yeah this is a really good breakdown, one thing i'd throw in is that the yellow river embankment walk is way better at sunset than during the day, the light hits the water nice and it's less crowded....

honestly this is a solid list, i'd add that the Oudlajan maze is best explored on a friday morning when everything's quiet and you can hear the pigeons in the courtyards. most people skip the small te...

fwiw I'd swap out Palkin for a place like Korushka near the Spit of Vasilievsky Island, cheaper and the view of the Neva is unbeatable at sunset. Also a heads up on the metro, the token machines only...

ngl you're overthinking it a bit. i've eaten there like 50 times and the sauce changes slightly depending on the day. some days it's sweeter, some days saltier. that's just how it goes when you're coo...

lol the soi dogs thing is real, i once followed a mangy one named something in thai and ended up at a killer khao man gai spot i never woulda found. but fr the real trick is to look for the laundry pl...