travel Russia or former USSR republics. Links to my book you can find on my page or on Amazon. Thank you! Kind regards! Mikhail Salynin

[@david.westergard9959]

I heard in another KZbin video somewhere, that the Moscow subway system carries more daily passengers than London & New York combined

[@an0nycat]

Hmm Moscow population ~ 13 million London population ~9 million New York population ~8.4 million 🤔🤔

[@david.westergard9959]

@@an0nycat look,, all I’m saying is that more people ride the subway there. That doesn’t have anything to do with the overall population. I’m saying more people RIDE IT THERE 🤷‍♂️

[@claubaznest]

Good timing! Many people is going to Russia for the World Cup.

[@MikhailSalynin]

Dear friends, For those who is going to visit Russia or Kazakhstan you have to acquire my book - Super Modern Traveler’s Phrasebook with New & Best Transliterated Russian for all foreigners, who is going to travel Russia or former USSR republics. Links to my book you can find on my page or on Amazon. Thank you! Kind regards! Mikhail Salynin

[@andreisokolow9456]

Арест за фотографирование "военных и правительственных зданий в Москве и Санк-Петербурге"? Это бред какой-то!

[@Даниил-б1ж]

А я видел этот бред, потом ещё какой то алкаш начал спорить с мусарами и его тоже забрали

[@alk7130]

Согласен, живу в СПб и ни разу с подобным не встречался, только ряженные аниматоры достают всех с фото за стоимость штрафа, а то и дороже.

[@adorabeezle154]

Это так забавно! XD

[@polinapopova1178]

Это правда. Если фотографировать режимные объекты, особенно иностранцам, могут подойти с вопросами и проверкой документов, в случае чего, заберут на участок для дополнительных проверок и допросов.

[@нарьян-мар]

Это частичный бред. В России всё очень плохо с разрешением на фото. Тут каждая вторая продавщица мнит себя и свой киоск секретным объектом, а энный процент мусоров даже законов не знают, так что могут ещё и её сторону принять. Реальные запреты есть только на секретные объекты (военные, угу), но они в городах не располагаются. А если и располагаются, то за высоким забором, снимать который никакой закон не запрещает. Просто в путинской расее законы - филькина грамота.

[@sydney_zaruba]

Awesome advice!! And I love all the camera info in the caption!

[@partnerintravels]

I've never been in Russia before but your video is so cool !

[@MPlain]

Great stuff. Thanks.

[@posilucky]

Woo! Thank you. I will need this in the future.

[@ПорталСтройка]

Hello! It's really good to watch video about my country and city! Thanks! Well, I hope you enjoyed the trip and Russian cities) Go back as soon as you can! Sorry for my English. You was right we are not speaking English well enough) but we're trying ... thank you for opportunity to practice!

[@naturallyherb]

I LOVE Russia! Would love to travel there! This was really helpful so thanks for sharing!

[@heynadine]

you are very welcome!!

[@neopalmiscus57]

Herb Fong photography, go to Murmansk haha

[@amanofficial1573]

So nice

[@ПростоЧеловек-й6б4э]

Очень приятно слышать такое от иностранцев)))

[@bazilCyclist]

6:22. You missed a lot of interesting places in Moscow. For example (near Kremlin): Nikol'skaya street, Zaryadye park, Bol'shaya Dmitrovka street, Puschech'naya street, pedestrian route including Rozhdestvenka street, Kuznetskiy most street, Kamergeskiy lane, Stoleshnikov lane. Not far from Kremlin: so-called Boulevard ring, Novodevichiy monestary, Prachstenka street, Triumphaln'aya square, Patriarch pounds, Myasnitskaya street, Muzeon park. Also i rekommend to visit #VDNKh.

[@sainte5]

Is the Patriotic War Museum interesting?

[@bazilCyclist]

@@sainte5 Not for all.

[@shirleytorres600]

I really like this new series. I’m excited to see what other locations will come up next.😆

[@JackandGabExplore]

Yes!!! Russia looks amazing and I'd love to go sometime this year hopefully.

[@anuggetofchuang]

What a great series!

[@don-dspid2404]

I like the idea of this series. Plus I'm sure you have plenty of video of locations you have been to that you can use.

