Travel reviews
Chère Irina
Mille mercis pour avoir permis cette découverte du musée de la littérature russe ce soir!! Tous les génies sont là , présents vivants saisis dans leur quotidien. Une archiviste s est même improvisée guide pour nous...le sujet de la conférence s étant révélé trop ardu pour le modeste russophile que je suis! Merci encore
Excellente soirée A un de ces jours , en des temps meilleurs
Mille mercis pour avoir permis cette découverte du musée de la littérature russe ce soir!! Tous les génies sont là , présents vivants saisis dans leur quotidien. Une archiviste s est même improvisée guide pour nous...le sujet de la conférence s étant révélé trop ardu pour le modeste russophile que je suis! Merci encore
Excellente soirée A un de ces jours , en des temps meilleurs
Laure et Pascal, Nov 10, 2020
Hi Masha and Dima —
Just found this thread and want to let you both know how much we enjoyed our trip to Russia last fall — and how much we appreciated the excellent help of Intrepid and parallel 60!
Hoping our countries will eventually return to friendly relations and we’ll be able to return to Russia.
And I hope you are both safe and well.
Susan
Susan, Jul 17, 2020
Olga: thankyou so much for your assistance and knowledge the last 2 days.
We appreciated it very much. It made our visit much more meaningful.
We lasted another 2 1/2 hours. Got a bit lost but managed to retrieve our coats and walk back to hotel with no trouble.
Come to Canada for a visit some day. We will give you a fun tour of Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan.
You can google it. There really is such a place.
All the best.
G & C
We appreciated it very much. It made our visit much more meaningful.
We lasted another 2 1/2 hours. Got a bit lost but managed to retrieve our coats and walk back to hotel with no trouble.
Come to Canada for a visit some day. We will give you a fun tour of Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan.
You can google it. There really is such a place.
All the best.
G & C
George W Patterson and Colleen , Oct 4, 2019
2 days ago we returned from Moscow. The tour was a success. Thank you for your help.
Elena, the local guide was very polite and full of information. Also, the bus and the drivers were on the high standard.
Only the dinner in Korcma was not so good. Food was fine, but the whole group was in a very small room and it was overcrowded.
So we were satisfied and we would like to cooperate with you on other tours.
Elena, the local guide was very polite and full of information. Also, the bus and the drivers were on the high standard.
Only the dinner in Korcma was not so good. Food was fine, but the whole group was in a very small room and it was overcrowded.
So we were satisfied and we would like to cooperate with you on other tours.
Miloš Mahorčič, Sep 25, 2019
The clients just came back had an awesome trip! Thank you for all your help.
The tour guides were excellent, everything went smoothly except of hotel In ST. Petersburg they couldn't find the reservation until 1 1/2 hours later.....very strange.
Best regards,
The tour guides were excellent, everything went smoothly except of hotel In ST. Petersburg they couldn't find the reservation until 1 1/2 hours later.....very strange.
Best regards,
Maun Ferris Travel Counselor, CTA Travel Advisors of Los Gatos, Sep 13, 2019
The Russia section was great apart from the returning train from Petrozavodsk to St. Petersburg, the ticket was for the 28/7 not 28/8. No one picked up on it, until the conductor typed my name into her computer and said you’re not on this train. The supervisor came, who spoke English and explained, and it was obvious just previously unnoticed, so I had to purchase another ticket and get back to the train with a few minutes to spare. It was a mistake on the part of the Parallel 60 people.
The Parallel 60 people could, in their package provide information about the various items of interest in the location you’re at, just from the available public information, as it took a while to get wise to how everything works, and the best way of accessing them.
I found buying tickets on-line the previous evening through the official website!!!, to be the only way to see the various things without being stuck in the throng. Food was brilliant, so much choice.
Petrozavodsk, Capital city of Karelia state, was really nice, on Lake Onega, Kizhi island, along with other things I didn’t get to see. Anastacia, Maxim and the last lady who did the Petrovodsk part were great, super prepared, and gave information etc to complete your experience.
