Comments on: Cheap sightseeing on Moscow’s Metro

By: Ride the longest escalators in Russia | World Walker

Ride the longest escalators in Russia | World Walker — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 03:41:35 +0000

[...] for two reasons. First of all, many underground metro stations in both Moscow and St Petersburg are like art galleries – you can see communist-era mosaics in one, stained glass installations in another and bronze [...]

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By: Budget accommodation in Russia - Try a homestay « Europe a la Carte Blog

Budget accommodation in Russia - Try a homestay « Europe a la Carte Blog — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 06:17:45 +0000

[...] for visiting!A few weeks ago I mentioned a cheap sightseeing activity in Moscow – exploring the metro stations which have been decorated like art galleries – and a couple of people were worried about the high [...]

By: Amanda

Amanda — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 03:31:13 +0000

TransSibTrav, all you needed to do was do some homestays! I used a homestay agency to book me places all along the Trans-Sib route and paid hostel rates to stay with sweet old Russian ladies who made me breakfast. It was great!

By: Jenny

Jenny — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 01:40:27 +0000

Moscow is great for the holidays!

By: TransSiberianTraveller

TransSiberianTraveller — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 13:30:37 +0000

Moscow was actually one of the *cheaper* destinations for me in Russia – it has a semblance of a budget travel infrastructure, with quite a few hostels to choose from now. What killed my budget in Mother Russia was going deep into Siberia and needing to stop over somewhere – often the only choice was a tattered old Russian business hotel up at inflated foreigner (or at least, non-Russian-speaking) rates.

My tip: explore the cities by day, and get overnight trains as often as possible to save on the hefty accommodation costs…