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vladivostok and kamchatka for the vacation?
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ohahakehte



Joined: 24 Aug 2003
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PostPosted: Thu Jul 15, 2004 7:01 am    Post subject: vladivostok and kamchatka for the vacation? Reply with quote
i might be going there...anyone else?
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JacktheCat



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PostPosted: Thu Jul 15, 2004 7:13 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Vladivostok is on my shortlist of the world's worst cities. Avoid it at all costs.

The Kamchatka Peninsula sounds pretty cool, though pricey.
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ohahakehte



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PostPosted: Thu Jul 15, 2004 7:19 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
wuts so bad bout' vladivostok?
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Crois



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PostPosted: Thu Jul 15, 2004 7:28 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
It's bloody hard to spell.
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JacktheCat



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PostPosted: Thu Jul 15, 2004 7:42 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
ohahakehte wrote:
wuts so bad bout' vladivostok?


Imagine a Siberian version of Queens, New York full of rundown communist-era concrete eyesore buildings, run by crocked politians and inhabited by mafioso types, crack whores, and thieves.

Still its better than Lagos, Nigera.
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ohahakehte



Joined: 24 Aug 2003
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PostPosted: Thu Jul 15, 2004 7:51 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
JacktheCat wrote:
ohahakehte wrote:
wuts so bad bout' vladivostok?


Imagine a Siberian version of Queens, New York full of rundown communist-era concrete eyesore buildings, run by crocked politians and inhabited by mafioso types, crack whores, and thieves.


haha....in other words, a place everyone should see at least once if, for nothing else, to confirm funny stereotypes about post-communist russia. a friend and i have a continuous running impression of russians of today who want ruthless capitalism for the money, but still insist on very tight controls on freedom of speech, movement, etc.
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Zed



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PostPosted: Thu Jul 15, 2004 2:18 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Dogbert posted some pictures a few months back but they seem to be gone now.
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dogbert



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PostPosted: Thu Jul 15, 2004 5:18 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
That's too bad.

I didn't save my posts, so I can't repost those.

I assume you're talking about Vladivostok Avia's package. The price has really gone up this year.

Still, I can't recommend it highly enough. I don't know what the other poster's problem with Vladivostok was, but I enjoyed it a lot. In any event, Kamchatka is where you'll spend most of your time and I'm telling you, it is pristine and unspoiled there. Just gorgeous.

When I have time, I'll post more details if you like and put some photos on photobucket.
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ohahakehte



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PostPosted: Thu Jul 15, 2004 5:49 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
dogbert wrote:
Still, I can't recommend it highly enough. I don't know what the other poster's problem with Vladivostok was, but I enjoyed it a lot. In any event, Kamchatka is where you'll spend most of your time and I'm telling you, it is pristine and unspoiled there. Just gorgeous.


ya, if i go ill be going to vlad + kamchatka. and yes its very pricey but i figure how often do i get to go to siberia? i assume that kamchatka will look a lot like the NWT or the yukon in canada? but it sounds like fun and im looking forward
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dogbert



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PostPosted: Thu Jul 15, 2004 6:09 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
ohahakehte wrote:
dogbert wrote:
Still, I can't recommend it highly enough. I don't know what the other poster's problem with Vladivostok was, but I enjoyed it a lot. In any event, Kamchatka is where you'll spend most of your time and I'm telling you, it is pristine and unspoiled there. Just gorgeous.


ya, if i go ill be going to vlad + kamchatka. and yes its very pricey but i figure how often do i get to go to siberia? i assume that kamchatka will look a lot like the NWT or the yukon in canada? but it sounds like fun and im looking forward


By all means, go!

Vladivostok is hardly a hole:


Fire and ice in July:



Volcanoes!



In this bay, I saw huge salmon jumping all around our boat:



A river runs through it:



Mars?

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ohahakehte



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PostPosted: Thu Jul 15, 2004 6:49 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote