A Trip To Ukraine, Belarus & Russia

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Aug 11, 2014, 6:43 am

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Some of the best photos out there in this trip report. Bravo!!

Aug 11, 2014, 5:30 pm

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Oh, God!

It's amazing, the pics are so....unbelievably cool

! Great to see so many places pictures so perfectly!

Aug 11, 2014, 11:08 pm

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Fantastic photos DanielW! Always a big fan of your TRs that take us all on an adventure to a less traveled path (at least compared to most other TRs).

Thanks, shogunate03

. I travel 'at the back of the bus' so try and make up for it with the between flying bits of travel

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Originally Posted by oneworld82

Some of the best photos out there in this trip report. Bravo!!

Many thanks, oneworld82, I try and do my best

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Oh, God!

It's amazing, the pics are so....unbelievably cool

! Great to see so many places pictures so perfectly!

Cheers, maciek55, had some perfect summer weather which really helped with the pics.

Sep 2, 2014, 4:08 pm

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Excellent report with some great pictures. I feel ashamed for cancelling Russia from my next summer's travel plans due to the current Ukraine crisis.

Sep 3, 2014, 6:03 am

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Excellent report with some great pictures. I feel ashamed for cancelling Russia from my next summer's travel plans due to the current Ukraine crisis.

Thanks, UA Fan

. The ruble is at a record low at the moment so perfect time to go

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Finding a Макдоналдс that is still open might be a bit tougher though

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http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/...0GR0S320140827

Mar 30, 2015, 8:02 pm

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By the way, where did you "open" your russian visa? As you mentioned there is no border control between Russia and Belarus. So, did you stamp your pass somewhere at the Moscow train station?

Mar 30, 2015, 10:16 pm

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By the way, where did you "open" your russian visa? As you mentioned there is no border control between Russia and Belarus. So, did you stamp your pass somewhere at the Moscow train station?

No border checks/stamps between Belarus and Russia. I got a an entry slip when flying into Minsk Airport and just handed that over to immigration when leaving St. Petersburg.

Apr 3, 2015, 7:38 am

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By the way, where did you "open" your russian visa? As you mentioned there is no border control between Russia and Belarus. So, did you stamp your pass somewhere at the Moscow train station?

Welcome to FlyerTalk beresin

Apr 3, 2015, 10:02 am

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Excellent trip report - I've always wanted to visit Moscow/St P, but I'm definitely going to have to check out Ukraine/Belarus. Thank you for posting.

Apr 3, 2015, 4:29 pm

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Amazing pictures! Thanks for sharing.

Apr 5, 2015, 10:02 am

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I read that a Visa for Russia costs $300.

Also you need to arrange hotels etc through a Travel Agency?

Seems like a pain.

Apr 5, 2015, 10:08 am

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I read that a Visa for Russia costs $300.

Depends on your citizenship of course!

I don't think there is any need to arrange hotels through an agency for most visas, but you may need to have a hotel reservation before applying for the visa.

Apr 5, 2015, 4:11 pm

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Now this is a F'ing trip report.

How were you ever able to do it by not dragging it out over 12 pages? I mean, you posted everything one after the other...Why were you able to do this without dragging it out for weeks on end?

Too bad you won't win trip report of the year with this strategy.

Apr 6, 2015, 1:08 am

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Excellent trip report - I've always wanted to visit Moscow/St P, but I'm definitely going to have to check out Ukraine/Belarus. Thank you for posting.

Thank you, Jamest314

. Ukraine is very cheap at the moment and Belarus is a nice stop on the way to Russia too.

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Amazing pictures! Thanks for sharing.

Thanks, mrflyhigher

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I read that a Visa for Russia costs $300.

Also you need to arrange hotels etc through a Travel Agency?

Seems like a pain.

I paid $40 for the visa (NZ passport) and $30 for a letter of invitation. The Dubai consulate wanted the original LOI (not an emailed copy) so I had to pay $70 for the LOI to be couriered from Moscow too.

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Depends on your citizenship of course!

I don't think there is any need to arrange hotels through an agency for most visas, but you may need to have a hotel reservation before applying for the visa.

I think you have to register if you're in Russia for >7 days too(?). I was only there for 5 days but the hotel in St. Petersberg still insisted I had to pay a 3 euro registration fee.

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Many thanks, akersnl

. Haha

!!! Yes, I think it's much easier to read a trip report from beginning to end if you only have to click once and then scroll down