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

by everbrite 05 March 2012

>provided I stay not longer than 7 days .... No longer than 7 business days. That means over a week. >BUT if I do stay ...I need to…
Re: Border Crossing complications in/out of Russia and former Soviet Countries

by someonenureldin 05 March 2012

Ruth ...I learned from you that I don´t have to register my Russian visa at all even after my first entry ...provided I stay not longer…
RE: Driving from Lithuania to Russia and back, via Belarus

by richardtrillo 09 August 2011

Thanks Ruth for that advice. I wonder what checks we'll encounter on the road from the border to Smolensk, and on the road from Smolensk…
Re: Novodevichy Convent.....Just the outside? Visa?

by brahms 22 March 2011

We were there last month and we could only see everything from the outside (had to pay though to enter the grounds). Even Smolensk Cathedral…
Novodevichy Convent.....Just the outside? Visa?

by fiamma11 21 March 2011

I read in a guide that said unless you are a history nut, just see the gardens, the architecture, stop at Smolensk Cathedral and go to…
RE: Belarus immigration procedures

by EddyV 20 January 2011

I've also crossed the Smolensk Vitebsk road border. There is a checkpoint but as far as I remember they don't actually stamp your passport.…
RE: Belarus immigration procedures

by Bringonthe 20 January 2011

Hi there I can give you precise details on this as I did the trip Berlin to Moscow and back, via Minsk and Smolensk a year and a half…
Belarus immigration procedures

by danielsprague 17 January 2011

Next month I'm entering Belarus. I am a British Citizen, and I'll be entering by car from Russia on the Smolensk - Vitebsk road. I am…
Re: bus between Smolensk and Pskov

by AndrewSmith 19 December 2010

There is no border control between Russia and Belarus. That means that although in theory you need a belarusian visa (and a double entry…
RE: bus between Smolensk and Pskov

by conetop 19 December 2010

In addition, there are buses from Smolensk to Novgorod ( two at present) which is well connected with Pskov ( around 4 hours between…
Re: bus between Smolensk and Pskov

by travellingedwards 19 December 2010

Thanks guys i really don't want to get a belorus visa so itw as particularly good to get the info from conetop re the , I presume backroad…
RE: bus between Smolensk and Pskov

by conetop 18 December 2010

There are two daily buses between Smolensk and Pskov, which go through such Russian towns as Velizh, Usvyati, Nevel, Pustoshka, Opochka…
RE: bus between Smolensk and Pskov

by iexela 18 December 2010

Yes. "Smolensk - SpB" bus goes through Belorussia, so you need Belorussian visa and your Russian visa should be double-entry or multiple.…
bus between Smolensk and Pskov

by travellingedwards 18 December 2010

Hi i was wondering if anyone can tell me if one needs a belarus visa in order to take the bus from Smolensk to Pskov, both of which are…
Getting A Belarus Visa in Australia?

by kawaii_mon 07 November 2010

My husband and I are travelling next year to Russia and Belarus. We're hoping to go from Smolensk to Minsk by train, spend a week there…
RE: Belarus visa when entering and exiting to Russia

by EddyV 09 June 2010

I'd heard the thing about there being "no border between Russia and Belarus" before I went too. But when I crossed from Vitebsk (Belarus)…
Re: A week of mourning in Poland following the tragedy in Smolensk

by AndrewSmith 08 June 2010

Russian security forces helped themselves to credit cards from the deceased bodies and used them to withdraw cash in Smolensk, according…
RE: A week of mourning in Poland following the tragedy in Smolensk

by black_climber 11 April 2010

RIP to all victims. Terrible tragedy... Покойтесь с миром...земля пухом... Igor
RE: A week of mourning in Poland following the tragedy in Smolensk

by laketraveller 11 April 2010

My sympathies. I'll be in Poland next month.
RE: A week of mourning in Poland following the tragedy in Smolensk

by Firehazard Jack 10 April 2010

As it happens I'll be there for 8 days from next Monday week (19th April)...no doubt it will be an interesting although extremely melancholi…
Re: A week of mourning in Poland following the tragedy in Smolensk

by AndrewSmith 10 April 2010

My deepest sympathies for all affected by this terrible tragedy.
RE: Russia to Belarus

by EddyV 16 March 2010

Just to note - when I crossed from Belarus into Russia at the border on the road from Vitebsk to Smolensk in August 2009 there certainly…
RE: Russia 30days schedule

by iexela 12 March 2010

Oh, you could see plenty of places during 1 month! You could plan more days for St-Petersburg than for Moscow I support all Ruth`s recomme…
Train from Belarus to Russia (border problems?)

by Miika 19 July 2009

Hello everyone! I am planning to travel to Belarus from Lithuania by train and visit couple places in Belarus before entering to Russia…
RE: 73 days in Eastern/Central Europe

by everbrite 16 February 2009

Not sure about Smolensk. Actually you should be looking at decreasing the number of stops so that you have some time to actually see somethi…