techguybiswa 2mo

Hello dear friends
I wanted to ask what’s the best place to visit from moscow or SPB during mid June
1. Lake baikal (am afraid it’s too far)
2. Altai region
3. karelia and the lakes near SPB
4. Kaliningrad
5. Or maybe Sochi?

We have been to Russia 2 years back and absolutely loved SPB and murmansk.

maria4fun 2mo

I would choose between 1,2 and 3
Anyway you will use flights so I don’t see the difference between 1 and 2 options

techguybiswa 2mo

Makes sense !!
But I am sacred of 8+ hours of domestic flights 😂
Also are 4 days enuf for altai/baikal?

maria4fun 2mo

I understand:)
You will get the flavour:)
My first trip to Altay lasted 2 days only. But I remember it still:)

techguybiswa 2mo

wow! would you suggest i get in touch with a travel/tour plnner in altai/baikal or just do it on my own?

maria4fun 2mo

You need a guide 100%
It saves you lots of time

techguybiswa 2mo

right! agree

techguybiswa 2mo

by any chanve do y ou know any guide or any company from where you would recommend booking tours?

maria4fun 2mo

Unfortunately no :(

7rulnik 2mo

defently not a sochi. Too many people at summer.

badbunny2222 2mo

hi, does tg work in russia?

badbunny2222 2mo

or only sometimes?

7rulnik 2mo

mostly no. you will need some vless/xray vpn. And maybe even further — some vpn that can bypass white lists blocks.
I used https://blancvpn.fyi/ru/ It was pretty reliable most of the time

you can also try to use proxies for tg

albaalbina 2mo

Yes, it does. But you can't make calls, only text

7rulnik 2mo

it's heavily depends on city and provider.

albaalbina 2mo

Just update iy to the latest version and it will work perfectly fine

albaalbina 2mo

Russian app called Max

simitandchill 2mo

Is there any hope to go to Moscow as a us citizen one day with no friends in Russia

simitandchill 2mo

I’ve been to Georgia, only so close yet so different!

rhinestone 2mo

telegram works alright with vpn

rhinestone 2mo

honestly I don't know anyone who uses it among my friends who lives in Russia. Even my parents only use it for work

rhinestone 2mo

I believe you still could apply for visa and visit even nowadays although you might get addional check by airport security

simitandchill 2mo

Yea I’m sure. It is really frowned upon.

simitandchill 2mo

Moscow seems like such a cool place

rhinestone 2mo

History and entertainment wise it still is

simitandchill 2mo

My one family friend is going soon his wife is Russian and he’s from the US so even he has a lot of paperwork and lawyers involved just to get there

simitandchill 2mo

So I can imagine as a solo person going who is American that’s most likely harder? I mean I’d assume Russia wouldn’t have a problem with non political people who just want to travel?

badbunny2222 2mo

So most of the market is still tg?

rhinestone 2mo

People are forced to use max nowadays but most of the population of big cities using vpn anyway and for daily purposes preferably using tg

albaalbina 2mo

I disagree. Lots of people use Max except your friends group. Especially for phone calls. Because you can't call via telegram anymore

rhinestone 2mo

Maybe nowadays they do. Haven’t been there for couple years. Although I still call my parents via tg and WhatsApp. They are using vpn for 100₽ monthly

rhinestone 2mo

Same for my friends who using vpn all the time to use Discord

tei922 1mo

Is he going to move or going as a tourist?

simitandchill 1mo

Going as a tourist his wife is Russian

simitandchill 1mo

So I think that is different since she has us and Russian citizen ship I believe

tei922 1mo

Not sure why it would be that extensive for him If he’s going as a tourist

ignaciogomezdf 13d

Hi guys! By any chance does anyone know what’s the situation with the gas (95 or 98 octanes) between Rostov and Moscow? In which areas is it more easy/difficult to find it currently?

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