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Freeghen
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 Posted: Mon Nov 23, 2009 7:09 am Post subject: To Russia from Korea |
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Has anyone traveled to the Russian East (Vladivostok, etc) from Korea? If so, how long did it take to get your visa and how much was your ticket?
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Chris_Dixon
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| Posted: Mon Nov 23, 2009 8:05 am Post subject: |
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| My co worker did, took a couple if weeks to get his visa (you have to go thru an agency I think). Not sure how much his ticket was, he went from Korea to England via train lol |
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discostar23
Joined: 22 Feb 2004
Location: getting the hell out of dodge
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| Posted: Mon Nov 23, 2009 11:18 am Post subject: |
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| working or visitors visa? You need to go to the russian embassy in Korea which I have heard is worse than Korean immigration....good luck |
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discostar23
Joined: 22 Feb 2004
Location: getting the hell out of dodge
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UrbanStyle
Joined: 23 Jul 2009
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| Posted: Mon Nov 23, 2009 2:39 pm Post subject: |
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| In Soviet Russia, road forks youuuuuuu!!! |
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oskinny1
Joined: 10 Nov 2006
Location: Right behind you!
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| Posted: Mon Nov 23, 2009 2:55 pm Post subject: |
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| Chris_Dixon wrote: |
| My co worker did, took a couple if weeks to get his visa (you have to go thru an agency I think). Not sure how much his ticket was, he went from Korea to England via train lol |
Your co-worker went through North Korea??? |
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Bearach
Joined: 12 Mar 2008
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| Posted: Mon Nov 23, 2009 4:06 pm Post subject: |
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Your co-worker went through North Korea??? |
That's what I'm planning to do. I think I can get a boat to China, visit Beijing, then a train into North Korea, then Russia, maybe Finland, Sweden Denmark, Germany, France. I want to go all the way home overland. |
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Dude Ranch
Joined: 04 Nov 2008
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| Posted: Mon Nov 23, 2009 4:23 pm Post subject: |
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| oskinny1 wrote: |
| Chris_Dixon wrote: |
| My co worker did, took a couple if weeks to get his visa (you have to go thru an agency I think). Not sure how much his ticket was, he went from Korea to England via train lol |
Your co-worker went through North Korea??? |
When I went to the DMZ we went to the farthest north train station in South Korea - Dorasan Station. It is set up to go strait to Pyongyang if the border ever opens up and allows travel. It has the track laid down with the signs up and everything
There are maps in the station showing what the rail link would look like. It would further connect to the TSR (Transiberian railway) and go all the way through Russia, Mongolia and onto Europe. If North Korea wasn't in the way this would already be the case. They want to make South Korea a railhub of east asia (ok I know we've heard Korea say they want to the ____ of asia or the ____ hub of asia so many times before)
There is even talk of making an underground railway from Japan to Korea, similar to the chunnel between france,uk. Which would mean you could go from Japan to England via train, lol
The distance from Mongolia to Moscow takes like 10 days minimum I hear (or at least on average) during which time you see 1/3 of the earth supposedly. One can take longer too to make stops during the way in Ulaanbater etc
There is a thriller that came out last year called Transiberian, http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0800241/ which is actually a decent movie with Woody Harrellson in it. It is funny in the movie two of the bad characters are described as 'English teachers in Asia' . It might not be a very accurate movie, and it might freak you out from traveling on the railway (although I hear it is dodgy I doubt it would be like that) it is a good way to see what some of the scenery along the way looks like[/i] |
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oskinny1
Joined: 10 Nov 2006
Location: Right behind you!
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| Posted: Mon Nov 23, 2009 4:58 pm Post subject: |
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| Dude Ranch wrote: |
| oskinny1 wrote: |
| Chris_Dixon wrote: |
| My co worker did, took a couple if weeks to get his visa (you have to go thru an agency I think). Not sure how much his ticket was, he went from Korea to England via train lol |
Your co-worker went through North Korea??? |
When I went to the DMZ we went to the farthest north train station in South Korea - Dorasan Station. It is set up to go strait to Pyongyang if the border ever opens up and allows travel. It has the track laid down with the signs up and everything
There are maps in the station showing what the rail link would look like. It would further connect to the TSR (Transiberian railway) and go all the way through Russia, Mongolia and onto Europe. If North Korea wasn't in the way this would already be the case. They want to make South Korea a railhub of east asia (ok I know we've heard Korea say they want to the ____ of asia or the ____ hub of asia so many times before)
There is even talk of making an underground railway from Japan to Korea, similar to the chunnel between france,uk. Which would mean you could go from Japan to England via train, lol
The distance from Mongolia to Moscow takes like 10 days minimum I hear (or at least on average) during which time you see 1/3 of the earth supposedly. One can take longer too to make stops during the way in Ulaanbater etc
There is a thriller that came out last year called Transiberian, http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0800241/ which is actually a decent movie with Woody Harrellson in it. It is funny in the movie two of the bad characters are described as 'English teachers in Asia' . It might not be a very accurate movie, and it might freak you out from traveling on the railway (although I hear it is dodgy I doubt it would be like that) it is a good way to see what some of the scenery along the way looks like[/i] |
I traveled the Trans-Siberian a couple years ago from Beijing to Moscow. It took around 6 days straight through. I would love to go from Busan all the way to London someday but as far I know it is impossible, that is why I am questioning the going through North Korea.
Watched the movie. It was interesting. |
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the ireland
Joined: 11 May 2008
Location: korea
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| Posted: Mon Nov 23, 2009 5:01 pm Post subject: |
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I thought this thread was about a gift from Korea to russia  |
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kerbythepurplecow
Joined: 02 Mar 2009
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| Posted: Mon Nov 23, 2009 5:17 pm Post subject: |
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| I'm planning to eventually make the trip from Moscow into London. I figured we'd have to start in China though. If I can start from SK that would be amazing. |
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ajgeddes
Joined: 28 Apr 2004
Location: Yongsan
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| Posted: Mon Nov 23, 2009 5:23 pm Post subject: |
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| Flights to Vladivostok are expensive. I am going back for a second time this winter. You'll probably have to pay in the area of 700,000 won for your ticket. There is one flight every day which rotates between Korean Air and Vladivostok Air. |
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chris_J2
Joined: 17 Apr 2006
Location: From Brisbane, Au.
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dr. love
Joined: 09 Oct 2007
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Mon Nov 23, 2009 5:55 pm Post subject: |
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My work takes me there atleast three times a year. The visa takes about two weeks. You can get it done in a day, but you have to pay a crazy amount to process it.
Vladivostok is one of my favorite cities, it is a real rough and rumble town with alot of interesting characters. Keep your wits about you and you'll have a blast. |
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RufusW
Joined: 14 Jun 2008
Location: Busan
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| Posted: Mon Nov 23, 2009 6:50 pm Post subject: |
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There is a ferry from Sokcho to Vladivostok, you can then take the trans-Siberian to Moscow, 6 days. The ferry is Korean and it's quite expensive, maybe $200 if I remember for 18 hours or so.
you can't get a train through N.Korea. I'd think Beijing and the trans-Mongolian would be the best bet. |
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