Until about three months ago, I’d never even heard of a place called Murmansk and had no desire to go there. Now, I can safely say that it was one of my favourite travel adventures so far! Murmansk is the largest city in the arctic circle and it’s located in the north-west of Russia. It…
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A long weekend in St. Petersburg
Moscow isn’t the only beautiful city that Russia has to offer. St. Petersburg is known for its amazing sights and wonderful culture. Some friends and I took a long weekend trip to St. Petersburg from Moscow and my adventure started on the train – but more on that further down. We had a phenomenal time…
Meg’s Top 10 in Moscow
…so far 😉 Moscow is a city like no other that I’ve experienced so far. The people and culture are certainly unique and there are sights to see and places to explore around every corner. I still have a bit of time left here so there may be some add-ons later, but I’ve already been…
Russia – A month in Moscow
For my 5th semester at university, I’ve decided to do a foreign semester in the capital of Russia, Moscow. Every time I would tell someone this the response was always a bit of a confused smile followed by the question, “but why Moscow?” and to be honest, I can’t really blame them. It’s not exactly a…
Applying for a Russian (student) visa
I’ve applied for a visas for many different countries but this one was certainly the most complicate one…by far. Generally, citizens from most countries need a visa to enter Russia and one of the most important things to know about this in general is that it will take time. This basically means that you need…
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