[@HughDickson]

This is a great idea for a video series, and perfect for your channel! I'm really looking forward to loads more videos like this one - it's really useful to hear tips from a seasoned traveller who's been there and done it.

[@dovkipaul7673]

Great tips. Apparently there's this thing in ST.Petersburg called white nights where the nights seem like daytime since it's not dark during those nights

[@rebecca-lynnquiroga3256]

Super excited about this series!

[@MikhailSalynin]

Dear friends, For those who is going to visit Russia or Kazakhstan you have to acquire my book - Super Modern Traveler’s Phrasebook with New & Best Transliterated Russian for all foreigners, who is going to travel Russia or former USSR republics. Links to my book you can find on my page or on Amazon. Thank you! Kind regards! Mikhail Salynin

[@mm-sg8tm]

Thank you for the interesting video! I live in Moscow and love it with all my heart .. And I even envy everyone who comes here for the first time) Moscow is so great and multifaceted - everything in it can be found and rediscovered again and again! My husband and I recently really wanted to change the situation, but we didn't want to go far, so we chose the Royal Zenith Hotel and paid off. The hotel is located in the protected area of ​​Serebryany Bor, surrounded by pine trees and a beautiful view of the river. I was very pleased with the Spa complex on the territory of the hotel - after a working week, what you need. Friendly staff, delicious cuisine - we recommend!

[@vinaymalliya2442]

I m planning to travel Russia now after watching ur video its awesome 👌

[@Piscoandmartinis]

Great idea! Love these series! Very helpful💕💕💕

[@Ros3tte]

Idk why am here, I'm still 13 but am planning to visit Russia once i grow up🧍‍♀️

[@davidaway753]

The Taxis in Moscow are very cheap, usually about 400 Rubles (4 Euros) inside Moscow.

[@Just_a_Lad]

I'd like to visit Saint Petersburg some day, it looks great.

[@arian.explorations]

BTW Nadine, I want to be the first one to future-ly to congratulate you on hitting 400k subscribers. ☺️

[@annavlasova7249]

Thank you for high estimation of my country. Greetings from Moscow! 💖

[@connorobrien4303]

Like theese country guides, you should do more

[@taru570]

Very nice video with lots of information. I am visiting Moscow in next year September. Your tips will be very helpful

[@savisstuff7058]

Excellent with you I'm learning english. I love you Nadine

[@mck1029]

This is an excellent series and exactly​ what I was looking for!

[@jagmitsingh4487]

Location: Everywhere u from ??

[@nanase21]

Great series and editing! You could also add the names of the places you are visiting in the editing of a video and how much it costs, so we know too! Thankyou! 😘

[@JackandGabExplore]

Agreed! Would be great to know the names of places and costs

[@kaetlynblazon6311]

YES! I love this style of video!

[@JackandGabExplore]

Agreed! Such an awesome video

[@luzsalas9528]

Great video!! Do you think that for the future ones you could recomend vegan dishes or what you ate? That would be sooo helpful

[@annach109]

For vegan dishes you can try dumplings with potatoes (varenniki), there are some varieties of vegan pirozhki; for a lot of foods you can find vegan versions: ask for postnoie “постное”. There are vegan soups and vegan blini (kind of like crepes), and lots of interesting vegan salads (try the purple beetroot salad called vinigreat, a classic). You probably won’t have problems finding vegan options in most restaurants or cafeterias, because a significant part of the population observes religious fasts which prohibits meat and other animal derived products on Wednesdays and Fridays and several fasts during the year. the menus will probably have some markings indicating vegan and vegetarian options. Russian foods to be careful with: borscht can have a meat stock, or it can be vegan when made 100% from vegetables. It’s a good and tasty option but easy to mess up. Avoid olivier salad since it always has meat and the mayo has eggs. Although you won’t have a problem eating vegan in Russia, you will miss out on the majority of famous Russian cuisine items since the recipes often include meat or fish or dairy. Unfortunately there is no way to cook the majority of these foods without their non-vegan ingredients. But do enjoy the vegan foods!

