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  1. PleistoceneMegaFauna avatar

    RE: Lonely Planet Thailand

    by PleistoceneMegaFauna 16 May 2012

    but farm it out to local expat journalists with all their personal biases and antipathies Given LP's contempt for the backpacker, their…

  2. Jeraboa avatar

    RE: St Petersburg/Moscow to Kaliningrad

    by Jeraboa 13 May 2012

    Interesting Question, the cheapest flight from St Petersburg is with Belavia via minsk not sure how this would be viewed since the 1 hour…

  3. Rail_Fan avatar

    RE: St Petersburg/Moscow to Kaliningrad

    by Rail_Fan 13 May 2012

    It's a domestic flight, so not considered to be an exit. Usually it's cheaper to fly from Moscow, since there is more competition, but…

  4. phoenix216 avatar

    St Petersburg/Moscow to Kaliningrad

    by phoenix216 13 May 2012

    Would flying from St Petersburg to Kaliningrad be considered an exit and require a double-entry Russian visa? Technically, you're leaving…

  5. NorthAmerican avatar

    RE: Where am I?

    by NorthAmerican 18 April 2012

    Can anyone explain why those ads appear in Russian on leela's computer? In the more than 20 years that I've had a computer at home, I…

  6. dbeckett avatar

    Re: Kaliningrad & Curonian Spit / Kurshskaya Kosa

    by dbeckett 18 April 2012

    Thanks for the links, they were very interesting and well worth looking at. I agree, the cycle hire might be wishful thinking on my part.…

  7. pizwat avatar

    RE: Kaliningrad & Curonian Spit / Kurshskaya Kosa

    by pizwat 17 April 2012

    Sounds like only the spit is a day trip, not the entire visit.

  8. dbeckett avatar

    Re: Kaliningrad & Curonian Spit / Kurshskaya Kosa

    by dbeckett 17 April 2012

    Hi We're planning on spending a week in the Kaliningrad region - the day trip was just to the Curonian Spit. We hold British passports…

  9. kazysmmm avatar

    RE: Kaliningrad & Curonian Spit / Kurshskaya Kosa

    by kazysmmm 17 April 2012

    +"...it does not make sense to do a daytrip to Russia..."+ If i understood correctly they intend to do a daytrip to the Spit, as a part…

  10. everbrite avatar

    RE: Kaliningrad & Curonian Spit / Kurshskaya Kosa

    by everbrite 17 April 2012

    For most passport holders it does not make sense to do a daytrip to Russia because the cost of the visa is so high. What is your passport?…

  11. dbeckett avatar

    Kaliningrad & Curonian Spit / Kurshskaya Kosa

    by dbeckett 17 April 2012

    Hi My wife and I are currently planning a trip to Kaliningrad including the Curonian Spit and we wanted a bit of advice. We intend to…

  12. everbrite avatar

    RE: Is there any ferry from Russia to Germany?

    by everbrite 15 April 2012

    There used to be ferries from Kaliningrad to Sweden but no longer. Ruth

  13. Rail_Fan avatar

    Re: Moscow to Kaunas (train/bus)

    by Rail_Fan 08 April 2012

    Bus Moscow-Kaunas? Are you sure that you ready to suffer that much (especially taking into account Russian roads? To my knowledge there…

  14. kazysmmm avatar

    RE: Moscow to Kaunas (train/bus)

    by kazysmmm 05 April 2012

    Russians themselves buy the tickets to Nesterovo (domestic travel) and leave the train in Vilnius. Significantly cheapper. Even if you…

  15. everbrite avatar

    RE: Moscow to Kaunas (train/bus)

    by everbrite 05 April 2012

    Since international travel is generally more expensive than domestic travel, you might look at flights from Moscow to Kaliningrad. These…

  16. someonenureldin avatar

    RE: Passport registration

    by someonenureldin 10 March 2012

    this might be some sort of help: http://www.fms.gov.ru/useful/migrate/index_eng.php it´s the official FMS website ...Im facing a similar…

  17. hurricanebertha avatar

    RE: Amsterdam to St Peterburg itinerary help

    by hurricanebertha 03 March 2012

    Assuming you have a double entry Russian visa, how about this itinerary: Amsterdam-Germany-Poland-Kaliningrad-Lithuania-Latvia-(Estonia)-…

  18. someonenureldin avatar

    RE: Border Crossing complications in/out of Russia and former Soviet Countries

    by someonenureldin 02 March 2012

    @Ruth ...that means I stay 3 nights in Kaliningrad only ...and don´t have to register the visa at all ? ...I thought that a russian visa…

  19. someonenureldin avatar

    RE: Border Crossing complications in/out of Russia and former Soviet Countries

    by someonenureldin 02 March 2012

    I have a Double entry Tourist Visa and European Union passport ....I will go from Vilnius to Kaliningrad (First Entry) ..back to Vilnius…

  20. someonenureldin avatar

    Border Crossing complications in/out of Russia and former Soviet Countries

    by someonenureldin 02 March 2012

    Hi out there ! I plan to enter Russia the following way: 1.) Vilnius (Lithuania) - Minsk - Moscow by either train or bus...(I will visi…

  21. damienminter avatar

    Multiple Entry Russian Visa

    by damienminter 24 February 2012

    Hi, I was wondering how hard it is to get a multiple entry Russian visa. On my trip later this year I will be entering Russia on at least…

  22. atsirlin avatar

    RE: Does Vilnius - St.Petersburg Train pass through Belarus?

    by atsirlin 21 February 2012

    092Р (Vilnius - St. Petersburg) does not enter Belarus, takes 14 hours. 080Ч (Kaliningrad - St. Petersburg) makes no sense, because it…

  23. AlexWhiteUS avatar

    Re: Russia, a forgetten country?

    by AlexWhiteUS 17 February 2012

    Good day, Graham and all! I'm from Samara, Russia. What about your experience in Russia, are you realised your plan to travel? I agree…

  24. Piotr1981 avatar

    RE: International bus from Olsztyn to Kaliningrad ?

    by Piotr1981 10 February 2012

    Yes, the Ecolines bus from Olsztyn departs at 11:50 Mo, Th, Fr. The return bus is at 2:30 PM or 4:30 PM depending on day of the week.…

  25. atsirlin avatar

    RE: International bus from Olsztyn to Kaliningrad ?

    by atsirlin 10 February 2012

    Never used this bus. However, a simple search on the Russian web shows a daily bus #902 departing at 6.40 and a transit bus #8521 that…

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