 Found
pinned to the wall July 20 2009
From
my board
Posted on June 16, 2009 at 08:25:10 AM by
O. Cooper
Uncle Pasha is the best!!! The service and accomodation were
fantastic and i wish everyone took notes from Uncle Pasha
then we would have a better world!!! Keep up with the great
work and all the best to you and your crew!!! xx Olga
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June
2, 2009
October
22,
2007
----- Original Message -----
From: xxxxxx
Cc: xxxxxxxx
Sent: Monday, October 22, 2007 5:58 PM
Subject: Re: Booking 14th to 18th October
Hello Pasha,
Just wanted to say thanks very much for last week.
The apartment was in an excellent location, excellent value and
plenty big enough for the 4 of us....particularly as we were out
and about a lot of the time.
Although we struggled to communicate with Valentina, both the
taxi transfers worked out fine - which we were very pleased
about considering our middle of the night arrival and departure
times.
I'll most certainly recommend you to anyone else I meet who is
planning a trip to Moscow, and thanks again.
Regards
Roz
Play Movie Mash-up and win
BIG
prizes!
June
2007
From: "Mary Duffy" < m a r y b d u f f y [at] e x c i t e [dot]
c o m>
Sent: Sunday, June 17, 2007 2:41 PM
Subject: Re: apartment
> Hi again
>
> Just want to say thanks for the stay in ther apartment. We enjoyed
it and the location was perfect.
>
> Will definitely contact you again if back in Russia and would
recommend your place to others.
>
> Best wishes.
>
> Mary and Vince
>
February
2007
Found these two pinned to the cork board:
(click to read these notes)
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This request, left by Italian guests who stayed here while Lunch-the-Rat was still alive, can be considered as a piece of
feedback good enough to be put into a frame. And it was and now graces the
"bedroom" wall.
A note from a kid adopted by American parents
who, quite properly, took him back to explore his roots.
October 2006
Uncle Pasha,Just wanted to let you know we really
enjoyed our stay in your apartment! The location is superb as you
are well aware. To have everything so close by was wonderful.
And to have heat or air-conditioning,
whatever we needed was great, and we appreciated it much more after
we got to St. Petersburg, it being much colder, and having no heat
in the apartment we rented there.
We thoroughly enjoyed our visit to your
beautiful country, and apologize once again for arriving late due to
our delayed flight. We were just so glad Marina did not give up on
us and leave.
Thanks again for everything.
Your September renters,
Anne & Krista
May 27, 2006
Hi Uncle Pasha! (hope you don't mind me calling you
that.)
Just thought i'd send a quick email to say how much I
enjoyed my recent stay at your Moscow apartment. I was
there between the 3rd and the 10th of May with Julia
Gulina (i'm Alan by the way. Nice to meet you.) and we
both wanted to say thanks for having a nice place. I
know you don't encourage English guests, but hopefully
now you'll treat Scottish guests as a separate entity,
just like it should be.
On my last visit to Moscow I stayed at the Rossiya (I
was very happy to see that it's being torn down) and
staying at your place was about 1,048 times better. I
had no problems with any aspect at all. Thanks to
Marina too. She was very pleasant and helpful with my
visa registration. Anyway, that's enough ass-kissing
from me. I just hope you won't mind if I stay there
again sometime (I washed the dishes before I left).
Cheers,
Alan Gray
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From: "Rafael Roose" <r a c a [ a t ] s c a r l e t [ d o t] b e>
To: <paul_voytinsky@yahoo.com>
Sent: Monday, April 17, 2006 11:40 PM
Subject: Re: Receipt for your Payment----(13/04-15/04)
Hi Paul,
We had a great stay in Moscow. The weather wasn't okay but it didn't
matter.... It was our first time and i think not the last one to visit
this
huge interesting city. Next time i want to learn really the cyrillic
alphabet....
Your appartment is great, well situated and very comfortable but my wife
was
afraid in the beginning when we entered the building and an old woman
(showing and explaining in Russian) how to use the keys (it was a good
idea
that Sergei, the driver entered with us....;-)
It was possible for Marina to come over at 21 hours and the contact was
quite good. Thanks for the bread, butter, jam and nescafe.....for
breakfast.
