Russia (Moscow)

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Travel story: Russia (Moscow)

Moscow
Backpacking in Russia was still expensive in 1994 as Intourist had not yet relaxed its monopoly on the tourist business. To get a visa in Montreal, I had to book, and prepay, a week in an Intourist hotel the cheapest of which was the 8000 bed Izmailovo, built for the 1980 Olympics in an eastern suburb, for 43 dollars US a night.

It was nice to see my friend Sasha again after 23 years. She guided me through a grand Moscow tour which I enjoyed thoroughly even... More