[@lavayuki]

Very useful, I've always wanted to go to Russia. One of my cousins went to medical school there and seemed to like it

[@snehasharma4552]

Can you please cover Bali or Thailand in next or in upcoming videos. Also this video is very helpful coz I'm going Russia as a student for a month. And ur the best travel Vlogger. Love u❤️

[@BeBeastVlogs]

Sneha Sharma in going to Moscow for 2 years for my masters program in HSE too))

[@PotgieterMelody]

Hey, are you in Russia yet? Will be going soon and I need help with the currency and what can I actually get regards to value for my buck

[@BeBeastVlogs]

Melody Potgieter The currency is Ruble but carrying USD and Euro isn't a problem because you can easily exchange them. You must understand that other places in Russia aren't like Moscow.So if you plan to explore places other than Moscow and St.Petersburg you will need rouble.

[@SagarSagar-nb4cw]

Sneha Sharma by

[@jagmitsingh4487]

Sneha Sharma hi m also going to Russia fr travel plz share something

[@MsKrosha]

I am Russian and I like your video! Good job! This this video I started watching all your video! Very interesting!

[@JohannesN91]

When you say Russia is expensive its not correct at all. Maybe in Moscow and St.Petersburg and their city centers and tourist traps. But when you go to the countryside, small towns or Siberian cities they are cheaper than China. In Khabarovks and Kaliningrad there is like €3 hostels and in Irkutsk Ive met people from China who said that Irkutsk and Khabarovsk are cheaper than China. Its also old stereotype that "China is cheap".

[@AdventurerSoul]

Yeap, but there are very rare people speaking English and no signs on English.

[@sarasays9883]

I would say that st Petersburg isn’t that expensive at all. In comparison to England it’s sooo much cheaper. I paid for my flight and my hotel on nevksy for a week and it was £230 per person. If you go to canteens you get traditional food for about £1 per plate. You can go to popular restaurants that tourists go such as Tokyo City where you can get great deals on a lot of different dishes, you can also get three cocktails for 333 rubles which is about £4.

[@stanspb763]

Even in St Petersburg it is far lower cost for lodging and dining than Europe or US. Stop by any restaurant and see in their window if they have a business lunch. A 3-course Italian meal with drink and dessert at one chain Marchelli's, for example, is $5. Dinners can range from $5 to $100, but if you spend $15-20 it will be a $50-60 dinner in San Francisco. Fast food is around but it is not recommended, McD is only popular with tourists and children and for the same price going to real cafe or restaurant well get a much better meal. IF you must seek fast food, Try Stole' a chain of savory pies stuffed with chicken, salmon or stewed cabbage for less than a BigMac. Subway is the only western brand fast food that is decent price. There are 13,000 nice restaurants in St Petersburg with high-quality food, there is no excuse for junk food. Most of the pubs also have good food. The most popular pubs are Englis style, 300 or more in the city center. Then comes Irish, Spanish, Belgium and German. They are good places to meet locals who know English. They are populated by a younger audience than in the UK and also the majority are girls. Girls get together, 3-4 friends and go to pubs because they are social and fun places, even sports bars have more girls visiting than men. Typically last Friday night I want dancing in a crazy Russian style club,, very few of that type around, and the ratio between women and men was 3:1. The quality food in any of these places is really pretty good with creative menus and interesting dishes, but few are traditional Russian dishes, more international cuisine because St Petersburg was always a European style city, and the very first public restaurants to open right after the city was founded in 1703 were Italian. French and German soon after.

[@pandapandsky]

@@AdventurerSoul Guess what there are countries that you need to know some basic language before going to

[@m.ali2008]

Thanks for all information and tips best efforts very good

[@alexpushkin8939]

Thanks for this video. I live in St. Petersburg, and I really like it when people from other countries are convinced personally that the Russians are not so scary, and in Russia it is even safer than in many European countries. And of course, in Russia there is something to see.

[@megmontaguewildlife]

Ahh very excited for this series! I really want to visit Russia some day so this was so helpful! And yay you’re so close to 400K congratulations ✨✨✨

[@duvanrivera4016]

I'm going to Russia for the World Cup in June 😀

[@namzes1]

me too)) i m going Saint Petersburg

[@duvanrivera4016]

namzes1 when are you going :)

[@namzes1]

in June to July, i m going on the World Cup

[@duvanrivera4016]

namzes1 nice! I'm going to be in Moscow, Niznhy novgorod, kazan, saransk and finally st petersburg

[@ToxaSar]

If you need any help in St.Petersburg - contact. My English is not very good, but I'll be glad to show you my city

[@jiansakura1772]

Great video and such a good idea for a series! I would love to see a video on the Philippines :)

[@JackandGabExplore]

Yes! Philippines looks so beautiful and we hope to go soon!

