Russia: A journey into time

Top 5 reasons to make Russia your
first post-Covid destination!

1. Grand AF: 

If opulent is the mother of grand, then Russia can easily be called the grand-mother of opulent! The cathedrals, squares, forts, palaces, museums, markets, hotels, roads... scream out grandeur you would've never seen before. If you thought Europe was grand, well wait till you see the grand ol' Russia!

2. Unmatched VFM: 

Presently with 1 Euro giving you 71 Russian Rubles, and your 1 INR roughly being around 1 Russian Ruble, it's cheap as hell to visit Russia. Hotels, museums, taxis, trains, restaurants, you'll get maximum bang for your buck, anytime of the day. So look at it as going to a grander Europe by spending less that what you'd spend in say Thailand. Surely, that's a good deal...

3. Mind-blowing History:

When it comes to history, well it doesn't get bigger than this region. From the early Slavs to the Byzantine empire to the Tzars to the Bolsheviks to Stalin to the break-up of USSR to the post-Soviet Russia and the present day political rockstar, Vladimir Putin. It's all waiting to unfold itself when you land in Russia, and the more you see the more you want to know!

4. More than Vodka, it's adrenaline overflow: 

Buildings, cars, bikes, skies, vodka, luxury boats, you name it and it is on an adrenaline overflow all the time. It's not uncommon to see tyres being burnt on the red-lights in main streets to ensure that they have the right grip when they take off to reach the next red-light. Ducatis, Kawasakis, Lamborginis, Ferraris, CBZs, and more vie for you attention all the time! The only distractions being the amazingly lit up streets, buildings and the LED screens all over the city. All vying to ensure that you're kept wide-eyed all the time.

5. Russians themselves: 

Last, but definitely not the least, the Russians themselves...  An amazing bunch of people. So what if they don't smile when they look at you! Doesn't mean they're dangerous. They go about their task, the same way they would leave you to go about yours. No Western BS of smiling at every passerby and talking in a sing-song tone to everyone. All you need to see the warmth on their faces is to say "spasiba" or "dasvadaniya" ("thank you" and "hello" respectively, in Russian).