Well, St. Petersburg is a safe city. But remember not all people are kind and every nation has some crooks. But the worst enemy is always inside: nothing will protect you from yourself if you always act like an idiot. So this survival guide is not so much about survival but about convenience of your visit. Please read all the page below to be sure you have a nice visit here! This will protect you from any risk or confusing situations.
Read everything! Well, this city is quite safe. There is nearly no assaults or whatever. The worst thing that can happen to you is pickpocketing, strip club robbery or a robbery by a fake taxi driver. And remember to count your money when you buy stuff. Advice: read the following three sections below and feel safe, nothing bad is coming, our city is really safe!
Unfortunately there are some pickpocketers. Not too much though, but everyone gets something stolen once or twice in a lifetime. Of course they look for tourists as they are often unaware. This is a worst and probably the most dangerous thing that can happen to you. Remember never to use the taxi you catch at a road side. So forget catching a car on a roadside forever. Really, those taxi robbery guys are always on the news and the victims are always tourists!
The simplest way to spoil the whole vacation is this. You may forget this advice if you are a group of 3 big musculous guys though. Remember the simple thing: there is no good strip tease clubs in Russia. Every strip club is a place where you lose money and nearly every promoter who calls you to a bar works for such a club. Well, what happens if you go in? They usually let you in for some entrance fee. Girls inside start chatting with you.
Then they bring you some free champagne or a cocktail. Then they dance, seat around naked and offer you to order some other drinks. But if you really pack a ton of money you may go in and waste it htis way. The time goes on and now you can meet normal bar o club promoters on bar streets. But check twice this is a bar, not a strip club.
