Way to Russia Talk Lounge

Great- thanks. I'll give them a shot.

I'm in a jamb and must book a room for the night of 3 june. The email links on this site are outdated and an internet search is giving me mixed results. can anyone recommend a decently priced place?
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Is tea (in this case from Gotland, a Swedish island in the Baltic Sea) generally a good gift? It's for my Russian teacher...

I think tea would be a good choice- I get unusual tea for my teacher eve ...

I ended up buying Hershy's but maybe I will upgrade to Dove. Personally, I can't stand Russian chocolate but it's a lot better than Ukranian.

I found it largely useless- and an avenue for people to send me adverts and solicitations by supposed Russian women. I'd never use it again.

Someone else might have a better time than the person who experienced a not so great time.
Oh I never said I had bad time in the USA. I always had great time there. Americans are pretty ignorant, and ...

Related to what gaijin said: I'm American, I have both worked in the tourist industry and traveled abroad a lot and Americans can be very obnoxious and self- centered tourists. I've been embarassed ma ...

I was thinking a NYC messenger bag for the student in the family, a cool NYC tote for the mom, and a t-shirt for the dad. My instructor (who is Russian) suggested american chocolate, tho personally I ...

In June, I'll be spending a few days with a family. I do not know them, they are friends of my Russian instructor and they have offered to host me out of kindness to her. I want to bring them gifts to ...

IREN: thank you, all that is good to know. your english is fine!

Thanks Avis. How long do the buses take (and I assume you mean the mini buses, not municipal buses)?

Thanks VOX. would you recommend Kursk station then? do the trains run more frequently? any specific tracks?
thx
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thanks VOX16

try this. all territory rules are at the end

http://www.vfbs.ru/rus/brochura.pdf

I'm trying to figure out bus and train times (and stations) from moscow to vladimir. the more i read on-line the more confused I am- different schedules and outdated info. Local trains to vladimir run ...