[@heynadine]

Have YOU been to Russia before? What are some tips you have for first-time travelers? ALSO which countries would you like me to cover next?

[@ztezmaxim2683]

Hey Nadine Maybe a video of cumbersome visa countries

[@ztezmaxim2683]

Hey Nadine And a party for 400k subs

[@Glaaxie]

Suggestions about next places: Germany, Japan or South Korea would be amazing! Suggestion for the serie: For the food section, it would be amazing if you could tell us if you found it hard/easy to find vegan food! A simple sentence telling us your impression would be more than enough, but I'm always curious when I watch travel videos if it would be hard for me to travel there as a vegan :/ **Nice video! Very organized, clear and complete! I hope the serie will keep on being organized that way, I love it! & nice video/montage, it makes me want to visit Russia! :D

[@ShivamYadav-hn3tk]

Hey Nadine what is it like to be a travel vlogger?

[@rachelwilson4486]

Hey Nadine i think India or japan would be interesting!

[@rebekkasterkel]

St. Petersburg is actually really cheap if you don't fall into the tourist traps: 1) don't buy everyday clothing (its usually imported and everything imported is super expensive in russia in general) 2) don't buy ANYTHING un Newskiy prospect, just go explore the little side streets and everything is gonna be a lot cheaper already 3) Tokyo City ,is a restaurant chain, good prices & extremely delicious food BUT usually you have to wait a bit to be seated, since it is super popular among the locals 4) if you want to eat even cheaper than that: stalovayas, these are old sovjete style cantines are suuper cheap and usually sell traditional russian food (you can basically find them anywhere around town and for accomodation check out airbnb there should be cheap options available

[@LeighAnneMarie]

Ooh business lunches, good to know!

[@irisvandenbrink2915]

I'm going on exchange to St. Petersburg and this video is really helpful thank you! :)

[@jagmitsingh4487]

Iris van den Brink yes

[@blakeholmes22]

I never been to Russia before. But I like to hear more about it! I have to keep saving money in my budget to fly there! Also I'm interested in visiting Budapest, Hungary with a group as possible!✈🌞💰

[@yuranival]

Blake Holmes 2000 you might want to check out Nadine's original video from the trip to Russia if you haven't seen it yet. It's somewhere on her channel and it's really good.

[@blakeholmes22]

yuranival I'll check it out!

[@MikhailSalynin]

Dear friends, For those who is going to visit Russia or Kazakhstan you have to acquire my book - Super Modern Traveler’s Phrasebook with New & Best Transliterated Russian for all foreigners, who is going to travel Russia or former USSR republics. Links to my book you can find on my page or on Amazon. Thank you! Kind regards! Mikhail Salynin

[@Youngshmoodboi]

I’m planning on going.. it’s Gunna be weird going during tha War :*🐝💨

[@positivevictoria]

Thanks for the great review, Nadine! Thanks for mentioning about the scarfs in cathedrals. However in St. P they forgive tourists for that, because we're used to them, it'd be nice to show some respect to the country :) Huge plus on safety tips! Russia is a lot more than winter and vodka, and people should finaly understand that

[@ozinusa]

Hello Victoria , im think of visiting moscow next year, what is the covid situation there? , are they letting in foreigners in ?, when is the best time to go,?.....Thanks

[@CarlosFernandez-nm5ng]

Good video. You covered many topics. Straight to the point , No BS. I liked you said you wish you’d rather done this than that !

