Small Russian Town Road Trip: High Fences, Bad Roads & School Buses

[@465maltbie]

Good fences make for good neighbors.

[@differentrussia.]

that is true :))

[@lblancelot]

Thank you so much Valeria. I love the tours and traveling with you through your cities and towns. Tell Alex we thank him and appreciate his patience. You are both very generous. 😊

[@differentrussia.]

Thank you Betty 😊

[@richardsumner4214]

Thank you ! Great car ride ! Good to see we are not only ones with pot holes in road . THANKS AGAIN

[@jamesdickson3616]

I like your videos you show us all the good stuff and all the bad stuff ,it lets us see what Russia is really like .im watching this from Australia we have our Owen problems here to . life is not a bed off roses all the time ,you have to try and focus on the good things in life

[@sjh60633]

I really do enjoy your videos. Thank you for showing people your country!

[@cerartist1]

Thanks Alex for driving through bad roads.

[@iamwhoiam4410]

My wife's city, Stary Oskol, is like your city, easy to walk to the shops. The big difference is it's a 13.5 overnight train ride from Kursky train station in Moscow. After flying through 8 times zones to get to Moscow from Atlanta we've already got jet lag when we land there. We spend a couple of nights in her Moscow apartment and then the overnight trip to Stary Oskol. We spend 10 days in Stary Oskol and then 13.5 hours back to Moscow. On most of our trips we'll spend two more days in Moscow and fly back home. It takes us a week to get our bodies back to normal again. Russia and the wonderful Russian people are well worth it all. If you've never been to Russia, go there and visit with a Russian family. It will be a heart warming experience you'll never forget. Thanks you for your videos, you're doing an awesome work and we appreciate your dedicated work for your viewers.

[@cim1158]

I really enjoy your small-car tours...... thank you

[@alexandrastratanphotographer]

it is very beautiful! I love the trees remind me of home

[@bootdriven]

thank you Valeria. i like the video very much, and new highrise appartments look very mice.

[@ronmac9522]

Really nice drive round (thank you Alex). Still watching your channel and enjoying it very much. LOL at Alex at the end. The only difference between men and boys is the size of the toys. I hope your dog is okay?

[@igorrsokolov7948]

Привет Валерия.Большое спасибо за экскурсию.Не разу не был в Щелково .Спасибо.😋

[@differentrussia.]

Привет. Ну... теперь, можно сказать, был. Смотреть здесь особо не на что :)

[@deepap1307]

Your videos are very informative and nice. Waiting for more videos .

[@differentrussia.]

thank you :)

[@HurricaneWeasel]

Thank you for the ride! I'm fascinated that there are so few road sings and road marks. In germany there are so many, that it sometimes can become confusing and difficult to obey them all.

[@fredthorne9692]

I always enjoy your videos and commentary. It is like being on a mini vacation with my own own private tour guide. Alex was smart, he got a good deal. :o)

[@saseendrababu6868]

It's interesting to know Russia. It will continue. Thank you.

[@karlfry169]

After watching your videos I feel as if I have really been on a trip! Wonderful!

[@differentrussia.]

thank you Karl

[@bijoycb9500]

Good

[@artied1807]

I am only know discovering your site but I am in the process of trying to view all of them. I have always wanted to travel to Russia. If I never get to visit then your videos will be like the second best thing to actually going. I appreciate you putting them out there for us to view. Many thanks from The Lone Star State, Texas USA

[@barrysheridan9186]

Thank you for this tour Valeria and Alex. I like the choice of music that accompanies these video's.

[@isabelmartins4212]

Hi. Love this video. I do understand that "fence thing". Here in Portugal, we have high fences too because we do want privacy. We have small gardens with some grass, a table, some chairs and we do not want people looking at us. Houses and flats here are very, very expensive also. And it is a small town, far away from Lisbon and Porto.

[@aseltanvir4778]

really a informative and nice videos...i like your videos......keep it up....... i am not from russia but i like russia and its all states

[@differentrussia.]

:)

[@sullycanuck120]

Taking a drive with you and Alex is one of my favorite things I like about your videos. I am wondering what Alex bought in Castorama. Also, it soon will be barbecue time again at the dacha! ...love always from Canada.

[@JKuci]

Thanks, as always, to you and Alex, for taking us all along with you to Shchelkovo. As for fences, I use very high plants to do the same thing: privacy from neighbors and street traffic. Fences are more expensive and less pleasurable to look at, in my humble opinion. : )

[@Bebbis77]

Thank you for this video. I love the scenery, the trees, everything. :)

[@differentrussia.]

