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  1. kazysmmm avatar

    RE: Travel by bus

    by kazysmmm 26 April 2012

    Normally (usually) everybody buy the tickets 1 or 2 days before at the bus station itself. Another option is "to show up at the busstation…

  2. kazysmmm avatar

    RE: Vilnius - HELP: silly question about bus schedules

    by kazysmmm 19 March 2012

    +"...I told always about schedules; not about tickets..."+ I don't argue with you at all. Of course DB Bahn is well-known and of course…

  3. kazysmmm avatar

    RE: Vilnius - HELP: silly question about bus schedules

    by kazysmmm 19 March 2012

    +"...Yes they are. Train from Vilnius to Minsk and another one from Minsk to Warsaw..."+ Ah. There are more: the train from Vilnius to…

  4. truckstop83 avatar

    Bank holiday travel

    by truckstop83 14 March 2012

    Hi all, I have just booked a trip to Vilnius over Easter (4-10 April). Just as I booked it, I became concerned about the fact that lots…

  5. WaterhazardJack avatar

    RE: Lithuania 7 Day Itinerary

    by WaterhazardJack 01 March 2012

    +I would offer you take a whole day to visit Druskininkai and Grutas park, stay in some cozy hotel.+ I'd enter a slight note of caution…

  6. kazysmmm avatar

    RE: Lithuania 7 Day Itinerary

    by kazysmmm 29 February 2012

    +"...how many places will be open on Sunday, will we find it hard finding places to eat?..."+ Many places. Don't know figures. Eating…

  7. st0gas avatar

    RE: Lithuania 7 Day Itinerary

    by st0gas 29 February 2012

    Grutas park can be reached only by bus on the way to Druskininkai and it will take at least 3-4 hours to see it all. In fact I would offer…

  8. WaterhazardJack avatar

    RE: Lithuania 7 Day Itinerary

    by WaterhazardJack 28 February 2012

    +Those guys are comming in March, and they are comming for the first time. So Nida is a summer resort and it's far, not a pleasure at…

  9. kazysmmm avatar

    Re: Lithuania 7 Day Itinerary

    by kazysmmm 28 February 2012

    +„...I hear basketball is huge?...”+ Basketball is No. 1. Any other sports is No. 10. +“…we are also interested in seeing some …

  10. WaterhazardJack avatar

    RE: Baltic states plus Helsinki: How much time needed?

    by WaterhazardJack 18 February 2012

    How long is a piece of string?...it really depends - as mentioned above - as to what you wish to see...I made a trip some years ago from…

  11. kazysmmm avatar

    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…

  13. WaterhazardJack avatar

    RE: Summer 2012 suggestions

    by WaterhazardJack 17 January 2012

    Can't advise on events but I did a similar trip to yours (in reverse) a few years back with an itinerary I was very happy with and that…

  14. WaterhazardJack avatar

    RE: Going to Vilnius, Lithuania in February. What can't I miss?

    by WaterhazardJack 02 January 2012

    Most common day-trip from Vilnius is Trakai Castle and lake...farther out are the Hill of Crosses near Siauliai and Grutas Parkas at Druskin…

  15. lafcadio1 avatar

    Re: Belarus FAQs

    by lafcadio1 22 September 2011

    I recently posted a Belarus trip report on a separate thread, and was encouraged by another poster to repost it here so that the information…

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    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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    RE: Is it easy to get to Druskininkai from Vilnius Airpor(VN0) by train or bus?

    by kazysmmm 07 July 2011

    Vilnius Airport is not on the way to Druskininkai and there is no bus station at the airport. So it's not possible to go anywhere by interci…

  20. mkollos avatar

    Is it easy to get to Druskininkai from Vilnius Airpor(VN0) by train or bus?

    by mkollos 06 July 2011

    I am planning on visiting family in Druskininkai in September. Edited by: mkollos

  21. enepi avatar

    Some quick questions about Lithuania

    by enepi 19 June 2011

    Hello all we are going for 10 days to Lithuania next August and after checking some guides and posts I still have a couple of questions,…

  22. liudas777 avatar

    Re: Vilnius and/or Kaunas

    by liudas777 19 June 2011

    Hello, You have made an excelent choice choosing to visit Lithuania, you are welcome here. :) You chose to stay in two cities for 4 days…

  23. kazysmmm avatar

    RE: Eastern Lithuania

    by kazysmmm 19 April 2011

    Suggestions: Aukshtaitija National Park http://www.anp.lt/ (for the map click the button "Map" at the top), Dzūkija National Park, a…

  24. kazysmmm avatar

    RE: Estonia, Latvia, LIthuania - 2 Week Trip Itinerary

    by kazysmmm 26 February 2011

    +...I wouldn't bother with Kaunas ..."+ Since OP says that they "generally like to visit churches and (...) to visit any museum or site…

  25. kazysmmm avatar

    RE: Help - Grutas Park or Hill of Crosses?

    by kazysmmm 31 January 2011

    +"...Timing this to fit in with a train is going to be very difficult.."+ #4 Not exactly, you probably are thinking about the train Klaip…

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