[@KillerAgentX]

Thanks for the video! I'm looking forward to my trip in July for the World cup! I'll be spending 3 days in moscow and 3 in St Petersburg. I'm still a little nervous about not know any Russian though. Hopefully my hand motions and google translate will suffice!! =D

[@spitful2]

you must not care about that, relax )

[@JackandGabExplore]

This is awesome! How was your trip to Russia? We are thinking about going this year and would love to hear how it was

[@MikhailSalynin]

Dear friends, For those who is going to visit Russia or Kazakhstan you have to acquire my book - Super Modern Traveler’s Phrasebook with New & Best Transliterated Russian for all foreigners, who is going to travel Russia or former USSR republics. Links to my book you can find on my page or on Amazon. Thank you! Kind regards! Mikhail Salynin

[@MikhailSalynin]

Dear friends, For those who is going to visit Russia or Kazakhstan you have to acquire my book - Super Modern Traveler’s Phrasebook with New & Best Transliterated Russian for all foreigners, who is going to travel Russia or former USSR republics. Links to my book you can find on my page or on Amazon. Thank you! Kind regards! Mikhail Salynin

[@Keepinitreal55]

This was an Awesome video! Great tips!

[@marshmalade7864]

Hey Nadine! Thanks for the kind words about Russia, although I would worn all those going to the World Cup to watch out for the pick-pocketer, please keep an eye on your belongings and try not to go to the outskirts of the city (especially in Moscow) in the late hours. Otherwise, people are very nice and kind, younger generation tend to speak english, since in most high schools it's a compulsory class, although give them some time to get their thoughts together. Do not hesitate to ask people for help. Also, if you are travelling in a group of 2 or more people, Uber is an amazing way to get from the airport to your accommodation, since the fare is fixed. Please do not use those private drivers that try to lure you at the airport.

[@starynikki30]

This video gave me soo many great tips!!

[@JackandGabExplore]

Agreed! are you going to Russia soon? We are hoping to go sometime in 2019

[@nessabayno]

Hi Nadine! Great video! I'm interested in seeing NZ :)

[@JackandGabExplore]

We would love to see NZ too! Russia looks amazing though. Hopefully we will go this year!

[@MikhailSalynin]

Dear friends, For those who is going to visit Russia or Kazakhstan you have to acquire my book - Super Modern Traveler’s Phrasebook with New & Best Transliterated Russian for all foreigners, who is going to travel Russia or former USSR republics. Links to my book you can find on my page or on Amazon. Thank you! Kind regards! Mikhail Salynin

[@oLi102]

I love this series!!! I'm looking forward to your serious about Spain and Portugal yes I will be going there soon ^^

[@Andy_voodooman]

Come again! Welcome!

[@JackandGabExplore]

Are you from Russia? What do you recommend doing?

[@mariabelik7425]

Thanks for such a great video about my home country!

[@commonman7018]

I want to come with u to see Russia

[@7233285]

Welcome to Russia, my friends!)

[@JackandGabExplore]

It looks so beautiful! Are you from Russia? We would love to go!

[@cloud-tsb]

Thanks

[@braxtieboy5542]

ive been leaarning russian for my eventual trip when this whole pandemic is over.

[@Showloveclothing]

I've just booked for next year , can't wait

[@ConnollyCove]

Thanks for sharing this video. :-)

[@kathysheng7501]

Awesome idea!! Can't wait to see more...maybe India? Haha

[@JackandGabExplore]

Yes!! Agreed. India would be a great country to do a guide like this

[@yemulavlogs2110]

Good info for first tume visitors. You look pretty :p

[@ArthurAkhuba]

Cool!

[@laurafernandezcastano6493]

Loved this! It was super helpful! I’d like more videos like this!!!

[@pencilonpaper1026]

Russia is just a beautiful place.

[@JackandGabExplore]

It really does look beautiful! Hoping we'll visit Russia this year

[@davidsmith956]

Wonderful video and very informative. Places look amazing. 👍

[@JackandGabExplore]

Definitely! Would love to go to Russia and this video was super helpful.

[@eugenic12]

I'm from Buryatia that's in the east part of Russia and I've never been in Moscow or any other city from european part of Russia. Though visited almost all countries in East Asia and South East Asia. Hope once will visit Moscow and Saint Petersburg.

[@Lady_in_Yearning]

Be sure to take care and always have your passport with you. While the stories of russian police harassing tourists are mostly false, the story of their notorious racist paranoia, sadly, is not. Be you turk, arabic or even a caucasian with a darker skin tone, the police might get in your face to double-check your id and bully you just because (and yeah, some of them are dumb/ignorant enough to mistake asian for darker-skinned caucasian), but as long as you have all the necessary documents on you, they will let you be. Other than that, I hope you enjoy your trip and wish you safe travels!

