Hello Nico,
I enjoyed meeting you. I had a wonderful time and really do hope to return soon. Your company made a great deal of the short trip so enjoyable.
The weather here in London is sunny and cold, but not as cold as St.P. 5-7 c perhaps.
Take care and I look foward to hearing from you.
London, San Francisco.
January 2005.

Hey sweetie. Thanks 4 the nice, although short time in St. Petersburg. I will definitely come back. I met lots of very cute and friendly and sexy navy cadets from lenkom naval institute. :)
Manila Philippines.

I went to Russia as an independent traveler and was a tad nervous about the whole idea of being all alone in a foreign country. When I met Nico, I immediatley felt at ease and safe - a good feeling when you''re thousands of miles away from home! Nico took me anywhere I asked him to (particularly our many visits to the saunas :-) and thanks to him, I was able to communicate and meet new people, which I might not have otherwise done. I highly recommend Nico to anyone visiting St. Petersburg as he is very knowledge, attentive, can speak English very well and best of all, he''s good looking! Feel free to contact me personally if you''d like additional info on my experience.

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Good morning Nico!
Thank you for showing us Saint-Petersburg. It was a
spectacular journey for us, all the more enjoyable
because of your company.

US. San Francisco. 2004

Hey Nico!
Thank you so much for a wonderful time in St. Petersburg. You are a wonderful person whom I will miss dearly. I recommend you to anyone visiting St. Petersburg (even straight people, if thats ok!)

Dear Nico,
Thank you for a good time during my visit to St. Petersburg on 09-09-2004. I enjoyed your company, and the Army Folklore show was very enjoyable. I regret that Bill and I couldn''t remain longer at Greshniki.
Best wishes for your future success! If any of my gay friends visit St. Petersburg, I will suggest they contact you.
Спасибо!

USA. Baltimore. September 2004.

Conversations on the net with freindly Rus in St Petersburg made it clear that it was not wise to venture out late at night unaccompanied. Nikolay was an easy choice for a tour guide among the many listed. X-Military with an awesome website he was my first and only consideration. He is an incredibly wonderful person and if any of you want a reliable guide to St Petersburg (day or night) I highly recommend him. While I had seen Nikolay''s photo before it still came as a major shock when I first glanced at him in the lobby of my hotel.
"Deja Vu", "Deja Vu". My mind raced back to Jessie who shared so many physical characteristics and mannuerisms. My heart raced as I went over to meet him. "Deja Vu" alright! I must have known Nikolay in a former life as I have never felt so compfortable or on stream with any one else so quickly. A wonderful guy.
Canada. 2004.

It has been a week since we returned from St Petersburg. I cannot enough how much we enjoyed our stay. The city was magnificently beautiful and interesting. We had a wonderful time. I want to say once more that we greatly enjoyed our time with you. You showed us your city both on and off the beaten track, and gave us a some insight in every day life in your proud city. You are a nice guy and pleasant to be with, which made our walks with you through St Petersburg a great experience.
In the next few weeks I will work on my trip report on St Petersburg and will publish it on my website. I will mention (and reccommend) you and provide links to your website.
We left St Petersburg with good memories. You are part of them. We hope everything goes well for you (studies, work, love...). Hope to see you again.

Rotterdam Netherlands.

Hello Nico,
It was very nice meeting you and having you take us around. We appreciated it very much. We liked very much the little antique store you took us too. It was not touristy at all.
Both Kaz and I were very happy that you were our guide for the days we were together. We felt very comfortable with you. It was like spending time with a friend, not a guide.
Thank you for taking us to the Folk Dance. We enjoyed it very much.
I like my first trip to St Petersburg and I hope to visit again.
New York City. July, 2004.

Hi Nico,
I would like to thank you for your help and professional guiding, I plan to come back next spring maybe for 3 or 4 weeks, in order to study Russian.
So we will meet again.
Germany. 2004.

Hi Nico!
Denis and I had a great time in St. Petersburg and it was very nice meeting you. We appreciate you making
the time to help us visit St. Petersburg.
Canada. Vancouver. July 11, 2004

Nico,
I finally got some time to write you. I hope you are doing well. I am safely back at Mexico, back to normal life. I just wanted to say thanks for showing me the city in a very professional way, and I hope we can meet again in the future. You should think about coming to Mexico which is also a great place to visit, full of life.

Hello Nico!
Let me tell you that we had a great time in your country and we want to go back with more leisure time to enjoy it and experience it. We both loved your company and truly appreciated all your efforts.

Hey - im from london and went over with VJV tour but got Niko to do the guiding rather than take tours. I can recommend unconditionally - even if u drive him crazy with strange requests he still remains polite and friendly - i saw a lot of the real russia (hard seat trains with babouchkas going out to the dacha) rather than fancy tours, but i reckon he can probably adapt to whatever u want. Give him a try hes honest respectful and trusting (didnt ask to be paid till end of last day).

I spent a week in St. Petersburg with Nico and he was the main reason the trip was so enjoyable. I quickly felt like I was traveling with an old friend and I saw many fascinating parts of the city I never would have found without him. He easily accommodated special requests (like getting a haircut or finding a certain souvenir) and taught me how to love St. Petersburg. Nico was funny and honest and a pleasure to be around. I hope to be back to see him and his beautiful city very soon.

Steve Coriell, New York City