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10-Dec-2009 12:24
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10-Dec-2009 12:25
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location: Turkey
anyone well versed in turkish history can tell me, what the deal really was at the time? in several places online i found this map as shown here on wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Misak-%C4%B1_Mill%C3%AE which is basically "modern turkey plus northern iraq and thracia". but the wikipedia articles (in german and english) say "its borders were to contain Thracia, and the vilayets Aleppo, Mosul and Batum" -so that leaves Batum and Aleppo as not in the map...
why?
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10-Dec-2009 06:36
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10-Dec-2009 06:36
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location: Turkey
Hello, I am currently planning my overland trip by train from Munich/Germany to China, across Central Asia.
I wonder how much the train ticket for the trip between Belgrade and Istanbul costs. I couldnt find any information on the webiste of the serbian railway. The website of the Turkish railway says, a trip from Istanbul to Belgrad is 110 turkish liras, thats about 50 euros, but that seems quite cheap...
can anyone help me please?
thanks a lot!
sven.
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10-Dec-2009 06:26
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10-Dec-2009 14:16
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location: Serbia
Hello, I am currently planning my overland trip by train from Munich/Germany to China, across Central Asia.
I wonder how much the train ticket for the trip between Belgrade and Istanbul costs. I couldnt find any information on the webiste of the serbian railway. The website of the Turkish railway says, a trip from Istanbul to Belgrad is 110 turkish liras, thats about 50 euros, but that seems quite cheap...
can anyone help me please?
thanks a lot!
sven.
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10-Dec-2009 04:00
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10-Dec-2009 03:23
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10-Dec-2009 03:24
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location: Turkey
Hi,
You can find online bus tickets for Turkey,
Online Otobüs Bileti, neredennereye.com
Online Bus Tickets for Turkey
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10-Dec-2009 02:57
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10-Dec-2009 02:58
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Anyone in Budapest this month might want to keep an eye out for this...
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10-Dec-2009 01:21
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10-Dec-2009 01:21
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Hi all!
I am looking for a cheap accomodation (single room with bathroom) in the blue mosque area. 15 - 20 euro per night were fine. any suggestions?
thanks in advance
Manfred
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10-Dec-2009 01:18
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10-Dec-2009 12:01
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location: Bosnia-Hercegovina
Your advice please on the following:
1. How long does it take to complete the circuit Split - Mostar - Sarajevo - Dubrovnik, just the total driving time. I shall be traveling with my friends on a rented car so there is flexibility to some extent on scheduling.
2. If we spend a day in Sarajevo and half a day in Mostar, is it too mean?
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10-Dec-2009 00:46
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10-Dec-2009 02:05
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Hi there,
I'm looking into canoeing from the southern tip of kamchatka (russia) along the kuril islands to northern Japan. I was wondering if anybody knows anybody who knows about the possibility of doing this or even about the area in general. Any advice (or even a sarcastic comment) is welcome.
Thanks,
Charlie
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09-Dec-2009 19:08
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09-Dec-2009 21:19
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Hi all,
Ryanair will open a new route from Germany to the Finish-Russian border at Lappeenranta
See: http://www.ryanair.com/de/news/rte-de-081209
Location/Surrounding sounds very interesting, anybody an ideau to get a visum for this? Invitation of hotel in Vyborg fe?
Anybody some suggestions what to do in this Finish and Russian region?
Regards!
Vliegertje
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translated in English:
http://translate.google.com/translate?js=y&prev=_t&hl=nl&ie=UTF-8&layout=1&eotf=1&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ryanair.com%2Fde%2Fnews%2Frte-de-081209&sl=auto&tl=en
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09-Dec-2009 13:25
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10-Dec-2009 14:30
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location: Russia
Hey,
Me and my friend are currently living in Australia. We were hoping to follow the route from the trans manchurian from Beijing through to Moscow, then go from Moscow to Hungary or thereabouts. We have British and Irish passports and as the thread below states, we cannot get visas for Russia, not being in our home countries. Is there no way then that we can go to Russia at all? I've been learning Russian especially and would much rather be there than Australia.
It's a big shame, so, I was wondering if any of you had any ideas. I know it's a long shot but we wanted to journey back across land to Europe. Is the Silk Route something anyone can recommend? How the heck do I even start to plan this journey back? If we cant go the trans routes, where should be go? Any suggestions are welcomed.
Thanks very much
Nelson
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09-Dec-2009 12:35
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thunderclouds »
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10-Dec-2009 15:37
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thunderclouds »
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location: Russia
Hi all,
I am planning to go to Russia for a year but I want to read up on it before I go so I can get the most out of the experience.
What are the essential reads? Classic Russian fiction, nonfiction, travel writing, political writings or biographies??
What do you reccommend? I read widely so I am interested in both the solid historical tomes and light fiction.
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09-Dec-2009 04:27
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dmitrij »
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09-Dec-2009 22:21
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everbrite »
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location: Russia
Hi, im planning to travel to Russia on a UK passport in the near future and basicaly need a double entry visa for 90 days. as i can see there is no such thing as a 90 day tourist visa, so a business visa is the only way.
it says that i need to write a letter of introduction from a company, however as i am just going as a tourist i will abviously have to make it all up, but i am not sure what business to make up, as i dont want any further questions from the embassy, just need the visa. any ideas or experiences?
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09-Dec-2009 00:00
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ruthiel »
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09-Dec-2009 04:43
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everbrite »
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Hi
I'm travelling between Irkutsk and Vladivostock between Dec 31 to Jan 2. Unfortunately this is the only time I can get off work but I realise it is the Russian New Year celebration.
I was hoping to get the bus from Vlad to Harbin on Jan 6/7 but have heard it is not likely to be functioning because of the holiday. Does anyone know if things will start up again? In addition will shops etc be open over the period?
Many thanks
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08-Dec-2009 21:51
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lovelyday »
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08-Dec-2009 21:51
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location: Latvia
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