Luckily Saint-Petersburg is not as expensive as Moscow but I wouldn’t say it’s a really budget place for tourists, rather you should expect average European prices. For example, a double room in a mid-range hotel is from 100 – 140$ per night ( and it will […]
Saint-Petersburg is not more dangerous than any other big city in the USA or Europe. Beware of pick-pocketers in tourist areas, try not to show big sums of money or credit cards in public places and use common sense. When using public transport, especially metro, […]
The best time to visit St Petersburg is May to September. Famous «white nights» last approximately from the 20th of May to the middle of July. Unfortunately during this period St Petersburg is overcrowded with tourists and hotel rates are the highest. If I were a foreigner I […]