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I haven’t kept any secrets about my love affair with Eastern Europe. This August, I achieved a huge goal of mine: I have finally visited every country in Eastern Europe! This is my favorite region of the world. It’s where I feel most myself. I truly feel like I am in my element in Eastern… Read More Why I Love Traveling Eastern Europe – and Why You Should, Too
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In August 2019, I achieved one of my most important goals to date. I have officially now visited every country in Eastern Europe!!! For clarity, I generally mean Eastern Europe in a cultural sense more than a true geographical sense: including Central Europe, the Baltics, the Balkans, and east to Russia. Countries like Poland and… Read More On Visiting Every Country In Eastern Europe: My Biggest Travel Accomplishment To Date!
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I’ve spent the last several years exploring Europe, and one region specifically: Eastern Europe. It is by far my favorite region in the world—there are so many places to see! This post is all about the cost to travel Eastern Europe and the money I spent. As a seasoned budget traveler, I knew that my… Read More How Much Does it Cost to Travel Eastern Europe For 6 Weeks?
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I’ve visited lots of places in Eastern Europe. It is one of my favorite regions in the world to explore, but one that so many people deem “dangerous” and disregard completely. Which is why I’m here to tell you that it’s not that scary, and absolutely worth visiting! A trip to Eastern Europe will require… Read More 20 Tips for Traveling Eastern Europe
As part of my goal to review more accommodation and hostels on the blog, I thought I’d do one on the hostel I stayed at in St. Petersburg. This location, Friends on Dostoevskogo, was part of a popular chain called Friends Hostels—while the hostel I stayed at had a fair few downsides, I think the… Read More Hostel Review: Friends on Dostoevskogo, St. Petersburg
With a city as rich in history as St. Petersburg, there’s no wonder that there’s plenty of great daytrips outside the city center. One of the most popular daytrips is to Tsarskoe Selo, literally “tsar’s village” in Russian, in the town of Pushkin, about 25km (~15 miles) away. Here’s everything you need to know before… Read More A Daytrip To Tsarskoe Selo From St. Petersburg
Peterhof is Peter the Great’s grand palace, located on the Gulf of Finland outside of St. Petersburg, Russia. On my first trip to Russia, I unfortunately missed visiting, due to getting sick and losing several precious days. I told all my friends who visited or studied in St. Petersburg that they absolutely had to go… Read More A Peterhof Daytrip: One of My Favorite Places in Russia
St. Petersburg is one of my favorite cities in the world. It really is yin and yang to the Russian capital, Moscow. Beautiful architecture, picturesque churches, and charming canals—what more could you ask for?! And no time is better to see the city than during White Nights, when the sun goes down for just a… Read More 25 Things You Must Do in St. Petersburg
Red Square is synonymous not just with Moscow, but with Russia itself. Located at the heart of the Russian capital, Red Square (or “krasnaya ploschad” // “Красная площадь”) is a massive square filled with some of the most noteworthy attractions in the country. Red Square is an enigma. You could easily spend several days here,… Read More Red Square: Your Guide To Moscow’s Top Attraction
The White Nights (Белые Ночи, “Beluye Nochi”) is the term for the time of year in summer, from early June to late July, where northern cities in Europe like St. Petersburg experience very long daylight hours. While many other northern countries (particularly Scandinavia) will experience this as well, St. Petersburg is famous for its White… Read More A Guide for St. Petersburg’s White Nights
One of my goals from this big trip is to review more hostels here on the blog. I love hostels—I almost always stay in them, either in dorms or in a private room. I’ve stayed at Godzillas Hostel in Moscow both on my trip three years ago, and again on this trip. I was even… Read More Hostel Review: Godzillas Hostel, Moscow
The Moscow Metro opened in 1935, and is the fifth-longest in the world. It carries up to 9 million people every day! While it serves a practical purpose for daily commuters, it is also one thing you absolutely must do on a trip to Moscow. You can get on and off at as many stations… Read More 10 Moscow Metro Stations You Must Visit
Moscow. The capital of Russia. The biggest city in Europe. Red Square, Stalin’s Seven Sisters, politics and history everywhere. There is a whole lot to see and do in Moscow (pronounced “Moskva” in Russian) that you might not even be sure where to start with a city like this! Have no fear, this is the… Read More 25 Things You Must Do in Moscow
Russia is an absolutely massive country, and one that so many people shy away from visiting due to the complicated visa process and the general “foreignness” of the language and customs. My trip to Russia was absolutely some of the best moments of my life, and definitely worth visiting! Since I only went to Moscow… Read More 20 Practical Tips For Traveling In European Russia
The start of this trip in Russia was an absolute dream. With the visa process taken care of, I was so incredibly excited to go back to one of my favorite places in the entire world. There is so much to see and do in Russia, but with limited time I decided to go to… Read More My 30 Favorite Photos From My Trip To Russia
Russia is the largest country in the world and one of the most fascinating, beautiful, and diverse places on earth. But so many people don’t visit it for one simple reason: every person needs to have a visa to enter Russia. And the visa process is complicated and can be quite tedious. I’ve done this… Read More How To Get A Russia Tourist Visa In The UK
Personal post time. Three years ago, I visited Russia for the first time. It was the trip of dreams: two weeks solo in Moscow and St. Petersburg. Russia was my greatest dream. I’ve loved Russian history since I was a kid (thanks in part to the animated Anastasia movie), and as I’ve grown up I’ve… Read More On Returning To Russia
Rounded onion domes, fairytale palaces, the place that has espoused both tsars and communist leaders… Russia is a country like no other. Two years ago, I lived out one of my greatest dreams and finally visited Russia, a country that has fascinated me all my life. While frustrating visa processes may deter many travelers from… Read More 10 Reasons Why You Should Visit Russia
I sat down to make a list of all the “things that can go wrong” when you travel, which tend to be exacerbated when you travel solo. I realized that almost every single bad situation happened to me with my trip to Russia. In 2014, I set off for a two-week solo trip to Russia—despite… Read More 7 Challenges I Faced on My Solo Trip to Russia, and the Lessons I Learned
