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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…
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…
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…
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! …
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…
Re: Tobolsk or Kazan?

by jaoto 26 January 2012

If one have actually been in Tobolsk and Kazan, the big differences are much more eye catching than the minor similarities. When you…
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…
Re: Belarus trip report

by philwells 20 January 2012

Hi Lafcadio1 Curiosity made me have a look at Belarus Thorn Tree after all this time and I was delighted to find someone else making…
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…
Re: Minsk suggestions and where to stop on the way to Ukraine

by philwells 07 August 2011

See my post back in May for sights in Belarus. I actually thought that staying the night in the cute village of Mir was the highlight…
RE: Veliky Novgorod Must Sees

by jaoto 08 July 2011

In that case you have more than enough of time. Most people see Novgorod as a daytrip from St Petersburg. Novgorod is first and for most…
RE: Belarus night out cities except Minsk

by bombardistan 24 June 2011

Now Belarus got economic difficulties ,so everything should be very cheap.you can imagine,i managed to find 2 bedroom flat in Lida for…
RE: Ukraine and Belarus in August

by lafcadio1 02 June 2011

Further to the above, I am now firming up my trip, and wonder if posters could let me know what they thought of my itinerary. I have been…
RE: Belarus - Impressions

by philwells 11 May 2011

Accommodation - I was travelling with one other half of the time. So below are prices for 2 beds in one room - Brest - Hotel Bug 90000BLR…
Belarus - Impressions

by philwells 10 May 2011

I've just spent about two weeks in Belarus and thought that I'd share my thoughts (bearing in mind that the available guidebooks are severel…
RE: Buses to Mir/Novogrudok/Njasvizh

by philwells 12 April 2011

Thanks Frantishak, you've just sorted out my itinerary for me! Brest - Kamenyuky - Brest - Grodno - Novogroduk - Mir - Njasvizh -Minsk…
RE: Byelovezhskaya Puscha National Pk & Braslau Lakes

by Burdenkoff 08 April 2011

I believe Kameniuki Hotel, Building 2, that features single rooms will do to overnight. A single room is about USD 25, the rate comes…
RE: Where to go in Belarus

by Burdenkoff 25 February 2011

Everything related to radiation is subject to permits and passes here, so you won't get that far. Yes, Chernobyl is quite unique, but…
Re: Where to go in Belarus

by airmilesbhx 25 February 2011

The new 2nd edition of the Bradt guide to Belarus has just come out, which tends to be far better than LP and might be worth investing…
Where to go in Belarus

by danielsprague 25 February 2011

I have the next three weeks to drive around Belarus. I am in my own 4x4 so have the freedom to go anywhere, but only a rough idea where…
RE: Visa and questions about cycling in Belarus

by EddyV 01 July 2010

Camping in Belarus - very easy. Just make sure your a few km out of any town or settlement and there are no empty bottles near your spot.…
RE: Taking buses within Belarus

by drdavidknibb 28 May 2010

You'd hardly want a 'sleeper' from Minsk to Lida - it's only a 3.30 journey. The comfortable 16.22 from MInsk gets there at 19.56. The…
Re: Taking buses within Belarus

by airmilesbhx 17 May 2010

In my experience (buses to/from Polatsk and Vitebsk from Minsk) there was to problem just turning up on the day and buying tickets, and…
RE: Transport - Medical insurance

by EddyV 24 March 2010

I entered Belarus from Vilnius on the Vilnius - Polotsk road in August 2009. The insurance I bought in Vilnius with my visa from Ecolines…
RE: Vitebsk - Vilnius Bus

by EddyV 12 January 2010

there is a direct road from Vilnius to Polotsk which is quite near Vitebsk. Not sure if buses run it though.