Getting help in St Petersburg
[QUOTE=Guido88;2530572]If a Taxi driver walks you up there will be a price increase to cover his commission. Better to get to the building and have the salon buzz you in or come down and fetch you at the door.
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Guido88.[/QUOTE]Perfectly true. I just meant to convey that a male taxi driver of virile age is often your friend in matters P4 P. And if he isn't, try a different taxi driver. Translators or tour guides often do not know the salons and are not available anyway. A taxi driver will not rob you. You see his license in the cab and you see the plate of the taxi. All is steered via taxi apps in St Petersburg. You can track any taxi driverm and they will behave. And yes, they may charge you. But you can agree on the charge to have him guide you to the salon beforehand. Some taxi drivers stick with you until you have found your young and pretty princess. They stand to earn by picking you up after the session. I have never approached a taxi driver in this manner, for I speak Russian, but I have many many helpful taxi drivers volunteering their broken English in lands East of the EU. Another item: The girls who speak English often charge more or are not as friendly as the pure Russian speakers, because they get extra business by being one of the very few English speakers. It is worth it to use google tanslate and to learn a few bits of Russian.