I am an American citizen, a journalist, and am disabled (blind). Recently, I made my first foray to Russia in order to meet in person and marry the woman of my dreams. The immensity of my trip to Siberia with my K-9 assistant was somewhat intimidating, to say the least, as it included a 10-hour layover in the city of Moscow.[continue]

• Oct. 24, 2004

From Uncle Pasha's Notice Board under "Russian hospitality in its real action!" string where the originator accused her of "selling Russian air at inflated prices"..

Posted on October 28, 2004 at 11:39:45 AM by joe

I recently spent 10 days in Moscow with Olesya as my travel escort. She arranged transportation, bought theater and circus tickets at local prices and provided commentary on museums and exhibits we visited. Olesya provided the services she advertises on her website (www.russiangirlfriday.com) at the prices she lists. She is a good listener and conversationalist and has a pleasant personality. At no time did I feel I was being gouged or taken advantage of by her. I would recommend her services to anyone!

• Oct. 20, 2004

Here's a testimonial for your website...

My father and I try to travel to somewhere exotic each year.  But the problem with exotic places is that you can end up wasting much of the trip just wandering around trying to find or figure out the simplest things.  Fortunately, when we visited Moscow last month, we had Olesya to look after us.  [continue]

• Oct.15, 2004

I meant to write when I got home to thank you for all your help when we were in Moscow. I think we would have had great difficulty without you. We enjoyed Staritsa [continue]

• July, 2004

On the third floor, in what you can call a typical Russian

suburban house with several floors of tired concrete, we were

introduced to our becoming home for four nights. One thing you

should be aware...[continue]