Posts by Maria Sapozhnikova

Luxury Trains Run Between Moscow and Nice

This red and gray Russian Railways train is mostly aimed at passengers with a taste for luxury — those who have money and particularly time. Just think about this experience: departing from Moscow’s Belarus railway station with 22 stations on your way, 53 hours later you will arrive in Nice. Now this service connecting the Russian capital with most prominent French destination will officially run on a regular basis. The train will make stops at Smolensk, Minsk and Brest in Belarus, Warsaw in Poland, Vienna and Innsbruck in Austria and at the Italian cities of Milano, Genoa and San-Remo.

Brewski Time: The Haute 5 Beer Lists in Moscow

Beer is usually associated with refreshing coolness, muscular foam. It is appreciated for its natural flavor and amber color. The choice is beer is very wide. It is made in many countries, each contributing in a unique way to the taste of this drink. Beer restaurants are the big thing in Moscow too. We look at the top places in Moscow with the astonishing lists of beer.

Haute Secrets Moscow: Santo Mullapalli

Santo Mullapalli is a creative concept consultant, working in the hospitality industry. Blending fashion with food, he has been enjoying living in Moscow for 16 years. Fashion and food are two sides of the same coin, and as a luxury lifestyle consultant, he tries to achieve the maximum for his clients who want to create spaces that evoke magic, be it a spa, cafe, restaurant, club, hotel or even private residence.

Private Jets Exhibition in Moscow Airport

The market of business and private jets in Russia continues to develop and some predict that soon it will be a rare success story. As proof of that, a three-day exposition of business and private aviation Jet Expo 2010 was held in Moscow. The event targeting Russia’s super-rich took place at the terminal of Vnukovo-3 airport. Aircraft showcased here were worth absolute admiration. But no less admiration than the exhibition launch deserved! For one evening the airfield of Vnukovo-3 was transformed beyond recognition and all the exhibited airplanes were illuminated.

Jean Therapy: The Top 5 Denim Stores in Moscow

Finding a perfectly fitting pair of jeans could be almost as hard as finding your perfect match. And every season designers come out with new ideas and shapes in denim fashion: cropped jeans, stretch, skinny, straight — the list of different types is very long indeed. Most styles are represented in Moscow, of course, and are in huge demand. Even in the old Soviet Union days, these American denim trousers somehow managed to squeeze through the Iron Curtain and were considered real trophies. Here are some top places in Moscow where the newest jeans brands, classic labels, high-street jeans and latest must-haves in denim fashions can be found.

Marussia, the First Russian Sports Car, Goes on a Sale

A Russian-made chic sports car that rivals Ferrari or Buggati? I hear the doubt. Well, looks like it’s possible. The car industry in Russia is nearly doomed, some might say, or at least in a long-term deep meltdown. But one Russian car maker, Marussia Motors, is trying to change that image by starting to producing two new supercar models — Marussia B1 and Marussia B2, Moscow’s answer to Ferrari. Marussia looks like a classy sleek Italian racing wheel, but 80 percent of it is built in Russia. It’s pretty fast too and can accelerate from 0 to 62 miles an hour in 3.2 seconds.

Midnight Munchies: The Top 5 Late-Night Restaurants in Moscow

Most of Moscow’s restaurant work 24 hours or until the last customer, which is usually very late. The Russian capital is one of these few cities in the world that never sleeps or stops. Here are the top 5 restaurants here, where even at four in the morning there will be a long waiting list to be served.

Japanese Elixir: The Top 5 Sake Joints in Moscow

You probably heard what vodka is a national drink in Russia. Well, it might be a robust tradition for some to finish dinner with vodka shots, but the newest Moscovites obsession with Japanese cuisine makes them swap their favorite beverage for sake while having sushi. Sake is relatively as strong as vodka, it does much to improve flavor and reduces the smell of raw ingredients traditionally used in Japanese cuisine. So here are few top places in Moscow to warm oneself up with this Japanese elixir.

Go with the Flow: The Top 5 Fish Restaurants in Moscow

The fish situation in Moscow has come a long way since the Soviet days, when trout, salmon and sturgeon were the only seafood options in restaurants and grocery stores. Over the years Russia has developed a taste for the seas. Nowadays fish restaurants are popping out like mushrooms in the rain and there is no shortage of fish varieties on the menu. Have a look at high-end fish restaurants in Moscow that has already established themself as an ultimate fresh fish option for real sea-foodies.

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