PSkov to Vitebsk, Belarus

Hi,

we are travelling from Russia to Belarus. We are going form Pskov to Vitebsk, which does seem to be feasible. But I cant find any info on how to do this easy. Are there any busses? Any info would be appreciated.

Athens to Istanbul by ferry

Hello all.

I am planning to travel via ferry from Athens > Chios > Cesme, bus to Izmir, train from Izmir to Bandirma, ferry from Bandirma to Istanbul. This will occur in April, this year.

Has anyone gone this route? This was not the most commonly recommended route and finding it was the result of digging which makes me need to question it's feasibility. The more common suggestions arrive further south in Turkey and are not connected by train as Izmir seems to be, and for me this train connectivity makes it more appealing. Also, all of the ferries involved are reported to run daily, year round, whereas none of the other more frequently suggested routes do. But again, I am seeking confirmation of this information.

I am planning to reach Istanbul on the evening of the second travel day, with Athens to Izmir being the first day, leaving Izmir for Bandirma around 6AM on the... more »

Moldova, Tranzdniestr and Gagauzia

Hi.

Me and some friend are doing a 16 day tour of Belarus, Ukraine and Moldova, starting in Minsk, Belarus and then travelling thru most of Ukraine. We are visiting Kiev, Kharkov, Donetsk, Yalta (krim) and Odessa.
We tought about ending the trip in Chisinau in Moldova.

How is travelling between Ukraine and Moldova? Any problems? crossing the transdniestr republic?
Do we need visas?
Ive heard its easy to travel from Ukraine to Moldova both not so easy getting back, anyone?

I want to visit both the republic of Transdniestr and the autonomus region of Gagauzia.
Any spesific rules, visa regulations, things to apply for in advance here?

Secondly ive seen the flight prices out of Chisinau, quit steep.
Any idea where its best to fly too to get cheap flights, we are heading back to Norway.

Thanks for all the replyes.

Peter:) more »

Brasov to Belgrade?

Hi,
I tried searching for this as I'm sure it has been asked many times, but to no avail.
Now that the Bucharest - Belgrade night train has been suspended, what are the options for getting from Brasov to Belgrade? Would prefer to avoid Bucharest, if possible. We'll be travelling with a toddler, so don't mind a few changes as it breaks up the journey for him.
Thanks in advance.

Kula

road trippin' advice

hi there,

i am going on a two month trip around Central / Eastern Europe in June and July and would like a bit of advice. There will be three of us travelling so we were thinking of buying a car or van as it will probably work out cheaper than three sets of train tickets.

We're starting in Italy for a wedding and then heading around and down the coast to Greece, then up up hopefully as high as Poland.

My questions are: is buying a car or van reasonably easy to do on such a short trip? I live in the UK so could potentially buy one here and drive it down to Italy. We won't be looking at spending much and would like to sell it at the end.

We would like to do this trip as cheaply as possible, so won't be eating out much or staying in many hotels etc. Does anyone have a rough idea of how much money we might need for this duration of time? I have a couple of tents if that helps... more »

5 days trip to Moldova?

Hi!

I have a 5 days vacation in May and was considering spending it in Moldova. I have trouble finding information about this country, everything I read seems either to concern Chisinau or Transdniestr (to which I definitely won't be going). This is what I have come up with so far.

1) Sights:
- Churches and monastries mostly
- Museums (in Chisinau), anywhere else?
- Medieval castles? I think I read something about this but can't find it again...

2) Activities:
- Wine tasting (not for me though, I don't drink)
- Concerts (in Chisinau)
- Walk around (countryside, parks...)

Anything I missed?

If I decide to go, I'll have the following things to consider:

• Are there convenient overland connexions to/from Romania (Bucharest)? Flying directly to Chisinau from Paris is either very expensive or extremely inconvenient (there could be a possibility with Tarom, but t...

8 hours in St Petersburg. What would you do?

Hi

My girlfriend and I will be traveling to St Petersburg from Helsinki in a few weeks for a short amount of time, 8 hours!

If anyone has knowledge of the city we'd really appreciate advice for such a short trip. e.g. What must we see, good place to eat traditional Russian food, how to get about, what areas to visit etc.

Thanks in advance.