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my father was from a village 65 km south of minsk, i want to visit my fathers home village, and also spend a few days visiting my grandfathers home village, i am finding my root's . i would love to hear from anyone who can help.

Hi!

I will travel to Belarus from EU. I know ´there is a control on state border.
What can i bring to Belarus and what products are not allowed (milk, meat products, something else)?

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Hi

i'm looking to buy some training fins (make dolphin) and a friend of mine bought some at a great price in Russia, (they think in Minsk)

how can i find out the details of sports shops where i can buy them

thanks

Hello!

I will go to Baranovichy in 30 October.

Does anybody can recomend any good restaurant (preferably local cuisine or maybe something from Polish, Lithuanian cuisine), some good shops with shoes, cloths?
Local food (in the shops) - what to try (bred, cheese,....)?

Can I use my bank card Visa for paying in the shops there? ATMs?

I will take also some Euros there, hope to change them to Belarus rubles.

Something interesting to see in the city and surroundings?

Many many thanks!:)

Hello,

How to get to Minsk airport from the city center (i.e. buses, trains)?

And if you'd go by your own car, how much does the parking cost at airport and is it safe?

Hi
I'd really appreciate any help and advice regarding the best way to arrange accommodation and visa / invitation letter.

Which should be arranged first?

Can anybody recommend an apartment or hotel?

Any help will be gratefully accepted and I'd be delighted to buy a beer or coffee in return

I'll be travelling to arrive in Minsk on 30 September

Many thanks
Bren

Hello, just wondering if anyone can help me out here please

I'm traveling over to Minsk for a few days in late September/early October but my flight is from Kaunas (cheaper alternative)

My flight back to the UK is late afternoon on the 2nd October (Kaunas Airport)

I was just wondering what transportation can I take from Minsk to Kaunas that will get me to Kaunas for lunch time on the 2nd. I can depart Minsk any time from 11pm on the 1st Ocotober

Any help will be much appreciated !

Thank you

James

hi,
I'm new in town and I prefer smoking good shishas.
Does someone of you know a good shisha bar ?
I smoked one near Namiga, but they dont have Apple shisha.

Are the real arabic cafes in town ?

Could, please, anyone tell me about all possible variants of getting from the Minsk airport. I've found out that Minsk airport is quite far away from the town (about 40 km)and that there's no railway connection or something like that.
Thank you in advance)))

What is the best and cheapest way to go from Brest airport to Camping Dy-Nadan in Arzano? We do not want to drive.

Six of us are coming in Minsk to football match Belarus - Croatia. We'll be staying dor three days. We're coming from Split (the most beautiful town in the world), Croatia. I'd like you to spare us some time and tell me about some good places to go out. Nothing fancy, ordinary bars and clubs with reasonable prices, with young people and beautiful women:))) And yes, Belarus women! I would like to know everything about Belarus women! Advice us, please.

Thank you in advance!
Greetings from hot Croatia!

Hello everyone
I will be travelling to Minsk,Belarus in two weeks on a business trips. Any recommendations from fellow VTs about hotels/restaurants and spare time?
Thank you in advance for your help!
Massimo

I am thinking of going to the 2010 Euromeet in Krakow.

Whilst in Poland, I am thinking of nipping over to Belarus and going to Krivoshin, (Krzywoszyn) to the village where my Father was born and lived. I would like to see the place my Father felt that he could never return to. Who knows, there may be the odd relative still there.

Tinterweb information of this little town/village is very limited with reports of anything from 500 to 1800 people living there.
O course, there are no VT members living there and nobody as been to visit it either.

I will hire a car and drive there;
So, does anybody have any idea how far Krivoshin is from Krakow or Brest?

Thank you for any information.

I am thinking of going to the 2010 Euromeet in Krakow.

Whilst in Poland, I am thinking of nipping over to Belarus and going to Krivoshin, (Krzywoszyn) to the village where my Father was born and lived. I would like to see the place my Father felt that he could never return to. Who knows, there may be the odd relative still there.

Tinterweb information of this little town/village is very limited with reports of anything from 500 to 1800 people living there.
O course, there are no VT members living there and nobody as been to visit it either.

I will hire a car and drive there;
So, does anybody have any idea how far Krivoshin is from Krakow or Brest?

Thank you for any information.

Hi all,

I ve found this web site for accomodation in minsk and they seem allright.
i just wonder if someone has used them in the past before, in order to get some feedback etc?

any tips ?
many many thnaks
marino2000

After trying to gather some intelligence from internet I decided to post a question here. I am sure that some of you live in Belarus, and in Minsk in particular and some have already visited Belarus. We are planning a trip to Minsk in June and need some info on living conditions, accommodations, hostels et cetera. How much shall we budget for food?
Do we have to stay in expensive hotels if we are EU citizens ? Is cheaper accommodation available and safe? What are obligations of a person inviting us?
Could somebody help?

Where can I buy a webcam in Minsk ?

Dear All,

What are the natural wonders that can been seen in Belarus or Belarus neighborhood, like: hot sulphur springs, hot ground, maybe volcanoic areas, or any other strange natural phenomena.