[@wasple]

She/he is Russian, so don't worry. Buryatia is a part of Russia.

[@Lady_in_Yearning]

Eugenia Bezrukova In a perfect world? Absolutely. Unfortunately, we do not live in one( Oftentimes, Moscow police officers (not all of them, granted, but still) do not see your nationality - just your skin color. My former classmate once almost got arrested simply for being out late at night "you're probably up to something". Hell, I was bornj and raised in Moscow city and even I got stopped randomly a couple of times, due to my distant hispanic heritage and very mildly tanned skin. It is wrong, sad and stupid, but it keeps happening.

[@chupasaurus]

@@Lady_in_Yearning There is a law n Russia which forbids kids from 7 to 18 (exclusively) walking alone in common places from 10pm to 6am (and the same law forbids kids younger than 7 being alone any time).

[@Lady_in_Yearning]

@@chupasaurus True, but my friend was 19 (friend: "19 and a half, thank you very much!") at the time and my most recent run-in with the police happened this august (I'm 28), so

[@KindestCommie]

I like that this very nice girl said only good things about my country, good combination!

[@susiedodds194]

I'm surprised you thought taxis were expensive! That is the opposite of our experience - the taxis in Moscow and St Petersburg were ridiculously cheap ($25 AUD for a 3.5 hour ride), you just need to make sure you book one through your hotel, and don't hail a cab from the side of street - fake taxi's are the expensive ones!! (but definitely ditto to the terrible traffic! That 3.5 hour ride was only meant to take an hour...)

[@susiedodds194]

also if anyone is looking for a super affordable, central accomodation option in St Petersburg - Soul Kitchen Hostel!! It was incredible, way nicer than any hotel I've ever stayed in, and the staff were so helpful - double bed bunk beds with curtains! - just above and beyond.

[@mattofstie9298]

Great tips, thanks for the info!

[@spitful2]

Прекари, да щас уже почти все фиксированные тарифы ввели, в том числе в аэропорт и из него ) В Греции и Голландии, например, такси точно дороже ))

[@ToxaSar]

Use Uber! Don't use street taxi!

[@CutieSatan13]

Sorry to use Google Relocator. On the prices of a taxi. In large cities, it is really expensive. It is cheaper to use public transport. It is better to download in advance the application 2GIS or Yandex.Maps and there, specifying the destination, they will describe the route in detail. Better yet, just meet some local people on the Internet. I am sure there are a lot of people who want to talk with you, help with difficulties, show the city, help you save money and all this for free!

[@CutieSatan13]

Do not be afraid to come to Russia in the winter! In the central part is usually warm, -10 -15 Celsius, it is considered very warm! And though we are not apparently sunny for 3-4 months because of the clouds, this is a magical time, and we are very beautiful!

[@welcometoopa]

Think I would just drive to Russia by car and sneak in 😎😋

[@Lady_in_Yearning]

If you're from the Americas, be sure to close the windows before you hit the ocean :)

[@dominickhansary5542]

Nice series :) very helpful. More destination's please. Maybe Australia or New Zealand :)

[@kraden2058]

Приезжайте еще.

[@ashleighjayde9]

Thanks for the video! Hopefully going next year!

[@JackandGabExplore]

Yes us too! We've been wanting to go to Russia for a while so hopefully 2019 is the year!!

[@MikhailSalynin]

Dear friends, For those who is going to visit Russia or Kazakhstan you have to acquire my book - Super Modern Traveler’s Phrasebook with New & Best Transliterated Russian for all foreigners, who is going to travel Russia or former USSR republics. Links to my book you can find on my page or on Amazon. Thank you! Kind regards! Mikhail Salynin

[@theradiatorisonfire7768]

I’m planning to go to Russia but I’m too young :p so I still have time to learn Russian Привет меня зо вут Clare =hello my name is Clare=

[@valeryanka1669]

Зовут*

[@thixcinikki]

I feel like you should be at a million subs 🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽 always love your vlogs this one was top as always 🙌🏽 shot were amazing and quality too 💛