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#106432
01/27/06 02:02 PM
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mpbear
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Does anyone have suggestions for a guide in St. Petersburg for a group of 8?
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Re: St. Petersburg guide
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01/27/06 05:44 PM
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Fogmalkin
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Assuming that your party of eight do not want to obtain individual Russian visas, I would suggest looking into booking Red October. Many on this board have and do use them on a regular basis.They come HIGHLY recommended. Here is a link to get you going : Red October\'s US website
Suzanne
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Re: St. Petersburg guide
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01/28/06 03:47 PM
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jhp
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mpbear, that seems to be the place to book on this board. When I was there in 2001, things seemed to be a bit different with independent operators. Time and again, people have reported back on this board that they were happy with Red October.
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Re: St. Petersburg guide
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01/29/06 05:59 PM
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mpbear
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OK, what is Red October and will my cellphone work in ST. Petersburg (thought I would throw that question in).
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Re: St. Petersburg guide
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01/29/06 08:47 PM
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Fogmalkin
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mpbear,
Click on the link I provided you in my post above. There are also many, many testimonials on this board.
As to your cell phone, I do not know what type of phone you have or who your carrier is. Do you have a tri band (you don't need quad band here) phone with a carrier that has an agreement with the "locals", so to speak? Look on line at your carrier's website for coverage info.
If you need to buy a new phone, do a search in off topic and that is covered there with many options and opinions.
Suzanne
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Re: St. Petersburg guide
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01/30/06 02:22 PM
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Re: St. Petersburg guide
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03/16/06 02:36 AM
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Cruise Muse
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I can put you in touch with a wonderful man (Andrey) who is not an official guide, but who would be able to serve as an "escort/bodyguard/interpreter" in St. Petersburg. Red October is great, but if you want to explore on your own for one day, you might want to consider doing so with Andrey's help. You would need a Russian visa for this, however. Email me if you want more details. cruisemuse@yahoo.com
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