Moscow

[Stravinsky]

I had to arrange a car at the hotel: 2500 rubles for the return trip to Sherm Airport.

Why was it necessary to return to the airport by car? Why not take the train? Is it not practical for a return trip? Conflict with your flight schedule?

[Skwiskwis]

Just concluded a weekend (business) visit to the alleged southern "capital, or, as Moscow is affectionately known in St. Petersburg, 'karova bez mozgov. '.

And brains, and what Moscow does to brains and the psyche, is the topic of this post.

Flew in on Friday from the US via Amsterdam. Arrived at Sheremetyevo on a KLM flight. Took the Aeroexpress to Belorussky Train Station and then took the metro to the hotel (Best Western Vega). 35 minutes on Aeroexpress and then around 40 or so to get to the hotel. I had purchased the Aeroexpress ticket on the internet site prior to arrival (340 rubles; it's 400 if you buy it at the airport). Hotel was fine. Price was reasonable for Moscow. About 5 minutes from the nearest metro. If you need to buy a metro card all you have to do is walk up to the window in the metro station and use your fingers to indicate how many trips you want on the card. Kitchen Russian is optional. Unfortunately, to return, I had to arrange a car at the hotel: 2500 rubles for the return trip to Sherm Airport.

Shower and short rest and then back on the metro to meet Natasha Very Short Blue Hair. She came via train (1400 rubles for the ticket) from a city not too far from Moscow. Natasha Very Short Blue Hair has also met me in St Petersburg. Attached are two photos of her for comparison of the effect the two cities have on the human psyche. In the one from Moscow you can see the city has started damaging her psyche and turning her morose and religious and in the one from Petersburg you can see she is joyful and smiling and agnostic.

Saturday we went to Pushkin Cafe. Recommend a reservation on the second floor if you want some privacy.

Prior to arriving, Natasha Very Short Blue Hair had indicated she wanted to visit a "church, Matrona Moskovskaya, she's always wanted to go to in Moscow. And so on Sunday we went, and the negative effects of the city were in full effect. She was determined to see the relics and icons, place candles by each, kiss each, and otherwise queue up (the queues were outrageous - 1. 5 hours to get to one of the icons; almost 3 to see the relics; 30 minutes just to buy candles). It turned out her church was a huge monastery. Now I know what your thinking: How could I possibly stand in queues for so long with a glum girl who had dressed very conservatively on a hot day and was even wearing a head scarf so as not to offend the spirits of the monastery (or whatever the reason is all the women wear head scarves), well, as it turned out Natasha Very Short Blue Hair struck up conversations with people in the queues, asked them to save our places, and then we went off to visit other parts of the monastery, place even more candles, kiss even more icons, and even went to lunch. Fortunately, Natasha Very Short Blue hair retained enough brain matter to game the system.

So the lesson here is beware if a girl asks you to visit a church with her in Moscow. The negative effects of the city are such that they will turn her into a devout icon kissing, candle placing, relics obsessed tourist and you might find yourself foot sore.

Met Natasha Very Short Blue Hair at a birthday party for a (Russian) friend she was visiting in Petersburg, so I suppose you could put her in the category of girls you can meet if you visit Russia and participate in local social events. She was studying English at the time and was thrilled to practice her English with me at the party and then we exchanged numbers and VK info. We kept in touch and I invited her to visit Petersburg again and we went thru the song and dance of, 'but I don't have any place to say, 'you can stay with me, 'I don't have money for a ticket, yada yada yada. Our relationship currently is I pay for her tickets (of course) and give her presents, usually rubles (15000 this time) and something else (this time it was perfume and vitamins and shoes). She stayed with me from Friday evening until Monday morning.

[It Travel]

This is not a dispute of your observations, just wondering why you or anyone would fail to consider so many other attractive options than ONLY one city in a country of many destinations. If you would go to all the trouble to fly there, unless you are stuck in the capital because of work, why limit yourself to the easiest choice, where you are clearly going to find yourself in the midst of many other international travelers, businessmen, and men of means, all looking for the same thing? Yes, its true that Moscow also attracts the greatest number of ladies from the provinces and other countries too, in search of financial opportunities, but according to your own calculations, they will be expecting more there too.

The point of arriving at Sheremetyevo, but then NOT looking at the domestic departures board, to peruse all the connections where Aeroflot can deliver you to, or arriving at Domodedovo, but NOT stirring your imagination considering all those places where S7 can connect you to, doesn't make much sense. I don't mean to infer that Moscow is not a great destination, it clearly is the center of the universe. But it's only the beginning.

