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a black guy in Vladimir, Russia

by huligan 08 March 2012

Hello, I've just found out that I'll be spending my summer in the city of Vladimir, Russia. I spent last summer in Moscow. Is there…
Re: Samara, Kazan, Nizhny via the Volga?

by AlexWhiteUS 16 February 2012

Good day! I'm from Samara, Russia. Just read your topic, and can say this: It's real to have a longer direct travel from Samara to Nizhny…
RE: Visa & Border crossing

by danielsprague 08 February 2011

Be aware that in Kazakhstan, heading east from the border at Taskala (Saratov - Oral checkpoint), it is utterly boring, all the way until…
RE: Belarus Visa in Russia / Ukraine

by danielsprague 10 December 2010

Yes, I suspect they do too. But I'm pretty certain the provincial consular offices don't, and Ufa certainly won't. Will try in Kiev or…
RE: Belarus Visa in Russia / Ukraine

by danielsprague 10 December 2010

Just to update - I went to the Ufa consulate and they told me that they do not issue visas at all, to anyone. Only the Moscow embassy…
Belarus Visa in Russia / Ukraine

by danielsprague 26 September 2010

Hi I'm a British passport holder travelling in Russia. Later this year I'm heading to Belarus, either from Russia or from the Ukraine,…
RE: The quickest way from Khiva to Aral Sea

by gregroxana 03 September 2010

Hi Ray, There is no direct public transport from Khiva. My colleague in Uzbekistan called the railway administration in Tashkent and…
RE: Getting from Novosibirksk to Ufa

by everbrite 06 June 2010

Although the train may pass through Kazakhstan, I am pretty sure that there are no stops in Kazakhstan and thus there should be no problem…
Getting from Novosibirksk to Ufa

by nednederlander 06 June 2010

How does one do this without a Kazakh visa? It looks like the train passes through Kazahstan. Would I have to take a train up to Yekaterin…
From Ufa (Bashkortostan, Russia) to Tashkent by train

by ainsan 12 March 2010

Updated info about Ufa-Tashkent train (three times a week) http://valentina-gh.narod.ru/almaty_tashkent.html follow there the "TRAIN…
Re: Russian Visas

by turnaround 17 August 2009

Could anyone you please clarify on this Russian visa: I stay in one place(say Moscow) for more than 3days and get the Registration done…
Hotel in Ufa

by jamkv 04 July 2009

Does anyone have suggestions for an inexpensive (but comfortable) and centrally located hotel in Ufa? Thanks.
Re: Transsiberian Adventure

by obazylio 04 February 2009

Hi, I'm going to Russia in summer - and i'm afraid that only for 30 days, as visa allows to - I'd like to start from Vladivostok around…
Re: Budget Accommodation around Urals

by sgushyonka 29 October 2008

Accommodation in *Ufa* [Apartment rental|http://nasutki.com/sity/ufa/] from 1500 RUB per day [More Apartment rental|http://www.ufa-ar…
RE: Vologda, Kostroma, N. Novgorod, Kazan, Perm?

by UsvaAuer 17 September 2008

Not that I have done that part of the trip I can tell about my experiences. Yes, there are busses between the cities. From Vologda there…
Furnished apartment rentals for one month in provincial Russia

by prosal 22 April 2008

Hi I plan a trip to Ural, Volga or South Russia (still pondering about which city to choose, yet Krasnodar is n°1 on the list) and look…
choice

by klarah 11 February 2008

So, I have this free ticket to any of the following destinations: Kiev, Yerevan, Baku, Ashgabad, Samara, Ufa, Perm and Moscow..... I…
Ufa/Samara - Almaty train

by peter_Schoen 14 July 2007

Hi!

So all my travel plans for this summer vanish slowly, and little options are left. Since my Miles&More account would permit…
Road or no road?

by MrGrouse 20 May 2007

Hi, i've just arrived in Astana on my pedalmachine from London. I would advise against crossing the Western part of Kazakhstan, the idea…
Magnitogorsk Pass to Chelyabinsk?

by aussieboots 16 May 2007

My wife and I are Australians planning a Trans-Siberian trip in December (west to east), and are including a detour to Abzakovo for some…
Black-American woman traveling through Europe...

by menace 23 July 2003

Hmmm...well I think a lot of what you read about racial attacks nowadays tends to be slightly "over-hyped" (but just dont ignore…