Volga Area Excitement
I will be in Samara and Toliyatti in just over a week's time and I have purchased the Lonely Planet guide for that region, the Volga region. There's a not negligible risk that my visit there might go pear shaped, meaning I have to take off and explore the region by myself. Anyone got any suggestions? I would think renting a car would be a recipe for disaster, as driving in Russia without a full command of the language must be quite scary. But it could be interesting to move around using trains and bus services and experience a part of the world that not a huge number of people go to. It would be helpful to know what general costs are like, although as a foreigner there I will stick out like a sore thumb and get charged different prices to locals, no doubt.