It's just that when I read your Clarifications, I'm baffled that such comparisons are intended to illustrate that the US is a valid comparison and worth mentioning as a mongering option stacked against Russia? You make it sound like mongering in Russia, can be matched at the quality levels and price points of ladies in the US. Yes, I get it, that you meant JUST Moscow, but I have to stick my foot in here to say, wait a minute.

Consider that you could simply get back on another flight to connect to one of many provincial capitals, and in that one step, all YOUR clarifications go right out the window. Within the standard quality deviations of University and Institute ladies, 7's, 8's, and 9's, I found myself with more GFE relationships than I could handle in the range of sponsorships between 6000 and 10000 rubles (172 to $292). Almost every day, I was blessed with such abundance, enough to have tell ladies that I could not see them again, because I was already busy. Considering a quality apartment in the center can run $80 per day, there's no need to pay twice or three times that for a hotel.

Damn yourself, double and triple, there's no need for regrets. No, you can't go back in time to 2005, but why waste time looking back? It won't get you anywhere.

Instead, you can go forward, buy a ticket, board a connecting flight, keep going, move out of your comfort zone.

It's not called the glorious Motherland for nothing, or by accident.

Not to take anything away from the capital, Moscow will always be THE place that attracts the best and the brightest.

But also the most expensive, the worst traffic, and the least real, pragmatic, and unpretentious.

Amazing reply.

Yes, just go elsewhere, but even in Moscow outskirts (I always live in a suite, two rooms, 45 square meters, for 100 , 25 min metro and it's OK) you can find clerks, jobless, maids, barmaid etc etc, but my favourite are students. Usually cultured in 18-22 area giving real GFE (you see real wet swollen pussy labia! Let's say in the 200 euro range.

If you do your proper homework you do not need to go to Night Flight and pay 30-50 kRUR for some hours with a girl that is like a log in bed. If you want you can find next door naive home gown teenies in hunt of some $ or , may be not stunners, but usually very effective in bed. And fucking like rabbits.

Moscow is like New York (even more sophisticated in my opinion). Go after the Urals. Get in a small city (less than half million) and you get easy in bed with students.

Another great place to drill is Ukraine. Specially now where no foreigners at all, Kiev is safe. Even Russia got a fall of foreigner, but there is a pussy market for locals.

You can even have fun with two. Almost all Russian girls have no problem in doing threesomes (light lesbian. No pussy licking).

KaveMan is writing about 2004 and so.

The golden age was between 1991 and 1997. Still remember a week spent with two sisters (18 and 20) for something like 800 USD. Great time.


IT.

[Suka Shalava]

-Moscow is good for dating locals / street game in 7-8 range.

-Moscow is good for 6-7's Escorts in the $500 range.

-Moscow is good for online-dating 18-22, where not possible elsewhere.

V. USA.

For $500 ($700 all in) you can get an Escort off Eros for same.

Online dating produces seas of 6-7's, many happy with 1 drink / fuck /1 mi. From house.

You can run USA game 24/7/365 v. 1-3/ yr.

Again, not judging, just like to do due diligence v. Mirages.

Still, will go see for myself..happy to spend $1500 for elite Slavic v. 3, 6-7's. That Sauna story is worth the trip alone and I like old world Russian food from Borscht. Stuffed Cabbage, Beef Stroganoff.

Under Regrets, yes I shoud have gone to Moscow in 2004 & 2005 & 2006 instead of going to St. Tropez, Santa Monica, Monaco! Damn & double Damn.

This is not a dispute of your observations, just wondering why you or anyone would fail to consider so many other attractive options than ONLY one city in a country of many destinations. If you would go to all the trouble to fly there, unless you are stuck in the capital because of work, why limit yourself to the easiest choice, where you are clearly going to find yourself in the midst of many other international travelers, businessmen, and men of means, all looking for the same thing? Yes, its true that Moscow also attracts the greatest number of ladies from the provinces and other countries too, in search of financial opportunities, but according to your own calculations, they will be expecting more there too.

The point of arriving at Sheremetyevo, but then NOT looking at the domestic departures board, to peruse all the connections where Aeroflot can deliver you to, or arriving at Domodedovo, but NOT stirring your imagination considering all those places where S7 can connect you to, doesn't make much sense. I don't mean to infer that Moscow is not a great destination, it clearly is the center of the universe. But it's only the beginning.

