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Motorhoming in Russia

Why Travel to Russia?

This vast and diverse country, occupying the top chunk of a continent all the way from Poland to Japan - and a big chunk of world history too - demands travel attention.
The architecture is both glorious and hideous, the history is monstrous, the art is sensational and the people can be touchingly friendly.
Absurd Fabergé eggs? Extraordinary onion domes? Caviar crepe? Yes, please.
A hard day's White Night in St Petersburg? Slamming vodka with your taxi driver in Moscow? Da!
Big, brutal, beautiful and intriguing, Russia is an enigma that's got to be sampled by any serious traveller.

'A riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma' Churchill

Downside:
- Most of Russia is no longer cheap though there is plenty of budget accommodation available.
- Hygiene can be a problem.
- Officials are often unpleasantly boorish.
- Crime and corruption in the cities require an ever-open eye.
- Despite the size of the country, internal flights are unreliable and Russian airlines have the world's worst safety record.

Russia Travel Guide, climate:
Best: May, June, Sept, Oct.
[July/August can be wet and stuff gets booked up, especially long-distance trains in August and Black Sea resorts, this is Russian holidays]
Worst: Nov-March [winter is long, dark and extremely cold with short days, but the snow scenes will be stunning. Early Spring is muddy, slushy and falling icicles kill!]

Length of stay:
Minimum worthwhile stay, not including flights: Moscow or St Petersburg are excellent for a wild and wooly underwear weekend.
Recommended: 2 weeks to take in Moscow, St Petersburg and some of the surrounding towns - such as the Golden Ring - and countryside.
The Trans-Siberian Railway to Irkutsk [Lake Baikal] will require at least 5 days.