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Re: Buying train tickets from Lithuania to Belarus and Ukraine in advance
in Departure Lounge » Europe - Eastern Europe & the Caucasus, Jun 11, 2013
Hi MaxT,

Thanks for the info.

I had a co-worker who speaks Ukranian or Russian call up the ...

RE: Buying train tickets from Lithuania to Belarus and Ukraine in advance
in Departure Lounge » Europe - Eastern Europe & the Caucasus, Jun 10, 2013
It seems that private messaging has been disabled :(

I'm interested also in the same type of i...

RE: McGee's Ghost Tours
in Departure Lounge » Europe - Eastern Europe & the Caucasus, Apr 6, 2013
I've done the Underground Walk and Ghosts and Legends of Old Town.

I'd stay away from Legends ...

RE: Travelling by train around Czech Republic
in Departure Lounge » Europe - Eastern Europe & the Caucasus, Apr 6, 2013
Major cities are easiest to reach by bus as they are 'direct' rides to each destination. Trains t...

RE: Prague: Secondary Concert Ticket Market
in Departure Lounge » Europe - Eastern Europe & the Caucasus, Mar 5, 2013
Someone at work is selling Foo Fighters tickets at face value I think for the show on the 15th. R...

RE: Czech republic travelogue
in Departure Lounge » Europe - Eastern Europe & the Caucasus, Mar 5, 2013
It's a crap-shoot nowadays.

On the bus from Vienna to Brno, I was asked to present documents a...

RE: Recomendations for 9 days in Prague
in Departure Lounge » Europe - Eastern Europe & the Caucasus, Mar 5, 2013
Usually neighbourhoods like Zizkov are much cheaper than say "Mala Strana" for lodging. Check out...

RE: How do I get most authentic Central Europe experience? Thanks!
in Departure Lounge » Europe - Eastern Europe & the Caucasus, Mar 5, 2013
Ostrava is perhaps one of the most Soviet towns in the Czech Republic is that what you are referr...

Re: Beware the police and ticket officials!
in Departure Lounge » Europe - Eastern Europe & the Caucasus, Mar 5, 2013
It is and it isn't.

Usually copies of passports are not valid anywhere, legally anyway.

But...

RE: Prague to České Budějovice
in Departure Lounge » Europe - Eastern Europe & the Caucasus, Mar 5, 2013
Ceske Budejovice is not spectacular by any means. A blue-collar town really, much like Plzen but ...

Re: Brno or Cesky Krumlov
in Departure Lounge » Europe - Eastern Europe & the Caucasus, Mar 5, 2013
Brno is good for a 'break' between the Vienna and Prague corridor and mostly as a springboard to ...

Re: transport in Czech Republic
in Departure Lounge » Europe - Eastern Europe & the Caucasus, Mar 5, 2013
Trains are good if you want to visit more remote towns in the Czech Republic. Major cities are co...

RE: Best way to get from Prague to Cesky Krumlov
in Departure Lounge » Europe - Eastern Europe & the Caucasus, Mar 5, 2013
Bus is the most convenient way, as you get dropped off much closer to the city centre. If you hav...