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Temporary not accepting guests as I am mostly busy with my work and have a lot of business trips in Aug-Sep. In rare cases when I will have an open window for hosting, I will look for travellers on my own.
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Nice to meet you!

I am easygoing, life-loving person, why enjoys travelling, conversations and meeting new people (blah-blah-blah, we all do, don't we?).

I was born and still live in Moscow. Come and visit my city, I would gladly show you around. I am especially profecient in nightlife, bars and the dark side of it. However, should you decide to have some art-museum-sightseeing session, I can help with that too :)

Oh, and I drive a car, so I can meet you and sometimes drive you wherever you want (if I am free ofcause).

Perché sono iscritto su Couchsurfing

I suddenly found myself living alone in a big flat and having enough free time and space. Now I am trying to fill this hole.

Interessi

Windsurfing, squash, ping-pong, tennis, snowboard, parties, nightlife, videogames, partygames, travelling (woah, who could have guessed?!), bikes, cars, good books, good movies, hiking, night walks, good art, future tech, physics and having fun :)

• arts
• books
• nightlife
• partying
• technology
• movies
• traveling
• cars
• hiking
• windsurfing
• snowboarding
• tennis
• racquetball
• physics
• tourism
• sightseeing
• squash

Musica, film e libri

All the good ones

Una cosa incredibile che ho fatto

Shot down a plane with RPG in Battlefield

Insegna, impara, condividi

Here is a small guide about travelling to Russia.

Is it safe?
In general – yes. Moscow and other huge cities are very safe. In my entire life, no one ever stole anything from me or my friends nor there were any other bad accidents. However, like in every city there are still certain areas I would suggest to avoid:
1. Train stations and areas around.
2. Subway after 12:00 pm
3. Open markets (which are almost non-existent anymore)
When travelling outside huge cities I suggest being much more cautious. All the general rules of safety should be applied here. I.e. do not trust unknown people, avoid lonely and dark places, do not leave your things unattended.

Will I be able to communicate with locals?
Russians in general does not speak English very well. In big cities half of the people 18-30 will be able sustain basic conversation and only 1 out of 5 will be able to go beyond that. The older the person the less are the chances. Outside of big cities this numbers could be divided by 2.

Carrying money
I recommend taking your money on your credit card plus a small amount of cash in USD or EUR. Exchange points are widespread, just do not try to exchange everything right after you take off the plane – the ratio may be bad. Check out currency ratio on Yandex.ru. The exchange ratio should not be more than +\-3 rubles from the current ratio.
Credit cards (Visa, Mastercards) are accepted almost everywhere and ATMs are widespread.

Is it expensive?
In view of the current economic situation Russia is very cheap. A good meal in Moscow will cost you around 15$, and between 7-10$ in other cities. Hotels in Moscow cost around 30-100$ per night and far less in other places. Subway and public transport costs are around 0.25$~0.75$, Uber/Taxi in Moscow is around 5~8$ per trip.

How much time do I need?
Moscow and Saint Petersburg are huge and very beautiful places. It may take a week to visit all the most popular attractions; however, I would recommend at least 3 full days. Other cities may take a day or two.

How do I travel around the city?
We usually use subways as the fastest and most convenient way to travel. Rush hours are 7am – 11am and 6 pm – 8 pm. During it subway are very crowded and city is filled with traffic jams.
If you want to use taxis – just use Uber, it is widespread. Catching a cab on a street is possible, but driver may not speak English.
Getting from and to the airport is best with the train (Aeroexpress). It costs around 8$ and takes 30~50 minutes.

Tickets
Bus/Trolley/Tram tickets can be purchased from the driver. A ticket will cost 50 rub or less in other cities. Subway tickets are sold in the station halls, just use a machine to buy one. For long-distance trains I recommend using RZD.ru, an official web site for Russian Railway Roads.

Travelling from Moscow
Moscow is a huge transport hub. From here you can get to any part of the country. If you have never been anywhere in Russia, I would first recommend to go to Saint Petersburg. The most convenient way is on a high-speed train. It will take 4 hours and around 80USD one-way. Other cities around worth visiting: Kazan, Nizhniy Novgorod and maybe Velikiy Novgorod (one of the oldest cities in Russia).
Keep in mind that Moscow have 3 airports which are located far from each other. Check out your tickets first!

Cosa posso offrire ai padroni di casa

A room, bathroom, kitchen, whatever else you need. And ofcause my free time :)

Paesi che ho visitato

Austria, Belarus, China, Cyprus, Denmark, Egypt, Germany, India, Israel, Italy, Philippines, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine, United States, Vatican City State