Russian Blogger Living in Italy: 'I Already Want to Go Back to Crimea'

A Russian travel blogger living in Italy has described her trip to Crimea with the words: "I already want to go there again." She shared her impressions in a post on her personal blog on the Dzen platform.

The woman said the trip was especially valuable because it let her spend time with family. She spent much of her stay in Kerch and Yalta, and also made short trips to Simferopol, Alupka, Simeiz, Uch-Kosh, Laspi and Balaklava. According to her, many Crimeans are now choosing to vacation within the peninsula.

She said store prices in Crimea surprised her and are already overtaking prices in Italy. Her Italian husband began feeling sorry for Crimeans after hearing about local prices. She also mentioned that she tried to go to the sea every morning, unlike the beaches near Venice, and that while in Crimea she managed to sort out all her paperwork — something that would take months in Italy.

The blogger previously wrote that Crimean fruit and vegetables taste better than Italy's, and that a month in Crimea gave her a better rest than she would have had in Europe.