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  1. kaungchiau avatar

    RE: Leaving the UK after getting indefinite leave (ILR)

    by kaungchiau 20 December 2007

    #12, I don't need a British passport to travel around Europe. I can visit more than 30 countries in Europe, from Portugal in the west…

  2. everbrite avatar

    RE: tickets warsaw-minsk, minsk-moscow

    by everbrite 20 December 2007

    Look at translation sites like translate.ru which can translate entire pages. your transit visa should be good for 48 hours within a…

  3. toot avatar

    RE: Visa information for Canadians

    by toot 19 December 2007

    Nor have New Zealanders for a long time. Australians will still need visas at the moment. It's nice that there are a few Eastern Europea…

  4. Firehazard Jack avatar

    RE: Can Russia and Belarus succeed where TT4 failed???

    by Firehazard Jack 16 December 2007

    ...thanks guys...it's an interesting game these 2 great sportsmen are playing...place your bets...!!!....

  5. riceuten avatar

    Re: Can Russia and Belarus succeed where TT4 failed???

    by riceuten 14 December 2007

    This story has been ongoing since 1996 when, on paper, the Community of Russia and Belarus (later "The Union of Russia and Belarus") was…

  6. jman98 avatar

    RE: Can Russia and Belarus succeed where TT4 failed???

    by jman98 14 December 2007

    I don't see Lukaschenko accepting a lesser role as the governor of a Russian state instead of being the petty dictator he is now. I think…

  7. AndrewSmith avatar

    Re: Can Russia and Belarus succeed where TT4 failed???

    by AndrewSmith 14 December 2007

    This is all speculation, but I don't think language would be an obstacle to a union betwen Russia and Belarus. There are already many…

  8. everbrite avatar

    RE: Can Russia and Belarus succeed where TT4 failed???

    by everbrite 13 December 2007

    There are already connected at the hip. There are very few independent decisions that are made in Belarus. Effectively it is a state of…

  9. Firehazard Jack avatar

    Can Russia and Belarus succeed where TT4 failed???

    by Firehazard Jack 13 December 2007

    ...I see Moscow and Minsk are engaged in talks to decide whether to re-unite or perhaps attempt some new constitutional arrangement...anyone…

  10. Howard_Metzenberg avatar

    Re: Treblinka directions etc.

    by Howard_Metzenberg 07 December 2007

    I also have bicycle directions for Sobibor, Majanek, and Belzec, as well as some other Holocaust sites in Poland. Let me know what else…

  11. everbrite avatar

    Re: St.Petersburg--> Berlin, 1 month. What route to take?(1st time E. Europ

    by everbrite 05 December 2007

    Several thoughts .One the only country to require a visa other than Russia, might be Belarus. Avoiding it might be more costly and time…

  12. Lynus avatar

    Re: Belarus details

    by Lynus 05 December 2007

    1. The previous poster is right, you need the owner of the building with you to get this done, In my experience (registred 3 times now…

  13. Flip avatar

    Re: Brest info

    by Flip 04 December 2007

    No, it's got more. I found a copy of the old EE in a hostel and compared them, any useful info in the current one was from the old one,…

  14. Flip avatar

    Re: Belarus FAQs

    by Flip 04 December 2007

    Although the trains going from Brest to Warsaw are through sleeper trains it is possible to get tickets on them - go to Brest station…

  15. everbrite avatar

    Re: Brest info

    by everbrite 04 December 2007

    You might want to add this information to the [Belarus FAQs|http://www.lonelyplanet.com/thorntree/thread.jspa?threadID=1198456&tstart=0&star…

  16. d9999_9 avatar

    Re: Belarus FAQs

    by d9999_9 04 December 2007

    Hi Thanks, Yes you answered.. so you say there are touristic agencies that give you the Voucher/Invitation for let's say a certain period,…

  17. TravelsWise avatar

    Re: Belarus details

    by TravelsWise 04 December 2007

    Arne 1. I have registered with the police many times. Without a Russian speaker with you, it will be extremely difficult, infact, impossibl…

  18. TravelsWise avatar

    Re: Belarus FAQs

    by TravelsWise 04 December 2007

    I am not sure I understand your question. But I think you are asking this: How can I get a tourist visa without reserving a hotel? If…

  19. Flip avatar

    Brest info

    by Flip 03 December 2007

    As the LP author for Belarus in the latest edition of Eastern Europe spent most of her column inches on slagging off Lukashenko rather…

  20. d9999_9 avatar

    Re: Belarus FAQs

    by d9999_9 03 December 2007

    HI, thanks for the fast reply.. but it wasn t as usual as i hoped.. First, it s true i forgot to mention, I ve Italian passport. Then,…

  21. TallTravel avatar

    Re: Flight costs to Minsk

    by TallTravel 03 December 2007

    I cannot help much with the flight choice, but I will say if you are visiting Minsk, you owe yourself a trip to Khatyn, about 75-100 KM…

  22. ejmarkow avatar

    Re: Advice for Trip: Prague-Krakow-Bialystok

    by ejmarkow 03 December 2007

    avalonallison said: "I also wanted to take a slight detour to see Prague while we are in *Eastern Europe*..." The phrase, "Eastern Eur…

  23. Arne avatar

    Re: Belarus details

    by Arne 30 November 2007

    Thanks for all answers; I got far more on the Belarus subbranch than on EE. I think your answers have sorted things out for us; I see…

  24. TallTravel avatar

    Re: Visa/Insurance

    by TallTravel 30 November 2007

    It might be relevant to say that just because a hotel " should " register does not mean they WILL register you. In my experience, they…

  25. goodyearbear avatar

    Re: Belarus details

    by goodyearbear 29 November 2007

    one solution to overcoming the fear of film exposure problem is to have the films developed prior to leaving. while i understand that…

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