Thank you, Angie. I am happy that you liked. Have a great week end :)

[@mony2k6]

Really nice video. It is nice seeing another small city in Moscow Region. Some of those houses are big, I guess most people who live in houses like in the small cities instead of having them in the heart of Moscow. As for fences and walls, we have them here as well in my country. There is mostly walls. It is more for privacy (especially if you live on a main road) and also not to have people just coming onto their lands. There are open lots with no fence...mainly in the country. USA was the first time, I saw that they have so many houses and lawns with no fence.

[@nawshadnizam117]

I love Russia

[@gabriellawrence6598]

Nice to see that there are Russians that live in private houses. I thought almost all lived in apartments, so it's a surprise to me to see some live in houses similar to dachas. Actually, this village looks a lot like the typical American suburb.

[@lifeiswhatyoumakeit5505]

keep them coming, poor alex and car.

[@violetmiller3723]

Very nice town. Thank you Valeria for your video. You are a true voman. I really respect Mr. Putin for his heart for his country, Russia. He is a good leader of your country.

[@ldjtje]

First i like to say that you should be the voice over on National geographic. You have such a amazing voice, it's mesmerizeing and wonderful to lesten to. I really like the village in a village. I hate the high buildings, but would love to live in the 1 or 2 floor houses. I love the country side a lot and Russia has a lot of it, although there is more and more high buildings. a pity in my opinion. I really enjoyed this video Valeria and Alex has earned that Makita. ;) Thank you for sharing. Пока, мой друг.

[@differentrussia.]

I told him that he was a bad driver (drove fast and did not miss a single pit) So Makita - next time :) lol . But if seriously, there was no the model of Makita that he wants to buy.

[@edmundmb]

Love your Accent. You speak better English than some Americans do.ha

[@pathfinder54321]

Very interesting road trip. I love it. Thanks, Valeria.

[@differentrussia.]

:))

[@aaglad8604]

Alex goes for circular saw, good move Alex !!!!

[@alicia9681]

thank u

[@differentrussia.]

:)

[@vanderquast]

Thanks for sharing

[@marshamaggi9308]

I enjoy your "every day" road trips, and seeing how average Russians live in different areas. You are always so informative and I learn something new in each video. I like Alex's favorite DYI store, too. Thank you for taking the time to make these videos and share your life in Russia with us. We all need to learn about our world neighbors.

[@differentrussia.]

thank you from me and from Alex :)

[@Naplesfrank154]

Hello Valeria, I really enjoy all of your videos and never have any complaints about any of them, they are very interesting. You mentioned in the video that the houses are very expensive, what do you consider very expensive? Considering where the houses are located (on a main road), here in the US or at least in Naples Florida where I live, that would bring the price of the houses down. The same houses, maybe even smaller located on a quieter street could command a price that is double or more than the one that is on the busy street.

[@differentrussia.]

Hello Frank. Here everything is the opposite :) the closer to the center of the city - the more expensive. Schelkovskoe highway is not very prestigious, but even here a small plot of land will cost from 80,000 dollars + the cost of a house is about 120,000 dollars. So total about 200 000 $ . For an ordinary person - it's just unreal money. (The average salary here is $ 500 per month) PS // Also you need to build a fence of a brick - $ 10,000 . LOL

[@jamesdickson3616]

Such a huge country an so small blocks

[@DenEz_TV]

Everything costs money, James

[@pummisingh757]

wonderful viki

[@differentrussia.]

thank you :)

[@BaeLasso]

all guys like hardware stores!

[@user-bw3fl7fj9w]

they are doing those kind of fencing here too along the road, privacy and noise blocking from the road, bad for sightseeing though

[@mahaveeryatdav1060]

nice

[@WallyPCify]

Here in the US the fence does protect if a thief climbs the fence it's very hard to climb the fence with a 55 inch TV and if someone calls the police they come pretty quick also with a dog Fuhgeddaboudit.

[@lexx8212]

Dr Walt

[@zooflute]

Castorama reminds me of Lowe’s

[@andreasepp7695]

The same system is in Germany. Public buses take the kids along for free. You just need a student bus card with your picture on it.

[@wilsontodd8970]

how about going to st petersburg

[@sitikanthasarangi]

God Alex drive slow when you're going through the village, can't see anything. one question, are diesel cars allowed there and your car is it diesel or petrol?

[@differentrussia.]

In KZbin you can make the speed of video slower, We have a diesel car

[@sitikanthasarangi]

I know, I was kidding only. plz make more videos like this. love your videos.

