Peterhof Palace: Saint Petersburg
If you are in Saint Petersburg during spring or summer months, visiting the Peterhof Palace is a must. The palace is also called Versailles of Russia. After all, the Versailles was the inspiration to build this palace. Its majestic building, elaborate cathedral, sprawling woods and bubbling fountains will make you want to stay here forever.
Sergiev Posad: Day Trip from Moscow
When I was chalking out the itinerary for Russia, my intention was to explore the entire Golden Ring, which is a ring of about seven cities located in the North East of Russia. These cities are: Vladimir, Suzdal, Kostroma, Yaroslavl, Rostov-Veliky, Pereyaslavl-Zalessky and Sergiev Posad. However, with the little time I had, Sergiev Posad was the only town on the Golden Ring that I finally visited...
Russia: Visa for Indian Citizens
If you intend to visit Russia for tourism purposes, do not fret... the visa process is super smooth and simple. Possibly, you can do it all on your own without an agent either. Here are the documents that are needed for the Russian tourist visa...
Aeroflot: Airline Review
I am back after a fun week in Russia. I flew from Delhi (India) to Moscow (Russia) on an Aeroflot aircraft. Tickets to Moscow were cheaper on Turkish Airlines, but I chose Aeroflot as I was told that getting the visa might be an issue if I am not booked on Russia's national carrier. So, despite reading some terrible reviews about Aeroflot, I still went ahead and booked my flight. Here is my review...
Moscow City Tour
Usually, I like to do a walking tour of any city that I visit. I plan my itinerary such that this tour is the first thing that I do in the city. This acts as an introduction to the city and helps me figure out which attractions I would like to revisit. While I was in Moscow, I decided to hop on to the ‘Moscow City Tour’ and figure out what the city has to offer, besides the Kremlin and the Red Square.
Souvenir Shopping in Moscow: Izmailovsky Market
I have a list of things that I need to bring back from every country to complete our 'Home Sweet Home'. Our abode has a Turkish lamp from Istanbul, an ostrich egg from South Africa, a carved wooden door from Zanzibar, bright red clogs from Netherlands, floor carpet from Oman, papyrus paintings from Egypt... the list goes on. It truly looks like a travellers house! Obviously, on the list was 'Matryoshka Dolls from Russia'. Now that I was in Russia, I just had to pick up a set.
Russia: One Week Itinerary
Russia, the largest country in the world has been on my bucketlist for the longest time. This is where the first 'women only' tour of Ticking the Bucketlist is headed. We are off tomorrow and would be spending one week in this enchanting land!
Here is what our 'one week in Russia' itinerary looks like...
