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M ONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - While some came to Maxwell Air Force Base to look at the gravity-defying stunts in the air, others were more interested in the planes on the ground.

There were about 20 aircraft on display, one of those being a 1963 model of the KC 135, which can refuel other aircraft mid-air. It holds over 200,000 pounds of fuel in it’s tanks, or about 31,000 gallons. Master Sergeant Michael Robinson plays a key role in this process as a boom operator, which is not a role you would want if you were claustrophobic.

“I’ll fly the boom around their canopy,” Robinson explained while nestled into his position just slightly larger than the trunk of a car. “I’ll make a contact, and let the pilots know and we start pumping them gas.”

It wasn’t all planes and helicopters, either. Exhibits ranged from sports cars, to robots, to movie presentations. Chris Allen is the Road Director for the “Rise Above” exhibit, which showcases a film on the “Women Airforce Service Pilots,” also known as WASP, and the Tuskegee Airmen, who were the first African-American pilots in the U.S. military.

“One of the funniest questions that we sometimes get because my other partner is an older white guy, why are two older white guys telling this story?” Allen said. “One’s skin color does not determine whether you are a hero. One’s gender does not determine whether you are a hero. Both of these groups are heroes to me because our country is in a better place.”

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Navigation games on the streets and conversation clubs in hostels are all part of the fun of figuring out Moscow when you’re young at heart. Source: Press Photo.

Navigation games on the streets and conversation clubs in hostels are all part of the fun of figuring out Moscow when you’re young at heart. Source: Press Photo.

Hugging strangers, reciting poetry and looking for bird-shaped graffiti is not usually part of a city tour—but Moscow Game Tour is no ordinary company.

Nikita Bogdanov, 25, founder of the company, says: “It’s not a regular tour, it’s a quest. You interact with Russian people, and you gain more experience.”

Moscow Game Tour is one of a new breed of innovative tours run by and for young people. They are either low-cost or free, and prioritise interacting with locals over traditional sightseeing.

Mr Bogdanov started Moscow Game Tour in 2009 to encourage visitors to explore areas outside the city centre. In the tour, which costs 700 roubles (about $22), participants are “players” and complete challenges that lead them to clues in the shape of a matryoshka doll.

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Many tasks involve asking passers-by for directions or trying a Russian phrase. Along the way, players discover interesting features such as a monastery canteen, or a Socialist Realist statue.

Some clues are easier to locate than others. “There was one spot that we absolutely could not find,” says Vera Baranova, 25, who took part in a quest at Tsaritsyno Park in south-east Moscow. “When we asked someone, it turned out that we were actually right on top of it.”

Mr Bogdanov also operates the Moscow Free Tour, which provides an overview of major sites between Kitai Gorod and the Kremlin free of charge. In peak season, this more traditional outing attracts between a dozen and 40 people every day; the Game Tour runs only once or twice a week and usually attracts between five and 10 participants. Convincing visitors to sign up for an unconventional tour can be a challenge. “The Free Tour is more popular because it’s more easily understandable,” Mr Bogdanov says. “For the Game Tour, you need to explain to people what it is.”

Business has picked up as Mr Bogdanov has formed relationships with hotels, major tour agencies including TUI and companies such as Google. This year, he also began receiving support from Moscow’s Committee for Tourism and the Hotel Industry, which has launched a programme called “Moscow Fresh” to support creative tourism.

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Moscow Game Tour is one of a new breed of innovative tours run by and for young people. Source: Press Photo.

In addition to the Free Tour and Game Tour, Mr Bogdanov’s company offers daily paid-for tours with a variety of themes. The retro Communist Tour visits central Soviet landmarks, including the Lubyanka (former headquarters of the KGB); the Gulag Museum; a Soviet-style canteen and Eliseevsky, a regal shop on Tverskaya Street considered the grandest store in the Soviet Union (which these days sells imported French yoghurt and other modern luxuries).

Visitors can also venture below ground on the Metro Tour.  The latter stops at some of the most ornate stations in Moscow’s beloved Stalinist metro system, such as the mosaic-adorned Komsomolskaya. In an attempt to supply visitors with information beyond the average pocket guide, the tour recounts little-known facts about the metro, such as how many babies have been born on it.

Alexei Sotskov, 30, was inspired to start Moscow Greeter , a local franchise of the international Greeter network, after giving informal tours to friends. “I have a lot of friends in foreign countries, and when they come to Moscow I show them interesting places. So I thought it would be a great idea to start running a tourist service,” he says.

The greeters are mostly students learning English who take visitors to lesser-known sights, such as the former royal estate Kolomenskoye, as well as exhibitions and sporting events. The greeters not only show the tourists around but they also chat to them. “Greeters talk about their lives, their parents, where they’re from in Moscow, and where they study,” says Mr Sotskov. 

