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• Checklist: What to Visit in St. Petersburg in 2 Days

  When you live in the most popular tourist destination in Russia, all your friends ask you one simple question: what do you recommend seeing? In my three years of living here, I developed a checklist which I will be happy to share with everyone.

  12.10.2021

• Specialty Coffee Culture in St. Petersburg

  Drinking coffee has become an everyday habit for many of us. Choosing a coffee house or a package of coffee beans in a shop can be a problem for a non-professional. As well as other products, coffee can be of different quality and that influences the taste. So where can we find the perfect cup?

  09.06.2021

• St. Petersburg is Bigger Than You Think

  The picture of St. Petersburg for some people is just beautiful buildings with old and authentic architecture, Nevsky Prospect, and the Hermitage, but there are more places that are worth your attention. I want to tell you about my most favorite suburbs that are actually now parts of our city. Lomonosov, Zelenogorsk… If these names don’t ring a bell, then I invite you on a journey to these amazing places.

  21.05.2021

• May Holidays: Where to go to Experience Nature in the City

  The May holidays are approaching. A few days when everything comes together — good weather and a break from studying and work. I always want to get as much out of these days as possible. To gain strength for the last push of study in this semester, to breathe in that warmth of May days, to enjoy nature. Many people leave the city, but what can you do if you don't have a summer house? How do you spend those days in the city?

  28.04.2021

• Ibraheem’s Expeditions: Nevsky Prospect

  "You are going to one of the most beautiful and charming cities in the world" this phrase got stuck in my mind as I was telling my Russian language teacher back in Syria that I received the results for the scholarship and I was accepted at ITMO in St. Petersburg.

  21.09.2020

• St. Petersburg Communal Apartments: Unique and Endangered

  St. Petersburg, a city of five million residents, still has a large number of communal apartments or kommunalki, as they’re called in Russian — about 70,000 in total — most of them in the historic center of the city. With their high ceilings, large windows looking out onto the city's busy streets and picturesque scenery (if you are lucky enough), long centered corridors, and shabby parquet floor, communal apartments retain an air of gracious living, a throwback to the city’s pre-revolutionary past.

  25.08.2020

• Scenic Tram Routes of St. Petersburg

  As protective measures are backing down, the desire to leave your room and explore the city (and never come back) increases. However, the couch lifestyle has left us some unpleasant gifts: I bet your legs beg for mercy after half an hour of a long-awaited stroll. Luckily, we are in St. Petersburg — the city of trams. After choosing one of the routes, you can silently enjoy a long excursion with a breathtaking view just for the price of a ticket.

  06.07.2020

• Exploring Kanonerskiy Island

  If you’re a fan of sheds, empty buildings, and bricks, Kanonerskiy Island is a wonderful place to spend an afternoon.

  06.12.2018