Tips for Women Traveling to Russia Alone

Edit About.com 21 Feb 2016
Most women traveling in Russia alone will not encounter significant problems. The upside of Russia still having quite a strictly gender-roled society is that women are treated with a lot of appreciation and respect ... As such, you will likely not experience a lot of issues as a female traveler ... If you need to get around in a vehicle late at night, try to find out beforehand if there is a “marshrutka” (minibus) that you can take ... ....

Domodedovo, Vnukovo, Sheremetyevo - The Definitive Guide to Moscow Airports

Edit About.com 21 Feb 2016
Image © Zac Allan. There are three major airports in Moscow - Domodedovo, Vnukovo and Sheremetyevo. I know - to most people, they sound like terrifying names straight out of Russian history books! However, it's actually quite simple to figure out and get to and from Moscow airports... You can also take a shutte bus, called a "marshrutka", which comes more frequently and costs only a bit more (around 25 rubles) ... (DME) ... ....

Why I love living in Siberia

Edit The Guardian 19 May 2015
“Why Siberia?” is a question that I’ve grown quite used to hearing. That any sane person should want to live here is a fact met with incredulity by Brits and Russians alike ... I still recall, some years ago in Kiev, jolting up and down on my seat inside a speeding marshrutka (a kitschy type of shared taxi particular to ex-Soviet states) desperately trying to solicit some directions to my hostel, located near the city’s main station ... ....

Olympus OM-D E-M5 II Review

Edit Digital Photography Review 29 Apr 2015
Review based on production Olympus OM-D E-M5 II. Olympus's OM-D E-M5 II is, like its predecessor, a small, attractive and usable 16MP camera. In fact, at first glance it looks relatively unchanged ... And, it must be said, it's quite a challenge ... Sure enough, the E-M5 II doesn't feel like as big a step forward as its predecessor was ... E-M5 ... E-M1 ... 1 ... Try to do that with a FF system when you are in some marshrutka (mini-van) with 30 people inside....

Mongols, Murder, Mutton, and Throat Singing

Edit Huffington Post 13 Feb 2015
The Republic of Tuva is the weirdest place I have ever been. It has the highest murder rate in Russia, is the fourth poorest region in the country, and also happens to be the geographic center of Asia ... However, the coolest thing about Tuva is the throat singing ... Tuvan throat singing is something of an acquired taste ... Photo By Harriet Salem ... We hopped into a marshrutka mini-bus and rode to an encampment of Tuvans out on the open steppe ... ....

St. Petersburg's latest taxi is an ex-Soviet armoured patrol car

Edit The Independent 30 Dec 2014
Russian cities are well-known for their Slavic smorgasbord of public transport vehicles. metro, tram, bus, trolleybus, marshrutka ... Furthermore, if any trouble does befall the travelling public, a heavy machine gun atop the car may come in handy ... ....

Ukraine's energy tech start-ups blooming in the fields

Edit BBC News 11 Nov 2014
Ukraine's inefficient energy sector leaves it vulnerable to being stretched over a barrel - literally - by Russia. Continue reading the main story Special Report ... Roman Zinchenko says the answer lies in start-ups ... Kseniia Choni, a 23-year-old Maidan activist now working for Greencubator, describes heading out of town on a "marshrutka" - "that terrible yellow minibus" ... 'We learn, learn, learn' ... Green fashion? ... ....

Crimea: Holiday Wonderland?

Edit Forbes 18 Aug 2014
By Tim Stanley. SIMFEROPOL – The signs are everywhere – on billboards, banners, and buses. A plain white background, with four short words in green lettering. Русская весна…что дальше? (Russian spring…what next?) ... Long sunny days sunbathing, swimming, and sightseeing ... But this year is different ... The taxi or marshrutka you get into at the airport to take you to your resort may have either Russian or Ukrainian registration plates....

I Explored The Unrecognized Soviet Socialist Republic Of Transnistria

Edit Business Insider 09 Jul 2014
As Russian military strength continues to manifest itself more markedly in the east of Ukraine, there are many left speculating as to when and where Putin’s influence will eventually rest ... Then a door opened, quite suddenly, and a man stepped through to join us ... Along with another backpacker from the hostel, I hopped on a marshrutka bus that was heading north and east from the city, in the direction of the border with Ukraine ... OR....

Dallas without a car: A transit experiment

Edit The Dallas Morning News 08 Jul 2014
Every time we step out of our houses, we make a transportation choice. That choice is guided by time, logistics, money, convenience and habit. Since most of us all dabble in this phenomenon called a commute, I wanted to explore what Dallas would be like without a car ... Peace Corps volunteer in Armenia ... walking, hitchhiking, tram, trolley, subway, marshrutka (the Soviet-version of the mini-bus), donkey and carriage ... The goal ... TOP PICKS. ....

Transnistria: Europe's other Crimea

Edit Al Jazeera 13 Mar 2014
Compared to Ukraine, Moldova got away lightly following its departure from Moscow's patronage ... Only 60km east of Moldova's capital Chisinau and reachable by a bumpy ride in a marshrutka (shared taxi) accompanied by blaring Russian pop music, the haphazard border controls emblazoned with the red and green stripes of the Transnistrian flag come into view ... But residents in the capital Tiraspol like shop assistant Nadya disagree ... ....

Here's What You Find In The Vast Network Of Secret Tunnels Under Ukraine

Edit Business Insider 13 Feb 2014
Darmon Richter is a freelance writer and photographer; an experienced 'urban explorer' and self-confessed dark tourist. He is now entering his third year of long-term travel. Recent Posts. How I Discovered That Smoking Weed Is Legal In North Korea. Welcome to Ordos. The World's Largest "Ghost City" [China] Urban Exploration. Abandoned Train Yard [Romania] Urban Exploration ... Squeezing onboard the over-filled marshrutka we met Vanya ...   ... ....

Letter from Russia: Back to basics in Samara

Edit The Guardian 28 Jan 2014
Photograph. Rex Features ... Yet there is a certain atmosphere which strikes me each time I take the marshrutka, the public mini-bus to work ... Marshrutkas have proven to be the best source of friends for foreigners as curious young Russians, amazed at hearing a group of girls speaking English, ask, "Why are you in Samara? What do you do in your free time? Do you have VK? [Russian Facebook]" ... Sign up for the Guardian Today ... ....
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