I would like to wander about the countryside of Ukraine and Belarus, and during such travels we always seek natural phenomenas.

Regards,
Pawel

I plan to visit Belarus, staying in Minsk and Brest, probably several nights in each, during March this year.
While I know that I can apply for a visa at the Belarus Embassy in London, I need a letter of invitation, but I do not know where I am staying yet and want to avoid 'tourist agencies' and terrible inflated prices and fees for accommodation and a letter.
Does anyone have any advice or can help me at all?? Please?

hi, i am from spain, i will be in minsk for four days in february
i`m looking for an apartament for 3 persons, and a goog guide for misk nightlife. i also would like to ski, is it posible?
thanks

My wife and I will be going to Minsk in March (12,13,14) and are looking for a non-professional, local person, to be our guide for a day or so. We are easy going people and want to get oriented to the city, perhaps ride the metro, go to lunch or dinner (I buy). I would be glad to pay someone a very fair price to be our guide. Of course you would need to speak a little English! Any takers...)
thx
ray

Going to visit 2 girls we hosted from the village if anyone has any info on the area I would be most gratfull. Also if any info on the Goryn Hotel in Stolin. Not sure if we will stay there for a night or not? Thank you. Hilda

Hi! I'd like to meet people from Belarus, does anyone know a Belarussian chatroom easy to use which doesn't need any special registration and where you nomally can find people to talk with?
thanks in advance

Hello,
I'm going to Minsk from 28Dec to 8 Jan. There I already have two friends, but I'd like to meet anyone else who wants to join for a beer (or coffe :-)
So write me!

Hi

My family plan to visit relatives in Vitebsk summer 2009 and i'm looking for the cheapest route. We've used Belavia in the past and although convenient, we'd like to do it on the cheap. Riga looks the closest, but i don't see any trains from Riga to Vitebsk? It's possible we can get picked up if we can get a bus over the border, i think it's roughly 300 miles. Any suggestions with Buses or trains, part or full journey would be great. I was looking at Poland -> Minsk -> Vitebsk, but it looks like a long journey.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Ross

My wife and I have been supporting a Belarussian family for over 12 years now and she has stayed with us in England 6 times now but always arranged through one of the Chernobyl Charities.

As she is now 22 years old, she will be staying with my family and I for 10 days over the Christmas period.

After a lot of hassle we have booked a return flight and are now putting together the paperwork required for her to get a tourist visa for a private visit to Britain.

Part of this requires copies of my family bank statements, payslips, mortgage agreement, copies of letters received from her, copies of phone bills proving we talk on the phone etc...very complicated.

The final piece of paperwork required is an invitation from me. Obviously this could be written many different ways and we have no reason to put anything other than the truth.

However, I would be grateful if anyone could advise the sort of layout the visa dept in Belarus expect and the sort of info it needs to contain.

I have been looking for examples of layouts on the web without any joy so any advice or guidance with the type of layout and contents would be very much appreciated.


Kind regards


Mark & Susanne

Hi guys! I need some help!!! Could you please tell me if is any jazz venues in Belarus or jazz festivals. Tried to look it up on internet but couldn't find any jazz clubs names/websites or info about jazz music in Belarus
Thank you

Hi,all VTiers!
Hope this catch you all while laughing,esp.who they are in
Belarus!
I am planning to Visit Russia,during my comming summer holidays!
(Aug.01-14,2008)and was wondering,if it be any chance to visit
Belarus,too!
may I receive some information about accomodations,foods and so on
in Belarus?What about ,,Must Sees,,in Belarus!?
Yours,
Mike

Hi,
I am planning a trip through Poland, Belarus and Russia and just have a few questions. I already have a visa for Russia so I was planning on getting the 48 hour transit visa for Belarus. With the visa for Belarus is it a total of 48 hours given from the time of entry or is it just one day to enter and one day to leave. for example if I arrived at 11pm on the 3rd of November would I have until 11pm on the 5th November or would I simply have the 3rd and 4th as days permitted.
I am getting the overnight train from Minsk to Moscow departing on the 4th November and it crosses the border from Belarus to Russia at 00:31 on the 5th. Does this mean that because I will be in Belarus territory on the 5th I will only be able to get the visa for the 4th and the 5th?
I want to get the Warsaw to Minsk Train which departs at 20:44 and arrives in Minsk at 8:01 the following morning. Does anyone know what time it will cross the border from Poland to Belarus? I am hoping it is after midnight, that way I can get on the train on the 3rd, arrive in Belarus on the 4th and I will be covered by the transit visa for the 4th and the 5th.
Does anyone know of a website where I can purchase a ticket for the train between Warsaw and Belarus, so far I have come across a number of sites which have the time table but not a booking facility.
Finally, if I require a tourist visa for my stay, does anyone know of any websites that will produce a tourist voucher for me?
Thanks.

Hello! I'd like to know if there is a public trasport by bus between international airport in MInsk and train station? If there is a bus...where is the bus stop near the airport, and time scheduled...
I have try to read in the forum info about this but i have not found...
Good day from Giorgio