Tourist invitations
are available through me, the famous Uncle Pasha, the owner of this site. The cost is $80US, payable via PayPal or personal cheque,
or cash in Moscow on arrival if you convince me you will not forget
to make your contribution to my losing cause. Invitations are
normally issued same or next day. Registration available, $50 for my clients,
a bit more for others, the fee includes the courier, thus no need for you to
go anywhere, usually done by
my assistant
Valentina and takes a few hours.
More about invitations, registrations, and other
visa business. (THE $80 FOR THE INVITATION & VOUCHER AND $50 FOR
REGISTRATION IS THE VALID RATE AS OF SEPTEMBER 2008. DISCLAIMER: YOU
CAN PROBABLY GET A BETTER RATE IF YOU SHOP AROUND. MAYBE NOT. MOSCOW
CONTINUES TO SHOCK CIVILIZED HUMANITY.)
June 30, 2008 -
I continue to receive report of
outrageous higher than ever prices in Moscow & St. Petersburg, not to
mention unprecedented traffic jams and bad air. In view of this my dacha offer,
where 1000 roubles (just over $40) will take care of all your living expenses
while 1500 (around $60) will include prepared meals with dishes washed after
you. More info at www.russian-horse-rides.com (English) and
www.unclepasha.com/horses.htm
(Russian, more complete than the English version). Here are a few pictures to
entice you here...
Please note
that I am not an agency. Contact hosts and landlords DIRECTLY.
I'm here to collect information from landlords, hosts, and travellers. If
you prefer someone to do the looking and booking and other arrangements for
you I recommend my ex partner
Olesya, who knows well the Moscow accommodation scene.
I am to be contacted
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if you have questions or need advice related to travelling, living, or
working in Russia
- if you want to hire me to assist you in your projects
- if you are looking for the dacha experience, want to go
camping, horse riding, boating etc. near Staritsa, Tver region
ABOUT ACCOMMODATION ITSELF HOWEVER CONTACT OWNERS/HOSTS
DIRECTLY!!
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$15-60/night
beds/rooms/mattress-on-the floor type arrangements.
Some are from
hosts who will be pleased to act as your guides in exchange for English
practice. Unlike much of what you will find on this site, the Rooms/Homestays/B&B
page is still fully consistent with the cheap Moscow concept as seen about 10 years ago,
when starting this page. Updated frequently.
Proceed here
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A few
hints on how to stay in Moscow for free
or next to it
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$80-180/night apartments, mostly in
good areas of
Moscow
==>>.
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ACCOMMODATION IN SAINT PETERSBURG
==>>
)Petersburg
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HOSTELS & BUDGET HOTELS UNDER
$100/NIGHT ==>>
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train tickets at domestic prices
==>> SERVICE
DISCONTINUED BECAUSE PRICES ARE SO HIGH THAT CLIENTS ARE NEARLY CERTAIN
TO BE DISAPPOINTED
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my famous practical orientation tour that will help you to be self-sufficient in
Moscow and avoid rip offs, thus recovering, within a day or two, your $50 investment into
this exercise.
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I'M NOW LIVING AT MY DACHA AND THUS CAN'T
DO ORIENTATION TOURS. IF YOU WANT ONE I CAN RECOMMEND A GUIDE.
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the rural experience &
Horse riding.
You are invited to my "dacha" near
Staritsa (also spelled "Starica") in the Tver region, right on the Volga river.
My dacha is a natural stopover point for someone travelling
between Moscow and St.
Petersburg through small towns and villages. Recommended for reality tourism enthusiasts.
All the mud and manure and horseflies and potato moonshine you can handle for a $40/day
contribution to my household economy. ($60 for VIP treatment:
prepared meals, help with horses, and your normally grumpy and grouchy
host will do his best to fake cheerful attitude for up to two hours per
day).
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 www.kalugaregion.net
PROJECT ABORTED BUT I STILL KEEP THE SITE IN HOPE SOMEONE WILL TAKE OVER
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ALTERNATIVE TYPES OF ACCOMMODATIONS:
campgrounds,
"sanatoriums", "houses of rest" and other
vestiges of the Soviet era, when the aim was cheap travel and recreation
for masses yet unspoiled by comfort and exposure to western service.
PLEASE Note
that information HERE is provided "as is. SOME OF IT IS OUTDATED.
PLEASE DOUBLE-CHECK THE RATES. PLEASE INFORM ME OF ERRORS AND
INACCURACIES. Feedback about
your experience with landlords & hosts listed here is MOST welcomed.
Thoughts, questions, information, hints?
Please write
Landlords and hosts!
I'll add your offer to this or other pages. If you get regular
business from my site's visitors I'll expect a small
contribution to site upkeep. Otherwise the listing is entirely
free. Feature page can be considered. Please make your
description clear and informative.
Write to me.
A compilation of
resources on budget travel in Eastern & Central Europe & The Baltic:
www.euromost.info
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A small number of paid ads can be placed on
relevant pages of this site or here on the index page. Suggested
contribution: $100-200 per year. I urge you to keep descriptions short
and to the point to be effective. Simple listing is free but you are
expected to send my way 10% of what you receive through my site. Individual
pages I make tend to really attract business. Consider my making a full page
about you.
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From
Russia
Timeshare
If you're ready to return to Moscow, consider
an alternative to pricey hotel rooms.
"Russia timeshare" differ from
hotels in that they are often roomier and offer a fully equipped
kitchen where you can prepare your own meals and a living room for
entertaining.
Timeshare for rent are usually comparably
less than a hotel room. |
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