We took a driver for 6 hours to take us to Novodevitchni, Saint Saviour,
Pushin Museum, military shop and Lokomotivstadium (Mycha was his name -
very
very friendly but one disadvantage : his English is not very good......)
.....
Thanks a lot and do it very well with renting your appartment (p.s. :
you
are mentionned in the new March edition of the Lonely Planet and i will
promote it to people who want to go to Russia - our national flight
company
SN Brussels Airlines is flying now daily to Moscow (except Saturdays)
since
the end of November)
Bye bye and maybe next time we meet each other in Moscow.
Kind regards.
Raf & Carla
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August 17, 2005 ----- Original Message -----
From: dave.harper [at] crcn [d o t ] net
Sent: Tuesday, August 16, 2005 11:41 PM
Subject: Thanks!
Pasha,
Thank you very much for the rental of the apartment. Everything was
great. One of the clotheslines broke. I'm sure it will be easy to fix,
but I don't want ot mess with it. We left 50 rubles in the in the
computer desk drawer to cover any incidental phone calls. We used a long
distance phone card, so there wont be any surprises. Your upgrade of the
apartment is fabulous , by the way. Feel free to use us as a reference
for the quality of the experience staying at your place. We'll be back
one day. You can't beat it for the location, quality and price. Thanks a
bunch.
Dave and Svetlana Harper
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Received March 11 from Italian/German guests
From: "luigi bruno" [available on request]
To: <paul_voytinsky@yahoo.com>
Sent: Thursday, March 10, 2005 9:10 PM
Subject: thank you
> Hi pasha,
> i would like to take this opportunity to thank you for leting us renting
> your flat.
> Location was perfect and we really enjoyed moscow.
> Maybe we will come back one day.
> I did not use the mobil phone you provided us, we tryed to use the PC,
but
> it did not work (we did not try to make any upgrades!)
> Everyone shall give as much hospitality as you did. In case of need feel
> free to give my e-mail address for references.
> Best regards,
> Luigi and Ruggero
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and e-mails are available to anyone interested in a non-trivial
amount my services but by some reason only backpackers have so far asked
me for more references than is already given. Quite a paradox, these
budget clients. They generate more administrative headache than your
average doctor or factory owner. Sorry, off tangent... Please see
the Business Services
section of this site [moving to
www.oldmanfriday.com ] for more feedback. Some testimonials concerning me
somehow showed up at Olesya's
www.russiangirlfriday.com My
Guestbook
is a good place to exchange opinions, including those on renting my
apartment.
Starting September 2005
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Received Jan. 28, 2005
Hello uncle Pasha and Olesya
A belated thank you, for all you have done.
I had a fantastic stay over the New Years holiday period. The apartment
was
great and my dealings with yourselves, both Paul and Olesya, gave me
some
sanity in crazy Moscow.
It was my first visit and not everything went according to plan, however
from being collected at the airport by Slava, meeting Paul and hassling
Olesya over the phone for various tickets, it was the best of services
all
the way through. I also found everyone to be very friendly.
Thank you again for enabling a super first time experience.
Colin
from the dreaded London!! [because of my beefs about the Brits
- see the Prejudices page]
zakszipper at hotmail dot com
Jan. 2005Found this killer testimonial from two backpacker guest from
several years ago while cleaning my computer.
MORE
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Pasha & Olesya,
We just wanted to thank you for helping
us to have a wonderful trip. The apartment is great - comfortable, great views, most most
importantly, warm...Please don't hesitate to let us know if we can hel you in any way.
Being russophiles, I'm sure we'll see yo again.
All the best,
Richard & Helena Payne
July 8, 2003
Dear Paul,
Sharyl & I wanted
to thank you for allowing us to stay in your awesome home. Although we did
not have the chance to meet, we have left a smal token of our thanks. If
you are ever in San Francisco please look us up...
Ron & Sharyl
ron_ponce AT yahoo DOT com
Hello Pasha,I wanted to take a second to give a written recommendation for your
services.
