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RE: Anyone for Russian Caucasus in August?

by pausanias2 08 October 2010

There is a way for non-russian citizens to visit Chechnya. I suggest to have a look at http://reiseauskunft.bahn.de, there are trains…
Anyone for Russian Caucasus in August?

by alexey_vl 07 August 2010

Hi, I'm going to visit Russian Caucasus in a week, and spend there about 5-10 days. My route: Moscow - Crimea (Ukraine) - Krasnodar (Russia…
RE: Russian Caucasus

by gooner74 26 May 2010

Thanks once again. I will most likely do Sochi-Nalchik by train, and go to the Elbrus region. From Nalchik to Vladikavkaz via Beslan.…
Re: Russian Caucasus

by yblanter 24 May 2010

There are no roads from Sochi to the East/ Sochi to Dambay means first Sochi to Cherkessk (I assume via Tuapse and Krasnodar) and then…
RE: Russian Caucasus

by gooner74 21 May 2010

Thanks Nomad, Ruth I havnt looked at a detailed road map yet, from Nalchik it seems to be pretty straight forward. Between sochi and nalchi…
RE: Russian Caucasus

by gooner74 21 May 2010

Yaroslav, Ruth thanks for the responses. Ruth - Yes Vladikavkaz is south of Sochi but from what i understand from wikitravel and other…
RE: Russian Caucasus

by everbrite 21 May 2010

Good luck trying to get from Sochi to Vladikavkaz. First, it's in the wrong direction if you are heading to Volgograd. Vladikavkaz is…
RE: Russian Caucasus

by gooner74 20 May 2010

Thanks for the heads up, my plan is to cross from Abkhazia to sochi then make my way across the region and upto Volgograd, and onto kiev.…
RE: Russian Caucasus

by nomad0421 20 May 2010

I have just checked with a Russian friend of mine who says that foreigners shouldn't have any problems getting to Beslan, apparently it…
Russian Caucasus

by gooner74 19 May 2010

Hi, I am planning a trip through the former Soviet Republics, probably entering the region from Abkhazia and exiting by train from Volgogra…
RE: russia and the Caucas i need info

by everbrite 18 July 2009

You cannot cross from Russia to Georgia overland. This border has been closed to foreigners for years and is even more unsafe now since…
from Sochi to?..

by mpetrovic 17 June 2009

hey everyone so I'm thinking about going to Sochi this year, and roughly, will have 10-12 days in Sochi, Russian Federation. As I'm…
RE: Travelling to Nalchik and Mount Elbrus

by siberianna 11 May 2009

Hi, I have been living in Russia since March in Sochi in Russian Caucasus. I also heard a lot of people go to Elbruz to ski or to hike…
North Caucasus

by lefteleven 07 May 2009

Hi folks, I'm going to be in the Russian Caucasus briefly in June, starting in Sochi. I'd like to proceed east as far as Vladikavkaz,…
RE: From Russian Caucasus to Crimea across Kerch straut

by bmta 23 September 2008

I was in Kerch about 2 weeks ago and YES-plenty of through buses (mostly from yalta/Sev-pol) go via this ferry into Rossye-Krasnodar,…
Re: Anyone in Russian border areas? (especially around the Caucasus?)

by AndrewSmith 26 July 2008

There's no special permit required for the coastal Sochi / Adler area, assuming you're intending to enter Abkhazia via the Psou. There…
RE: Bus From Astrakhan to Sochi Too Dangerous?

by zashibis 03 May 2008

I doubt very much that the most direct bus route would be through the regions you mention; much more likely you'd take a bus to Stavropol…
Biz or Tourist visa for independent traveller

by fuzzybear1 30 April 2008

I'll be travelling in the Russian Caucasus for most of the month of June. I'll be travelling independently and do not have an itinerary…
Chechnya / Ingushetia / Dagestan

by danielsprague 29 April 2007

Hi

I've recently been hearing great things on the news about Grozy - how the war is over, it's all being rebuilt, and Chechnya…
Armenia, Georgia, and Azerbaijan

by MTL 22 June 2005

i'd say a number of factors.
- many people wouldn;t be able to find these countries on a map. unfamiliarity doesn't bring visitors-…