The marcial spring waters was a surprise. The Sanatorum Dvorsky, nice and comfortable, resonant walls, I was the only one there not for health reasons, as most visitors are on a doctor coordinated holiday, rest & relaxation, spa and even medical treatments daily, very controlled diet regime depending on prescription, exercise, fresh air and healing waters. That worked for me also. The springs also very popular.
Overall, everyone I encountered was friendly and super helpful, even the RZD people. I’d definitely go back.
The Parallel 60 people could, in their package provide information about the various items of interest in the location you’re at, just from the available public information, as it took a while to get wise to how everything works, and the best way of accessing them.
I found buying tickets on-line the previous evening through the official website!!!, to be the only way to see the various things without being stuck in the throng. Food was brilliant, so much choice.
Petrozavodsk, Capital city of Karelia state, was really nice, on Lake Onega, Kizhi island, along with other things I didn’t get to see. Anastacia, Maxim and the last lady who did the Petrovodsk part were great, super prepared, and gave information etc to complete your experience.
The marcial spring waters was a surprise. The Sanatorum Dvorsky, nice and comfortable, resonant walls, I was the only one there not for health reasons, as most visitors are on a doctor coordinated holiday, rest & relaxation, spa and even medical treatments daily, very controlled diet regime depending on prescription, exercise, fresh air and healing waters. That worked for me also. The springs also very popular.
Overall, everyone I encountered was friendly and super helpful, even the RZD people. I’d definitely go back.
Mr.Mackle (New Zealand), Sep 6, 2019
Good Afternoon,
My client’s returned from their tour, with you, to St. Petersburg and Moscow, we had a long chat.
I am passing on their remarks to you. They had a fabulous time! So very impressed with your country, the guides were very good, especially Olga in St. Petersburg. He said she was extremely knowledgeable and went out of her way for them. Kate (or Katie) he said was very knowledgeable but they were spoiled by Olga. The hotels were wonderful and well situated.
He said the tours were really good and he was so amazed with all the beauty of St. Petersburg but super surprised by Moscow, how beautiful it was.
He said that Swan Lake was something he really didn’t have interest in going to but his wife did. He said that he was blown away, it was so wonderful! They were also in row 4, so had great seats.
You did a wonderful job, and I know it was a lot of work.
Thank you and I will be getting back to you for future trips.
My client’s returned from their tour, with you, to St. Petersburg and Moscow, we had a long chat.
I am passing on their remarks to you. They had a fabulous time! So very impressed with your country, the guides were very good, especially Olga in St. Petersburg. He said she was extremely knowledgeable and went out of her way for them. Kate (or Katie) he said was very knowledgeable but they were spoiled by Olga. The hotels were wonderful and well situated.
He said the tours were really good and he was so amazed with all the beauty of St. Petersburg but super surprised by Moscow, how beautiful it was.
He said that Swan Lake was something he really didn’t have interest in going to but his wife did. He said that he was blown away, it was so wonderful! They were also in row 4, so had great seats.
You did a wonderful job, and I know it was a lot of work.
Thank you and I will be getting back to you for future trips.
Marilyn Lewis, Sep 6, 2019
As per the schedule, the tour is very good and the details are as below:
Transportation - good
Hotel - rooms are nice and breakfast is fine
Food/restaurant - food is good. Tratment is good. Just one night we had russian food - it was good
Sightseeing - obviously the Hermitage is the best. River cruise and Peterhoff is good
Guide - very nice and cooperative and knowledgeable
All one - good
Russia is most famous in the world with its great leaders of Lenin, Stalin and writers like Tolstoy, Gorkiy and Dostoyevskiy and also Russia revolutionary movement
Transportation - good
Hotel - rooms are nice and breakfast is fine
Food/restaurant - food is good. Tratment is good. Just one night we had russian food - it was good
Sightseeing - obviously the Hermitage is the best. River cruise and Peterhoff is good
Guide - very nice and cooperative and knowledgeable
All one - good
Russia is most famous in the world with its great leaders of Lenin, Stalin and writers like Tolstoy, Gorkiy and Dostoyevskiy and also Russia revolutionary movement
G. Narasimha Prasad, Jul 16, 2019
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