Moscow

Pros: A unique cultural experience which you will never forget. A high "WOW!" factor.
Cons: Without local knowledge or a grasp of the language, it could possibly be pretty intimidating

One of my biggest regrets is never having to been to Berlin whilst the wall was up. Amanda, my wife, once managed to visit East Berlin - with no papers - but that's a different story! Since the demise of Communism, I've been behind the former Iron...

Pros: Astonishing, impressive, stunning, amazing...and any other superlative you can think of
Cons: So much to see: you need plenty of time to see it properly

Don't mess with Moscow. Those who did bitterly regretted it. In 1812 this city decided to burn itself down rather than surrender to the French. Depleted of food and shelter the Grande Armee headed back home only to be caught by the powerful Russian ...

Pros: Very safe. If you get lost, you'll easily find your way.
Cons: Can easily get lost.

Moscow is my city. I went to school there, I took music, dancing, and drawing lessons there, I skipped rope there, I've fallen off swing sets there... I grew up there.

I love Moscow. Right now, I am in the US for college, but hope to go...

Pros: The trip out to the monastery was just as interesting as the monastery itself!
Cons: Remote location.

Located about sixty kilometers west of Moscow is an area called New Jerusalem. It is just one in a long line of small towns that dot the railway route leading out of Moscow from Riga Station, but it is home to one of Russia’s most intriguing...

Pros: architectural triumph (especially older stations), the most efficient underground system I have seen
Cons: Very crowded during peak hours

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The walls and ceilings of this place are decorated with fanciest...

Pros: Interesting and Unusual
Cons: Very little English spoken, large differences between rich and poor.

It’s my first visit to Russia and frankly I am a little bit nervous about it. Over the past few months I have had several business trips in Eastern Europe. I have partied in Prague, boogied in Budapest and wowed the crowd in Warsaw. But still, ...

Pros: Fascinating country...
Cons: Hard to communicate at times

As I prepared to travel to Russia and Ukraine for the first time I read lots of books, talked to people who'd traveled there and searched the web for nuggets of information about both countries.

Studying all of the different snippets of...

Pros: Museums, theater, the people and its difference from the West, especially the U.S. Can be very cheap for Westerners with some effort.
Cons: Can be difficult to navigate without a guide if you know none of the language; weather can be unpredictable; can be expensive if you're not careful.

I first travelled to Moscow in September 1998 for a three-month program to study acting, Russian theater history, Russian dramatic literature and design. I ended up falling in love with the city and the people so deeply that I returned after a brief...

Pros: Lots of art, culture, history
Cons: don't take credit cards!

After an eight hour train trip from St.Petersburg, we arrived at a very crowded railway station. We were just so happy that the four of us ladies survived the trip without being robbed or gassed, or many other stories we heard about Russian trains! Our...

Pros: Russians are great people!
Cons: Slow and Bureaucratic

Review Topic:  Practical Information

I recently transited from an international arrival to a CIS departure at Sheremetyevo Airport. Some advice, for which I had not been fully prepared in advance:

1) Whatever you may...

Pros: Everything you can imagine
Cons: None really

Now listen to the REAL Moscow insider. I have been born, raised, and lived in Moscow for the first 20 or so years of my life, but have been traveling extensively around the world and hanging out with Moscow expats for the past 2 years, so hopefully this...

Pros: Lots of variety
Cons: Not enough time allowed to spend there

Our guard, Vladimir, guided us to Armat Street, a pedestrian mall in central Moscow, where we wandered through many street vendors selling Matryushka (stacking) dolls, which were different than the ones we'd seen previously. Books, fur hats of many...

Pros: Extremely interesting trip, attentive staff
Cons: Too many aggressive souvenir vendors

In June, 1999, we landed in St. Petersburg for the start of a two-week river cruise to Moscow.

This is a great way to see both cities, and a few sites along the way. We spent three days in each city, and, after the standard city bus trips and...

Pros: Moscow is a fast blossoming destination for American tourists.
Cons: Your wife won't like the toilet facilitys. Forget travelers checks. Visa MUST be in order!

My wife and I were very fortunate. Of course a person tends to make up much of his (her) fortune. Ours was made when I befriended and assisted a group of Russian mineral collectors in Tucson a few years ago. Long story short we met, I helped, and they...

Pros: It is very beautiful, very big, … Moscow is growing like mushrooms after raining.
Cons: No

Moscow is the capitol of Russia Federation, it situated at the Europe part of Russia. The climate in Moscow is very changeable, in Summer it’s very hot and in Winter – very cold. In Autumn and in Spring it is raining.
But it is very good: in Summer...