[@micg4784]

Very informative like your videos. Some people by me use fences at their houses. Mostly in the backyard for privacy. This is so you can sun bathe nude and nobody would know. Unless someone flys a drone over house with a camera attached. Then you will see yourself on the internet. Like your videos. Michael

[@gammondog]

We have an old saying. "Good fences make good neighbors". Generally, our fences are not as high as the ones we see in your videos. One exception are the tall sound barriers along the sides of our highways. They protect the homes next to the freeways from the noise and sight of the roadway. You can have too much privacy though. My brother-in-law had a heart attack while mowing his lawn. Fortunately, a neighbor saw him collapse and called the ambulance. This saved his life. One of those tall fences would have gotten him killed by making him invisible to outside help. This is something people should consider before installing tall walls and fences.

[@differentrussia.]

Everywhere there are pros and cons. Someday I'll show you how our neighbors at out dacha do. I immediately want to have a very high fence (LOL) But that will not help, because when they can not see clearly that we are doing, they climb to the roof of their house to see :)

[@boojahadeen]

"Fences make for good neighbors"

[@differentrussia.]

yes:) !!!!

[@pamwhiteeagle9818]

HI VALERIA... COULD YOU TELL ME HOW MUCH IT COSTSTO SEND A LETTER OR POSTCARD TO SOMEONE IN MOSCOW?

[@differentrussia.]

the price deprnds u[on your country. You should ask at your post office

[@moc6897]

Hi Valeria! You should use a little helicopter with selfrotating propeller or an ultra light plane! What I would like to ask you, do you have many moskitos now in spring and summer in your region?

[@differentrussia.]

usually yes. But this year no - very cold now (+8)

[@mdnadim831]

You will be my friend you are very beautiful

[@talalyafi4920]

Hi, I understand that hi rise buildings make cheaper apartments in general and most of the time in large cities this is also understandable due the hi prices of lands. But in small localities tall buildings are not welcomed in general, lands are cheaper isn't this an exaggeration for more and more economies and more social clashes between neighbors, noises, maintenance of common services, etc...I feel that contractors make lots of profit and carelessness after completion of the tower. I prefer sincerely not higher than 6 floors. Saving the nature aspects is also neglected. I prefer your neighborhood the soviet old contructions are more adapted to live in if maintained properly. Thanks

[@nomad8286]

Talal Yafi All developers in the world are the same.

[@florinbala8669]

walls are used just to mark the limits of property, nothing else ...

[@oviasifovihasan]

what is the town name?

[@differentrussia.]

Елена , спасибо за помощь.

[@logicaredux5205]

Thank you! You answered all my questions about the fences. Same is true here. Some have fences for privacy. Some for security. Some have them for decorative purposes and they really serve no purpose beyond an aesthetic improvement on the property.

[@differentrussia.]

😊

[@ImixSpb]

Some advertising slogans can lead to a smile. We're doing changing the view from the window at 2:30. That fully deserves my trust ))

[@logicaredux5205]

ImixSpb - LOL! Is that what the sign says?

[@ImixSpb]

Logica Redux - Yes, it's an inscription on the billboard ))

[@logicaredux5205]

ImixSpb - By the way, I am eating Russian pretzels as I write this. The label on the bag says Мини-сушка.

[@matthewjackson9615]

It's good to see different videos about Russia but it's easy to make snap judgments and conclude that the bulk of Russia looks this impoverished , dreary and plain. Just like any other country, it's got good bustling modern economic centers and run-down rural areas. I notice that I don't see any traffic stop lights. Traffic must be pain in these small towns.

[@СинийИней-н9ч]

Ты видел свои города где целые посёлки бездомных живущих в карточных коробках и питающихся баландой из армии спасения

[@MrBratnip]

like your channel , subscribed... What is the price of petrol in Russia?

[@differentrussia.]

about $ 0.7 /1liter

[@MrBratnip]

thanks for the reply. cheap gas --nice

[@pawelpap9]

@@MrBratnip For you not for average Russian. You’d have to multiply it by five or more to get realistic cost. And it is per liter.

[@Leonardo-tu3hk]

you speak russian fluent ? ^^

[@differentrussia.]

no. I know a few words, and they are not very decent :)

[@Leonardo-tu3hk]

cool , i like idiom russian, but is hard for me , ur videos are awesome ^^ hello from brazil : )

[@differentrussia.]

hello:)

[@peaceonthis265]

Protection comes from a 357 Magnum hand gun. Are people allowed to own personal guns in your country?

[@differentrussia.]

Yes, but you need a license to have a gun

[@esm325]

>peaceonthis265 Only traumatic hand guns are alowed after getting of a special permission. As well as hunting shotguns, smooth-bore and rifled. Firearm hand guns are banned for people.

[@aakashvashisht-j5k]

Hi valeria , how are you, hope all is well, we are doing business in shchelkovo, we need consultant for work visa HQS, please share your contact details

[@mdnadim831]

You will be my friend you are very beautiful