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  1. Burdenkoff avatar

    RE: Grodno or Vitebsk?

    by Burdenkoff 09 April 2012

    Since it is going to be a car trip, I would like to point out that this year the roads are in a rather poor condition after winter and…

  2. Rail_Fan avatar

    Re: Grodno or Vitebsk?

    by Rail_Fan 09 April 2012

    "+The stay in Mir was simply to overcome the problem of how far it is possible to drive from Minsk Airport when arriving on an afternoon…

  3. Burdenkoff avatar

    RE: Grodno or Vitebsk?

    by Burdenkoff 09 April 2012

    I am sorry - I have a rather poor memory for digits... Vilnius tends to be cheaper to land in and there are several trains with convenien…

  4. kazysmmm avatar

    RE: Grodno or Vitebsk?

    by kazysmmm 09 April 2012

    +"...a chap nicknamed lafcadio ..."+ ..nicknamed lafcadio1 (if you enter lafcadio it won't give out any usful results) .

  5. Dorchvegas avatar

    Re: Grodno or Vitebsk?

    by Dorchvegas 09 April 2012

    Thank you Rail_Fan and Burdenkoff, I had not thought of flying into Lithuania at all, so will take a look at that. The idea of beginning…

  6. Burdenkoff avatar

    RE: Grodno or Vitebsk?

    by Burdenkoff 09 April 2012

    Definitely Grodno out of these two. There is a chap nicknamed lafcadio who left a big report about his big trip in Belarus last summer…

  7. Rail_Fan avatar

    Re: Grodno or Vitebsk?

    by Rail_Fan 09 April 2012

    First of all a small remark about UK-Belarus leg. Are you sure you want to fly directly to Minsk? As far as I know, the flights aren't…

  8. Dorchvegas avatar

    Grodno or Vitebsk?

    by Dorchvegas 09 April 2012

    Hello! I am currently trying to plan a two-week trip to Belarus, but cannot decide where to go, as information is slightly lacking! …

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    Re: Belarus during Easter

    by jaoto 12 February 2012

    >I wouldn't call Grodno and Vitebsk smaller towns i could agree that Vitebsk for the least has some of the features that you expect from…

  10. Burdenkoff avatar

    RE: Belarus during Easter

    by Burdenkoff 09 February 2012

    Given that Easter in Belarus will be celebrated on 8, 15 April this year, I can definitely say that on these two days most places will…

  11. wombatsk avatar

    Belarus during Easter

    by wombatsk 09 February 2012

    Hi, I´m planing to travel to Belarus during Easter and I need some advice. At first I need to know if it is neccesery to book an accomod…

  12. kazysmmm avatar

    RE: Gdansk to Vilnius

    by kazysmmm 02 February 2012

    +"...If you know about such a train, please let me know! I`m a railfan and appreciate any interesting railway related information..."+…

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    RE: bus or train connections between Vilnius and Grodno

    by kazysmmm 29 January 2012

    +"...There must be some kind of transport between the 2 cities on a daily basis..."+ There is no such rule. But between Druskininkai…

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    RE: bus or train connections between Vilnius and Grodno

    by atsirlin 29 January 2012

    Check this topic http://forum.grodno.net/index.php?topic=280488.0 (unfortunately, in Russian) They say that the direct bus runs twice…

  16. Hemdenwasser avatar

    bus or train connections between Vilnius and Grodno

    by Hemdenwasser 28 January 2012

    Hey all, I'm travelling from Vilnius to Grodno on thursday the 23th of february. Does anyone know if there are daily busses or trains…

  17. Burdenkoff avatar

    RE: Belarus trip report

    by Burdenkoff 25 January 2012

    You will be most welcome as a tourist and if you properly handle all arrangements there will be very few queues to cry with the kids in.…

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    Re: Belarus trip report

    by jpft 24 January 2012

    I have read the reports by lafcadio1 and philwells, which were really useful, and wondered if I could get some advice? I am thinking of…

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    RE: Bisons near Brest

    by frantishak 15 December 2011

    miky76 yeah. if to choose between Pushcha and Berezinsky, Pushcha is +much better+. if u have more time, go to the Prypjatsky NP. if you…

  20. jaoto avatar

    RE: Russian-English phrasebook for travelers

    by jaoto 14 December 2011

    The most effective way of leaning the Cyrillic alphabet that I have seen in the Russian for foreigners litterature is this 4 category…

  21. Burdenkoff avatar

    RE: Russian-English phrasebook for travelers

    by Burdenkoff 14 December 2011

    Well, I will keep the Minsk names for a while for those who don't really want to study alphabet. To me they appear handy when one is trying…

  22. Burdenkoff avatar

    RE: Bisons near Brest

    by Burdenkoff 13 December 2011

    I was in Berezinsky Reserve on an research tour this summer, accompanied and sponsored by one Australian gentleman. We did a short tour…

  23. frantishak avatar

    RE: Bisons near Brest

    by frantishak 13 December 2011

    You would see bisons during any season in the Belavezhskaja Puscha. Big cages for wild animals are situated between check point and the…

  24. Burdenkoff avatar

    RE: Bisons near Brest

    by Burdenkoff 13 December 2011

    to me it is not sensible. bisons can be found in Berezinsky reserve, 125 km away from Minsk. to see them in the wild you need to arrange…

  25. WildRoo avatar

    Re: bus from Warsaw to Vilnius

    by WildRoo 01 November 2011

    Are you taking the information about Warsaw-Vilnius trains that go through Belarus from a really old guidebook? Until about eight or ten…

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