Thank you for arranging apartment accommodations this last July while I
visited Moscow. The studio was comfortable and less than a ten minute walk
from the middle of Red Square. As promised, the arranged meeting at the
airport and car service into Moscow accrued with no problems (and with
personalized guide services provided gratis). During my visit you were sure
to stay in contact in case I required support of any sort. A personal guide
was arranged for a tour of the nearby art gallery and a car service was
arranged for my final trip to the airport. In addition, since my return you
have been most help in securing the shipment of purchases, including the
Ministry of Culture permits. Again, I'd like to thank you for your
professional services and personal insights concerning the Russian culture.
Michael Smith
Washington DC
>Uncle Pasha & Auntie Olesya!
>
>I cannot say enough about your overwhelming hospitality, efficiency and business
acumen!
>
>Right after the airport customs, meeting you for the first time, I knew that a solid
person had come to my aid, in Russia.
>
>I enjoyed most of all the pedestrian tours of old Moscow, loaded with information of
an historical and contemporary nature!
>
>I am most impressed with your efforts to prepare Russian citizens for what awaits them
in their applications to emigrate to Canada and the US. You are doing a great
service, beyond any pecuniary compensation.
>
>I can only look forward to a time when I can participate in your Country Tours
experience, when it gets warm. In the meantime, I will agitate for greater
participation in your numerous offerings by my fellow Americans, from here.
>
>Many thanks for pointers in where and how to eat vegetarian, while in Russia.
Without your help, this would have been no easy undertaking.
>
>My time spent with you in your apartment loft will be among the most memorable of my
life. I look forward to a redux in this, too! Your central location in Moscow
can only help others who want to become acquainted with this fabulous, old city.
>
>I wish you every success and my deepest thanks for all that you are doing in Moscow!
>
>Sincerely,
>K. E. Rasberry
>Florence, Alabama
Feb. 15, 2002
> I am not one let good deeds go unnoticed, but for anyone who is looking
for the "square deal" and integrity, I will be more than happy to recommend your
services. I wish I had met you on my previous trips as you certainly made smooth sailing
of any incident that arose. I look forward to recommending you to all of my friends who
have been uncertain about travel to Moscow.
>
> It is a cosmopolitan city full of beautiful women, historic sites, and with a
day trip to St. Petersburg by rail, give one access to the world's most incredible art at
the Hermitage and Russian Museum. I guarantee the most memorable vacation of a life
time. Forget about the Cyrillic alphabet as a problem. Forget about the busy metro. Forget
about the difference of language. If they have you in their corner and the ability to
distinguish colors (working one's way through the subway by following the colors and a
Moscow Metro book), then I say relax and enjoy one of the most fun cities in the world!
>.
> Dosvidanya, Ed Mattson, Wings of Hope Cancer Foundation, Indianapolis, IN
>I first met Paul in 1994 when I was looking for a place to live. Paul
>helped me find an apartment near the Kremlin at a very reasonable price. I
>quickly realized that knowing Paul would be very useful and maintained
>contact. In 1996 I returned to Russia to finish research on my thesis.
>Paul proved indispensable in helping to gather and translate some needed
>information, as well as helping with accommodations. I literally could not
>have found some much needed information without Paul's assistance. As a
>corporate attorney now practicing in New York, I maintain contact with Paul
>because I like him and because if I ever need anything in Russia there is no
>one I trust more to get the job done more efficiently than Paul. I highly
>recommend Uncle Pasha.
>
>
>Feel free to edit this as you wish (I am unsure how you prefer your name--so
>switch it around if you want.)
>
>Peace,
>Adam
Received Feb. 21, 2001
>....Really enjoyed staying >at your place and in Russia in general. The
location of your apartment is
>particularly beneficial, so we got to visit everything from unknown art
>galleries, to strange night bars in the company of well-known local rock
>stars, great restaurants and had a lot of interesting debate. We had three
>diners as guests at people's apartments, so savoured a lot of local
>character on all socio-economic levels. Made some good conections with some
>like-minded people like the owner of the Muzey Sverevski and the writer &
>art critic, Ludmila Aleksandrovna Ostanina. We actually had a fabulous time
>and as you know the weather was surprisingly mild most of the time. Although
>St Petersburg is amazing from a historical and architectual perspective, it
>is clear that Moscow is getting the investments and is really on the rise,
>particularly in terms of infrastructure and facade restoration. I suppose,
>it comes with the territory of being the capital. At least i got to speak
>Russian for a couple of weeks, which keeps me in shape. Say Hi to Olesya. I
>hope things are going well at the Dascha.
