Moscow and St. Petersburg for the non-Russian

[Leslie Farmer]

In a message dated 6/12/1 15:24:26, alla-n at HOME.COM writes:

<< A word of warning to anyone preparing to go to either Moscow or St.
Petersburg without a reasonable command of Russian and/or very close Russian
friends there. My husband and I have just returned from two of the most
miserable weeks we've ever spent - anywhere.  >>

What a shame--it sounds awful.
I had a very good experience in Moscow and St. Petersburg with the St.
Petersburg Host Families Organization, which I located through the Rough
Guide series, a year or so ago, even though I don't speak Russian (French and
some Czech) and was  traveling on my own.  They did all that they promised
(well, 95%, let's allow for some human error) and my impression of the
organization was positive.

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