How to buy a russian train ticket with a Visa/Mastercard

How to booking a russian train ticket online with Visa/Mastercard

You’re looking to buy a russian train ticket for your Trans-Siberian journey but you don’t have a local russian MIR bank card ? No worries, there are alternatives to buy…

A russian man exchanging euros for russian roubles in the street in Russia

How to exchange money in Russia

You are traveling to Russia soon and wonder how on earth you will be able to bypass the sanctions and and actually get your hands on russian roubles ? Here…

Saint Basil's Cathedral in Moscow's Red Square in Russia with logos of the 3 most popular mobile phone operators to buy a SIM card for travel : Beeline, Megafon, MTS

Best Russia SIM card to get in 2024

Visiting Russia soon and looking for the best SIM card to get on arrival ? There are plenty of mobile phone operators in the country and it can be confusing…

A buddhist temple, stupa and tibetan flags in Kalmykia, Russia

13 best places to visit in Kalmykia

Kalmykia is Europe’s only buddhist “nation” and a hidden gem in the southern Volga region. I’ve never heard about it until my last minute planned hitchhiking itinerary made me cross…

Travel guide to Kalmykia

Kalmykia : a travel guide to Europe’s only Buddhist region

Republic of Kalmykia is located in the southern Volga region, just north of the Caucasus, bordering the Caspian Sea. It’s mostly known for being the only Buddhist region of Europe…

A laptop and european passport to book an airplane to russia

5 airlines to fly to Russia from Europe (Visa/Mastercard booking)

There are still tones of international airlines flying to Russia in 2024, just not any Western ones, and that’s the main problem for tourists from coming the EU, UK or…