It's just that when I read your Clarifications, I'm baffled that such comparisons are intended to illustrate that the US is a valid comparison and worth mentioning as a mongering option stacked against Russia? You make it sound like mongering in Russia, can be matched at the quality levels and price points of ladies in the US. Yes, I get it, that you meant JUST Moscow, but I have to stick my foot in here to say, wait a minute.

Consider that you could simply get back on another flight to connect to one of many provincial capitals, and in that one step, all YOUR clarifications go right out the window. Within the standard quality deviations of University and Institute ladies, 7's, 8's, and 9's, I found myself with more GFE relationships than I could handle in the range of sponsorships between 6000 and 10000 rubles (172 to $292). Almost every day, I was blessed with such abundance, enough to have tell ladies that I could not see them again, because I was already busy. Considering a quality apartment in the center can run $80 per day, there's no need to pay twice or three times that for a hotel.

Damn yourself, double and triple, there's no need for regrets. No, you can't go back in time to 2005, but why waste time looking back? It won't get you anywhere.

Instead, you can go forward, buy a ticket, board a connecting flight, keep going, move out of your comfort zone.

It's not called the glorious Motherland for nothing, or by accident.

Not to take anything away from the capital, Moscow will always be THE place that attracts the best and the brightest.

But also the most expensive, the worst traffic, and the least real, pragmatic, and unpretentious.

[KaveMan]

Well, what I am hearing is that:

-Moscow is good for dating locals / street game in 7-8 range.

-Moscow is good for 6-7's Escorts in the $500 range.

-Moscow is good for online-dating 18-22, where not possible elsewhere.

V. USA.

For $500 ($700 all in) you can get an Escort off Eros for same.

Online dating produces seas of 6-7's, many happy with 1 drink / fuck /1 mi. From house.

You can run USA game 24/7/365 v. 1-3/ yr.

Again, not judging, just like to do due diligence v. Mirages.

Still, will go see for myself..happy to spend $1500 for elite Slavic v. 3, 6-7's. That Sauna story is worth the trip alone and I like old world Russian food from Borscht. Stuffed Cabbage, Beef Stroganoff.

Under Regrets, yes I shoud have gone to Moscow in 2004 & 2005 & 2006 instead of going to St. Tropez, Santa Monica, Monaco! Damn & double Damn.

[Stravinsky]

There is is MUCH more money in being a "sponsor girl" which means that she is the mistress of some guy with a lot of money who will pay her rent plus give her $3,000 to $10,000 a month for clothes, make up, gym membership and whatever. Some of these girls are students and some are just professional mistresses. You can see hordes of these women in certain cafes on weekends. They sit around all dressed drinking cocktails and cappuccinos waiting for a phone call from Mr. X. And those who are not mistresses are dating rich guys or are married to them. Being a hot girl in Moscow means that you can get WHATEVER you want. I'm sad to report it but I believe this to be the case.

So, I'm curious...

I'm sure what you say is very true, that the good old days when just about any woman in Russia would be happy to go with a foreigner for a fistful of cash, or even a Sneekerz bar, are over. The economy in Russia, or at least inside the MKAD, has improved to the extent that a young Russian woman, 9 or 10, has many other options for herself. And that those women who have the necessary assets can parlay them into a very comfortable life.

But I'm also sure that, of the total population of 9's and 10's, there is some percentage who do not want to be "kept", for whatever reason. They want to make their own way and do their own thing, particularly after they have their diplome.

Where would you expect to find these women? Where would they be likely to hang out?


BTW - Congrats on your 1,000th post. I hereby award you the Grand No-Prize.

[Jake993]

I must be missing something.

I don't think you are missing anything, but you should understand that Moscow is not what it once was.

Ten years ago you could walk down the street and wink at a cute girl and it was 50:50 that she would stop and chat with. And once she found out you were looking for sex, there was an even chance that if she did not offer to fuck you for $100, she would have a friend who would be happy to fuck you. Sex for money was just not that big a deal back then. As Moscow's economy has strengthened, so too have standards. Not necessarily moral standards, but the whole mystique of fucking a foreigner is not what it used to be with Moscow girls. Out in the provinces things are still a lot more liberal than in Moscow however.

