Would love to see Finland. I've done Norway and Sweden, but Finland seems interesting due to its proximity to the old USSR. If I was going to live outside the UK, my first three choices would be the USA (New England), Costa Rica, and France.
Would love to see Finland. I've done Norway and Sweden, but Finland seems interesting due to its proximity to the old USSR. If I was going to live outside the UK, my first three choices would be the USA (New England), Costa Rica, and France.
If you visit Karelia (where my mum grew up) you can get very close to the old border. There's still the old guard towers there.
Beautiful countryside.
Was in Moscow not last Christmas, but the year before. Moscovites are the most depressing, angry, boring, humourless people I've ever had the displeasure of meeting. Awful place.
lol i think that was the language barrier kicking in, she probably thought u were trying to use dollars/euros to pay which is illegal in russia and i imagine she would get in serious trouble if caught doing it at the airport.
I'm in Moscow right now! It's a great place to visit with an abundance of culture and the nightlife is just fantastic, you would certainly be busy if u were here for a week. As someone mentioned earlier the demeanour of the russian people (muscovites at least) is very grim faced and unapproachable however, what is certainly true is that once you get to know them they are very friendly, funny and welcoming.
I lived here for a year in 2007/8 and really enjoyed it. It's quite different from the UK in lots of ways and some of the luxuries u are used to (like choice of food in the supermarkets!) aren't here although it is better now even than it was 2 years ago but that shouldnt put u off. I had never been to Moscow before and had no desire to come here but my company didnt give me a choice, turned out I loved it and when my time was up I asked to stay longer. I have been living in London the last two years and am trying to get transferred back over here for at least a couple of years and then probably on to try somewhere else
EDIT: one drawback of living here is everyone in the UK thinks russia is too scary to visit! Then there's the visa issue so if anyone does visit (probly for a long wknd, it adds £120 to their trip and flights are rarely sub £300.
lol i think that was the language barrier kicking in, she probably thought u were trying to use dollars/euros to pay which is illegal in russia and i imagine she would get in serious trouble if caught doing it at the airport.
Is there snow on the ground in Red Square?
I'm in Moscow right now! It's a great place to visit with an abundance of culture and the nightlife is just fantastic, you would certainly be busy if u were here for a week. As someone mentioned earlier the demeanour of the russian people (muscovites at least) is very grim faced and unapproachable however, what is certainly true is that once you get to know them they are very friendly, funny and welcoming.
I lived here for a year in 2007/8 and really enjoyed it. It's quite different from the UK in lots of ways and some of the luxuries u are used to (like choice of food in the supermarkets!) aren't here although it is better now even than it was 2 years ago but that shouldnt put u off. I had never been to Moscow before and had no desire to come here but my company didnt give me a choice, turned out I loved it and when my time was up I asked to stay longer. I have been living in London the last two years and am trying to get transferred back over here for at least a couple of years and then probably on to try somewhere else
EDIT: one drawback of living here is everyone in the UK thinks russia is too scary to visit! Then there's the visa issue so if anyone does visit (probly for a long wknd, it adds £120 to their trip and flights are rarely sub £300.
What company do you work for? Any vacancies?!
Where in Moscow are you?
Work in the city centre and staying north on the orange line.
working next to ohotniy ryad and the flat's near alexseeyevskaya.
Russia was always interesting to me... and my girlfriend is dying to go but I've not heard good stuff in regards to how women are treated. Also heard that its extremely dangerous for a girl to walk the streets at night without hiring a body guard? that is absolutely mental and for those reasons... I'm out
Where did you hear that? My wife walks around Moscow on her own without any problems day or night, I know lots of other girls living here who travel on their own all the time.
Like anywhere in the world you have dodgy areas but then that's just common sense. Honestly I feel safer here in Moscow than I do in central London.