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Don Mario
Joined: 28 Jun 2007
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 Posted: Wed Oct 10, 2007 1:40 pm Post subject: Vladivostok, Do I need a visa and itinerary? |
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I have heard 2nd hand from travellers to Russia, that
a visa is needed from the Russian Embassy to go to Vladivostok.
The embassy also needs an itinerary to go with it.
Does anyone know for sure?
Who has been to V, Russia?
Is it a funky place to check out?
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soviet_man
Joined: 23 Apr 2005
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Wed Oct 10, 2007 5:08 pm Post subject: |
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Going *anywhere* in the Russian Federation will require a Russian visa for foreigners.
A visa invitation can be issued by a variety of Russian travel agencies and hotels (about $20 US), but this then has to be taken to a Russian Embassy for the visa issuance (price varies widely). |
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Tony_Balony
Joined: 12 Apr 2007
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| Posted: Wed Oct 10, 2007 5:30 pm Post subject: |
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| The visa process in Seoul is alot easier than it looks, and much cheaper than the internet says. Many of your concerns are not well founded so don't worry so much. Vlad is dumbly expensive, not much for the value. Try Kharborovsk. |
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Tiger Beer
Joined: 07 Feb 2003
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| Posted: Wed Oct 10, 2007 8:05 pm Post subject: |
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Agree with Tony_Balony.
VERY easy to get to Vladivostok. Just BUY your ticket and THE travel arrange will arrange EVERYTHING for you. You can even give them WON and they'll get your visa stamp for you at the Russian embassy. (Although that is easy to do as well).
It is however insanely expensive and a fairly lousy vacation outside of the immediate mental rush of 'hey, I'm in Russia!' |
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ajgeddes
Joined: 28 Apr 2004
Location: Yongsan
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| Posted: Wed Oct 10, 2007 8:48 pm Post subject: |
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| Tiger Beer wrote: |
Agree with Tony_Balony.
VERY easy to get to Vladivostok. Just BUY your ticket and THE travel arrange will arrange EVERYTHING for you. You can even give them WON and they'll get your visa stamp for you at the Russian embassy. (Although that is easy to do as well).
It is however insanely expensive and a fairly lousy vacation outside of the immediate mental rush of 'hey, I'm in Russia!' |
How much is insanely expensive? |
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Tiger Beer
Joined: 07 Feb 2003
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| Posted: Thu Oct 11, 2007 4:57 am Post subject: |
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| ajgeddes wrote: |
| Tiger Beer wrote: |
Agree with Tony_Balony.
VERY easy to get to Vladivostok. Just BUY your ticket and THE travel arrange will arrange EVERYTHING for you. You can even give them WON and they'll get your visa stamp for you at the Russian embassy. (Although that is easy to do as well).
It is however insanely expensive and a fairly lousy vacation outside of the immediate mental rush of 'hey, I'm in Russia!' |
How much is insanely expensive? |
You have to stay in state-sponsored hotels. The cheapest one is US$50/night and they go significantly up from there. If you like to go out and hit the bars/clubs, they all have around $15-20 entry charges. Beers in the bars/clubs are around $5-6/bottle.
Since I go out a lot, I found I was easily spending over $150/day total with hotels, eating and going out each day. Maybe I spent $1200 in a week without anything to show for it. Granted if I hadn't went out so much, I'd probably have had spent half of that.
I don't mind spending that much if I was actually having fun, but I was searching for things to do each night, and very few places had much of anything interesting actually happening. |
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Dome Vans
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| Posted: Thu Oct 11, 2007 5:10 am Post subject: |
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| Tony_Balony wrote: |
| The visa process in Seoul is alot easier than it looks, and much cheaper than the internet says. Many of your concerns are not well founded so don't worry so much. Vlad is dumbly expensive, not much for the value. Try Kharborovsk. |
One of my very good friends is head chef in a restaurant in Kharborovsk. I get mails a lot about the beautiful, plentiful women and the clubs. From what I hear it's meant to be happening big time there. |
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jaganath69
Joined: 17 Jul 2003
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| Posted: Thu Oct 11, 2007 5:10 pm Post subject: |
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| Yeah, I'm thinking about Kharbarovsk for a quick trip, anyone been there? What's the best flight from here? |
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