As far as a 9-10's go, let me describe the situation. In 2005, on my first trip to Moscow, you could visit Night Flight (AKA Swedish Embassy) on a Tuesday night and see NO FEWER than five or six 9-10's (in a sea of 7-8's) hanging out wanting to chat with you. And not only were these girls drop dead gorgeous but they could speak English quite well. And $300 was MORE than enough to have them come home with you and spend the night. The WHOLE night. And if you were in a decent hotel and let her order room service she might NEVER leave. These girls were mostly university students in their early 20's with the odd hardened pro lurking about in the back.

Today, you can go to Night Flight and you are lucky to find 6-7's. And these girls can hardly speak English. Some of them are still the same hardened pros from 10 years ago!! Plus they all want $500 (minimum) for only a few hours. Today, the 9-10's just don't NEED to engage in that kind of transaction. There is is MUCH more money in being a "sponsor girl" which means that she is the mistress of some guy with a lot of money who will pay her rent plus give her $3,000 to $10,000 a month for clothes, make up, gym membership and whatever. Some of these girls are students and some are just professional mistresses. You can see hordes of these women in certain cafes on weekends. They sit around all dressed drinking cocktails and cappuccinos waiting for a phone call from Mr. X. And those who are not mistresses are dating rich guys or are married to them. Being a hot girl in Moscow means that you can get WHATEVER you want. I'm sad to report it but I believe this to be the case.

I agree with Yummy, it's more fun to hunt down a normal girl who might not be a 9-10!!

BTW - this is my 1,000th POST!!!!!! Whooo hooooo - Jackson, do I get some sort of prize?

[Jake993]

Or perhaps Strav is baiting him... :-)

I was successful on the metro on my first trip. By my third trip I found it easy to navigate. It is really the best way to get around the city but it closes around 01:00 so not the best for going out late at night. It is about $1 USD to go as far as you want to go and you can go to the kiosk and hand them money and show on you hand the number of credits you want if you cannot tell them in Russian. It is pretty important (but not essential) that you at least have a decent understanding of Cyrillic and helpful to know where you are going before you get there. I have an English metro map on my phone. Jake has a great app on his phone that will tell you the best route for a particular destination.

Jake, can you tell us the name of the app that you use?

If you have an iPhone, got to App Store and search on Yandex Metro. It's free and fabulous.

[It Travel]

Visiting the so-called southern capital again this weekend. Making some transfer arrangements and thought to mention:

Aeroexpress for anyone looking for a fast and inexpensive way to get from the airports to Moscow (and back). I know for sure you can take it from Sherm and Dom airports. Cost is 340 rubles if you book it online (and you can book a ticket from home using a credit card). You will receive an e-ticket in the mail. Just save it to your phone and pass the QR code over the Turnstile reader. The Dom airport transfer goes to Paveletsky rail terminal and the Sherm airport transfer goes to Bellorussky. Then just take the metro. The Sherm trains run every 30 minutes and take about 35 minutes. There are plenty of signs at the airport directing you to the the aeroexpress station. The airport transfer at the hotel I'm staying at is 2500 rubles for comparison and the trip could take anywhere from 1-2 hours or longer, depending on traffic. On a related note, Moscow is using metro cards now, not tokens, which you can buy at the metro station in a machine (overpriced) or at the kiosk. I think you can also buy them at the aeroexpress ticket office.

Don't recommend it for first-timers as the Moscow metro can be intimidating. I was going to call it a chaotic mess and an earthly manifestation of purgatory, but changed my mind. Be forewarned, the Moscow metro does NOT have English signs (and yes, the civilized, true cultural capital of Russia DOES).

The AeroExpress and the metro are by far the most efficent, fast and cheap way to go anywhere... That is the reason why in all business ads, visit carts, and so on usually there is the name of closer metro station. Only residential area outside / outskirts Moscow has no easy access to metro. Moscow governement is almost opening a new station each month.

Mind that indication are in Russian only. Most station have two exit, some more... On ground of lots of railways going via Moscow, you might get out on one side and be in one city part, on the other seems another continent. If you start learning the cyrillic letters it's quite easy and rational, of course intimidatig the firt time. Buy a 10 run card it's around 6/7 euro, and you slip to queue all the times...

Bus tickets are separate as tram ones. In the periferic areas where the metro stations are 3-4 km each othere there is always a minibus that carries you between the stations...

If there are real traffic jams (not present only on Sunday morning)... Travelling by metro and bus you can save hours... From airports (all three are served SVO, DME, VKO) to a point in the City usually it takes no more than 1.15 or 1.30 by car (I did it and nearly lost the plane) it can take even 3 hours... The only problem is the baggage... In the internal corridors and for smaller level differences between lines often there is no escalator...