“Traditional guides just give people information they read in a book.”

Valentina Lebedeva, a second-year linguistics student, has been a greeter for two months. “When most people come to Moscow, they visit the Kremlin and everything, but they go back and they still don’t really get how people really live here,” she says.

“Greeters offers tourists a good way to get a real impression of Russia, so that you don’t just visit the usual tourist sights.”

Another unconventional tour company, Lovely Russia , also strives to provide a more engaging experience for tourists. “A lot of the tours I saw being run by tour providers were really boring, just buses with large crowds of 60 year-olds,” says the company’s co-founder Anna Shegurova, 25. “There was not a lot for a younger crowd, a more off-the-beaten-path kind of thing.” Lovely Russia offers a variety of $22 tours in English. Locations include metro stations, Constructivist landmarks and a “Moscow as it is” outing that winds through the city’s side streets. At the end of the tour, guides suggest places where participants can enjoy a beer.

Ms Shegurova says the guides try to show visitors “a different side of Russia”.

“It’s a great city with a really long and interesting history… but you wouldn’t really know unless you have someone with you who’s able to share this history and make it interesting,” she says.

For visitors without a guide, getting around Moscow can still be a challenge. Over the past year,  some English-language signs indicating the locations of historical sights have been put up, but metro and street signs remain in Cyrillic.

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“Coming here, it’s very hard to get orientated,” says Irina Tripapina, 25, the organiser of WowLocal . “We decided to compensate for the lack of information in English by establishing a community of volunteers who are willing to help visitors find their way.” After passing language and navigation tests, WowLocal volunteers are given T-shirts and badges emblazoned with the phrase “Ask Me, I’m Local.” 

“Tourists can meet WowLocal at any part of the city and at any time – even at night in Butovo,” says Ms Tripapina, referring to the suburb south of Moscow.

Since the project started in July, Ms Tripapina says it has recruited about 400 volunteers. She wears her badge every day on her way to work, and says she’s frequently stopped by foreigners asking for directions (as well as Russians looking for the metro).

Occasionally, she fields some more unusual requests: “Once, a guy from Britain asked me where to get a bowl of pelmeni,” she says.

WowLocal also brings together local people and tourists through city navigation games and conversation clubs at hostels. “We bring volunteers together with the travellers, so that they can share with each other,” explains Ms Tripapina.

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    Beyond Horizons Tours & Travel Reels, Mount Pleasant, Michigan. 5,476 likes · 308 talking about this. Beyond Horizons Tour & Travel offers motorcoach charter & tour services, and a travel agency.....

  8. Beyond Horizons Travel, LLC

    Beyond Horizons Travel, LLC, emerged from more than 20 years experience of travel and of planning group travel to destinations worldwide. ... Our knowledgeable and competent agents handle all facets of travel: hotels, cruises, vacation packages, transfers, and tours. We also promote fundraising travel ideas for nonprofit organizations. Beyond ...

  9. Beyond Horizons Tour & Travel

    235 West Chisholm Street Alpena, MI 49707. 989.354.4181 [email protected]. Office Hours:

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    I have taken cruises and land tours with Lanna & Beyond Horizons Travel since 2008. Every experience was fabulous. When you travel with Lanna, she takes care of EVERYTHING! All I have to do is pack and pay the bill. This easy effortless travel makes for a wonderful exciting worry free vacation. The itineraries offered are interesting and varied ...

  11. Russian tours and vacation packages

    Week-end Moscow. 3 days. 1 city. 4 excursions. This tour is available only for week-end dates (from Friday till Sunday)! We offer you a great opportunity to visit the majestic capital of Russia and its out of town attractions. Get filled with unique Russian culture and traditions, vivid impressions of the Kremlin, Red Square and other numerous ...

  12. Moscow Tours

    Private Tours to the Best of Russia & Beyond . Treasures of Two Capitals. 4-star edition of the private 9-day tour of the Russian capitals. ... So travel to Moscow is like a journey to a whole other world, the planet's fifth-largest city, housing over 120 ethnicities and nationalities. With a unique blend of old and new styles of architecture ...

  13. Wicked

    At the Detroit Opera House. February 11, 2024 & February 18, 2024. $149 Per Person (main floor seating) Pick-up Locations: Mt Pleasant, Midland, Bay City, & Saginaw. For more information or to make your reservation please call our friendly staff at (989) 770-7077 or visit www.beyondhorizonstours.com. Experience the difference, experience Beyond ...

  14. Tour Catalog Flipsnack 11.14

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  15. Boat tours and river cruises through Moscow: where to take them

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  17. Canadian Rockies

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