First time poster here...I'm an Asian American now living in Asia (go figure) and I would like to fulfill my plan of visiting Russia to do a micro-version of following in Winston's footsteps (except the mugging part).
Since I'm gonna be short on time (maybe about a week or less) proximity is a factor for me. Thus, I'd like to venture to the Russian Far East - most likely Vladivostok and Khabarovsk.
Has anyone here been to either city or to the area in general? How would you compare it to Moscow, St Petersburg, Kiev in terms of standard of living, women, crime and personal safety, etc.?
I plan on documenting this trip and all the (hopefully) lovely lasses I meet. I look forward to any help or advice anyone can offer....thanks.
