Russia travel

I kinda want to travel to Russia this summer tbh. Apart from being visa-free, I want to take advantage of this time while (I assume) the tourist numbers are low, and the anti-war gays & wokeshits refuse to travel to this country.

Any of you traveled to Russia recently post invasion? What advices would you give apart from getting local currency (since cards don't work) before arriving? Is security tight or does everything seem normal? I'm looking only for a 7-day itinerary between Moscow and Saint Petersburg.

Russians in this board, have you seen any tourists lately? Are there a lot or just a few?

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  1. 12 months ago
    Anonymous

    The war will be over by July. It'll be ok to travel to Russia after that.

    • 12 months ago
      Anonymous

      On which basis do you assume? I'd love to go to Russia asap.

  2. 12 months ago
    Anonymous

    >What advices would you give apart from getting local currency before arriving?
    Don't get local currency before you go there, instead bring USD or EUR and exchange it there.
    If staying longer you can try to open a bank account but as a tourist for seven days it won't be worth it.

    You might have trouble booking tickets from abroad, for museums and stuff this isn't a big problem, for train tickets you might want to try to book them via the railway companies of Belarus or Kazakhstan.

    • 12 months ago
      Anonymous

      >You might have trouble booking tickets from abroad
      You mean plane tickets? I'm already planning to fly Emirates so I'll go there via Dubai. Also there shouldn't be a problem buying train tickets at the main station, is it?

      >Again, Russians just don't understand.
      I'm not Russian and don't understand either. You sound like an obsessed /misc/tard.

      What's particularly funny to me is that you want to do the most basic b***h itinerary there is (Moscow - St Piddorsburg). Going to Russia to visit the two least Russian cities there are. Go figure.

      >you want to do the most basic b***h itinerary there is (Moscow - St Piddorsburg).
      Can't be blamed since my schedule is tight and I literally have to go back to work right after I land from Russia. This is my first time going there & like I said, I want to take advantage of the low tourist numbers - I dunno how shit it is during peak season but I bet it gets really crowded.
      If anything I'd rather go to Dagestan or the Far East but I rather LARP & say "I've been there!!!" to those cities.

      • 12 months ago
        Anonymous

        International plane tickets won't be the problem.
        Anything domestic such as plane, train or museum tickets might trip up but that shouldn't be a problem because you can buy them in person as you mentioned or via third parties if really needed.

  3. 12 months ago
    Anonymous

    >Is security tight or does everything seem normal?
    Nothing out of the orditary, at least in the regions that are far from the frontline.

    >Russians in this board, have you seen any tourists lately? Are there a lot or just a few?
    Never seen many foreign tourists outside of Moscow & St. Petersburg. Russia isn't a very touristy country in general, not only due to the current situation.

  4. 12 months ago
    Anonymous

    I will never understand why tourist want to come here unless they have some morbid love of dilapidation and depression. Anyway, you are okay to visit things are normalish.

    • 12 months ago
      Anonymous

      Russia is, for many Westerners, the biggest "unknown" country.
      They know people who've been to Germany, to China or Mexico, but compared to the sheer size of the country Russia is not visited that much.
      In addition the culture seems different and for most of the past century the country was off-limits for most Western tourists, further adding to the mystery fuelled by propaganda and entertainment.
      Obviously, the average Russian, Eastern European or ex-Soviet citizen won't understand this fascination as Russia has been or still is (too) close to them.

      • 12 months ago
        Anonymous

        Sudan is more unkown. Even India is more unkown. Russia is no more special than your average shithole in east europe, were just bigger.

        • 12 months ago
          Anonymous

          Yeah, but neither Sudan nor India were the antagonists in any popular movies in the West.
          Ever heard of Sudanese meddling in elections or Indian hackers (if you exclude phone scammers)? No, Russia (or more precisely the USSR) lives rent free in Western heads.
          In the near future this will be China, so maybe in 30 years the last remaining posters on the internet will talk about China in the way we talk about Russia now.
          Again, Russians just don't understand.

          • 12 months ago
            Anonymous

            >Again, Russians just don't understand.
            I'm not Russian and don't understand either. You sound like an obsessed /misc/tard.

            What's particularly funny to me is that you want to do the most basic b***h itinerary there is (Moscow - St Piddorsburg). Going to Russia to visit the two least Russian cities there are. Go figure.

            • 12 months ago
              Anonymous

              I'm not OP, I've just shared my experiences talking with Russians inside and outside Russia.
              My interests are mostly East of the Ural, so outside the interests of /misc/.

        • 12 months ago
          Anonymous

          India is way more known than Russia

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