IT.

[YummyPL]

Again, if these massive quantity of 7-8's are just much "easier" than Western gals then I get it.

It is still a lot of work but they are "easier.".

I think you are likely to do better in Ukraine--especially now. I will switch to Ukraine when (and if) I ween myself off my current stable of girls.

For me the hunt is as much fun as the prize. If I just wanted the prize, there are plenty of eastern European 8's in German FKKs and the price is good. I got bored fucking prostitutes in 2012 when my count went into the absurd numbers.

[Stravinsky]

I must be missing something.

Whadda ya think, Yummy? Is the man missing something?

[KaveMan]

So, I have read thru this thread back to 2006.

Am I correct to assume that Moscow today is basically a sexual tourism destination where one will find average prostitutes in the 6-7 range and have to pay up ($750-1000) for anything above the 8 range?

This seems like Moscow is no different than Rio, Bangkok or even Vegas. On an apples to apples to basis once you factor in air / land / incidentals your spend is same as an Western cityfor an escort, without increase in quality?

I must be missing something.

Only draw I see is volume (ie, banging 7 gals in 7 days) or banging 18-19 yo when your 50+?

Running cold street-game, in terms of meeting the massive quantity of 7-8's, clearly takes time, experience and money; but, may be no different than offering Gals in an any EU country opportunity to meet a successful Western Man and visit him in USA (which many in their 20's are happy to do v. $350+/ night hotels).

Again, if these massive quantity of 7-8's are just much "easier" than Western gals then I get it.

For me, the whole point of visiting Moscow / Kiev in past was for elite Women. If they are under lock / key then its no different than London / Paris / NYC.

P.S., So are the top hotel Lobbies deserted, ie, no escorts OR are there African, Asian, 6's now there?

[Iceberg27]

Or perhaps Strav is baiting him... :-)

I was successful on the metro on my first trip. By my third trip I found it easy to navigate. It is really the best way to get around the city but it closes around 01:00 so not the best for going out late at night. It is about $1 USD to go as far as you want to go and you can go to the kiosk and hand them money and show on you hand the number of credits you want if you cannot tell them in Russian. It is pretty important (but not essential) that you at least have a decent understanding of Cyrillic and helpful to know where you are going before you get there. I have an English metro map on my phone. Jake has a great app on his phone that will tell you the best route for a particular destination.

Jake, can you tell us the name of the app that you use?

I agree with Yummy.

You just need the basic map in your pocket (You will usually have some pockets because you have to wear a coat most of the time there). I think if you have a good working navigation, car is best for night but for daytime don't even aprroach it.

Look at this well prepared schema and thank God that you are there at the moment.

By the way for the dating site issue.

I need an example letter to send by copy and past. I am usually just putting the girl's name to beginning and I believe it increases your chance to be replied. And of course it takes time and patience. I am not sure maybe just copy and paste is a better way.

[YummyPL]

Strav,

Come on man, he's baiting you...

Or perhaps Strav is baiting him... :-)

I was successful on the metro on my first trip. By my third trip I found it easy to navigate. It is really the best way to get around the city but it closes around 01:00 so not the best for going out late at night. It is about $1 USD to go as far as you want to go and you can go to the kiosk and hand them money and show on you hand the number of credits you want if you cannot tell them in Russian. It is pretty important (but not essential) that you at least have a decent understanding of Cyrillic and helpful to know where you are going before you get there. I have an English metro map on my phone. Jake has a great app on his phone that will tell you the best route for a particular destination.

Jake, can you tell us the name of the app that you use?

[Jake993]

Jake,

Are the 7-8's, skinny, tall, and young 25. I'm fine with a skinny 8; the muffin top, pear shaped, short gals.

In USA are really not fun.

Also, re: the 9-10's in face-control clubs; can they be hired or are they behind velvet ropes like any 9-10's in NYC, London, Paris?

KaveMan,

Russian girls in Moscow come in all shapes and sizes. But yes, there are more than enough tall skinny 7-8's.

Regarding 9-10's, they are not for hire in the way you might be thinking. Make no mistake, they are being compensated for their time but not on a per transaction basis. In other words, they are not working girls that can be hired. These are "kept women" who typically have a sponsor (or a boyfriend, God forbid) who pays for an apartment, gives them money for clothes, etc in exchange for being "available". So to answer your question directly, yes they ARE behind velvet ropes. Ten years ago this was not the case.