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  1. abhishekhalder avatar

    Visas for Indian resident in Italy

    by abhishekhalder 14 September 2011

    Hi all I am an Indian national residing in Milan, Italy since the 8th of September 2011. I have a long term Italian (D Type) STUDY visa…

  2. lafcadio1 avatar

    RE: Belarus trip report

    by lafcadio1 12 September 2011

    Hi mangosteve, glad the report was useful to you. By the way, if you have ten days, I really would encourage you to think about adding…

  3. mangosteve avatar

    Re: Belarus trip report

    by mangosteve 12 September 2011

    Just want to add my thanks and apprecaition of this post. I'm coming to Belarus in less than 2 weeks time (just got my passport with visa…

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    RE: EUROPE ---- JUNE 2012

    by funnyv2 12 September 2011

    @mredman: I am sure that without any problem i will be able to visit Sweden, Turkey and Greece..... i might have Visa problems for Ukraine…

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    RE: EUROPE ---- JUNE 2012

    by funnyv2 12 September 2011

    @ MTL and James: Thanks for the suggestions MTL : No particular reasons of visiting Belarus except World War II Sites and its a bit cheap…

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    RE: Recent Belarus visa info for Vilnius

    by Burdenkoff 12 September 2011

    Unthinkable hospitality of our bureaucrats... By the way the Council of Ministers is reviewing the project to ease the visa procedures…

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    RE: Belarus trip report

    by WaterhazardJack 11 September 2011

    +Are you actually suggesting I should cross post the whole thing?+ I can't see why not...there's a lot of useful info there and not too…

  8. lafcadio1 avatar

    Re: Belarus trip report

    by lafcadio1 11 September 2011

    In response to Andrei's comments about acquiring Belarusian rubles in Lithuania, the exchange office at the bus station was the one I…

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    Re: Belarus trip report

    by lafcadio1 11 September 2011

    Lionofjudah, have a great time! Edited by: lafcadio1

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    Re: Belarus trip report

    by lafcadio1 11 September 2011

    Hi waterhazard jack, glad you approved! Are you actually suggesting I should cross post the whole thing? Or do you think I need to condense…

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    RE: EUROPE ---- JUNE 2012

    by mredman 11 September 2011

    If you want to visit all 5 countries, you can do that in 4 weeks, but you will need to fly - spend 4-5 days in Stockholm and surrounds,…

  12. achp avatar

    RE: Transit Visa

    by achp 11 September 2011

    Flights between Russia and Uzbekistan are considered international. Only flights between to Belarus are considered domestic. The flights…

  13. WaterhazardJack avatar

    RE: Belarus night out cities except Minsk

    by WaterhazardJack 11 September 2011

    +Its new drinking style.You changing currency and getting 1 plastic bag full of local moneys.Then you go to local pub,as a company put…

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    RE: EUROPE ---- JUNE 2012

    by MTL 10 September 2011

    Any particular reason you want to visit Belarus? It's not exactly a destination that attracts many people... having ben there, I wouldn't…

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    RE: EUROPE ---- JUNE 2012

    by everbrite 10 September 2011

    Sweden is a bit of an outlier and more expensive. OTOH it would be included in your Schengen visa. If you want to go there, check whichbudge…

  16. cailinoBAC avatar

    Re: Recent Belarus visa info for Vilnius

    by cailinoBAC 09 September 2011

    I got my visa yesterday. I am Irish and usually sent to London but couldn't do that this time. I have friends in Belarus so applied for…

  17. lionofjudah avatar

    RE: Belarus trip report

    by lionofjudah 07 September 2011

    Great trip report! We're heading for Minsk in three weeks, sadly just for a few days but still quite excited

  18. captainplanet77 avatar

    RE: Belarus Transit Visa Query

    by captainplanet77 07 September 2011

    I do have the Belarus transit visa and Russian tourist visa already in my passport. I was asking just in case I suddenly decide not to…

  19. Burdenkoff avatar

    RE: Belarus trip report

    by Burdenkoff 07 September 2011

    By the way you can get hold of BYR in Lithuania before coming in and the banks are offering what is now a black market rate in Belarus…

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    RE: Trans siberian in october, or summer? Communist russia

    by everbrite 07 September 2011

    >I want to do this more than ever now, but I think I may wait until next summer, and get off as much time as possible... Sumatra instead…

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    RE: Belarus trip report

    by everbrite 07 September 2011

    Thanks for this update. Ruth

  22. WaterhazardJack avatar

    RE: Belarus trip report

    by WaterhazardJack 07 September 2011

    +lafcadio+, I have to say this is one of the best and most informative trip reports I've read on Belarus, packed with useful information...…

  23. Burdenkoff avatar

    RE: Belarus trip report

    by Burdenkoff 06 September 2011

    Hi Alex, thank you for the kind words. Actually your compatriot paid the bill in quid this morning and I had to do a bit of jogging about…

  24. lafcadio1 avatar

    Re: Belarus trip report

    by lafcadio1 06 September 2011

    So to continue, from Gomel, I headed on by bus to Minsk, which I found spectacular but arid. The main district of Stalinist architecture…

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    Re: Belarus trip report

    by lafcadio1 06 September 2011

    Now to the trip, or at least the preparations. Visa formalities weren’t too strenuous. The hardest part was getting visa support, as the…

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