>Best regards
>Derek & Charla
March 1, 2002
>Time: Fri, 01-Mar-2002 02:45:27 GMT IP: 205.128.215.120
>
> hey look folks,
> uncle pasha is a very polite gentleman,helpfull as best as
>he can, and even extends himself for your well being.
>he may seem a little odd in the photo's, but he is helpfull
>and considerate to all that do business with him.
> he hasnt lead me wrong yet,and actually even straightens out
>my misgiving about moscow.
> i will be there 18/03/02.
>
> hope all have as much faith in there visit to russia as
> i have grown to have.
> besides aint pasha cute!
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To whom it may concern.
I recently visited Russia for the first time and used the
services of Paul and Alesya for my week long stay in Moscow.
I highly recommend Paul and Alesya's services for anyone
requiring personal, business, logistical or communications
support services while travelling or staying in the Moscow
area. Paul has a great understanding of both Western and
Russian culture and is wonderful at bridging the cultural and
language gaps when travelling to Russia for the first time or
for anyone needing help with complex or difficult
communications in both English and Russian. Paul and Alesya
are both very resourcful and attentive to the needs of their
clients. Paul is an experienced interpreter and has a great
knowledge of Moscow current affairs, geography, history and
landmarks. He makes good on his promise of keeping one "out-
of-trouble" while staying or travelling in Russia. Alesya is
well connected and a marvel at obtaining tickets for just
about any event you would want to attend. If you are
contemplating a trip to Russia and are looking for an honest
and reliable interpreter, translator, guide, or
communications facilitator, you will not be dissapointed with
Paul and Alesya's services.
Chris Phillips-----------------
To Whom it may concern,
I needed some fast help in Russia and by chance found Pasha
web site. Not only did he provide me with immediate assistance, his follow up and
professionalism were impressive. Anyone who ever has done business in Russia gets used to
hearing the term "that's impossible" or to hear on how you can not get things
done, Pasha does not give excuses he knows Moscow and knows how to get the job done. I
recommend him highly
D. Gath
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At the bottom of this page, Pasha proclaims:
"THANK ME, RECOMMEND ME, GET BACK AT ME, WARN
OTHERS..."
With the exception of getting back at him, I'd
like to do all of the above.
I'll start by warning others: if you think Pasha
is most likely a kind, considerate, thoughtful
human being who's cleverly manufactured a harsh,
brusque and cynical cyber-demeanor, then this
probably won't be the last miscalculation you'll
make while in Russia. If you need the banter of a
friendly tour guide, better avail yourself of
Olesya's services.
Now for the thanks and recommendations. Due to a
lack of adequate planning time for this trip,
Pasha proceeded to perform two near-miracles on
my behalf. After outwitting Sheremetyevo's
notorious customs officials in a caper that
could've come straight outta Hollywood, he then
put me in touch with a family eight time zones
away who ended up being absolutely instrumental
to my documentary film. So if you're looking for
brains and connections, Pasha could well be your
man... if you can just keep all those annoying
unnecessary comments to yourself!
M.S. from the US.
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Thanks to Uncle Pasha for helping me arrange several
things on my trip to Moscow. Through his cajoling and
gentle pressure on the taciturn security guards, he
was able to extract the information needed to gain
admittance to the fabled "KGB tour." Then, as a
fellow vegetarian, he provided excellent advice on
good restaurants, where to pick up hard-to-find
staples, such as chick peas, tofu and tahini (plus
cardamom and lavash bread) - and even drove me around
to several shops as I accompanied him on an afternoon
of errands.
A word of warning to those who meet Pasha in the
flesh: talkative Americans drive him batty. We got
along quite well, since I'm comfortable with long
periods of silence and am not opposed to buying the
benefactor a nice cold beer and sparing a few
cigarettes. With those in hand, I even got Pasha to
smile for a few moments!
Best of luck to fellow travelers. Pasha will
definitely give you the straight answer to vexing
problems, and expound upon his great love of humanity
if you allow him to. (ha ha)Steve Kaufman,
Washington
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