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louisville62 Just Starting Joined: 04 Oct 2004 Posts: 4	Posted: Thu Oct 28, 2004 10:56 pm    Post subject: Illegal to bring roubles INTO Russia? Hi, I live in Washington, D.C., so it's easy for me to get rubles for my trip next week to Russia. I was planning to bring some with me for convenience on the first day, but read somewhere on-line yesterday that it's illegal to bring rubles into the country - is this true? I realize I could slip in a few bills but don't want any trouble at customs.
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tuller Talk Show Host Joined: 24 Oct 2004 Posts: 234	Posted: Fri Oct 29, 2004 6:43 am    Post subject: I think it would be best to wait until you get there and then exchange some USD for Rubles...you can do it in the airport but I would only do about $20.00 because of the low exchange rate. I was over there a couple weeks ago and the exchange rate in Moscow City was running about 29.90 ...in the airport it was about 21.50/ I usually send my fiance a couple $100.00 thru Western Union for her and the girls travel expenses to Mosow to meet me at the airport. Once we get to her sister's home in Moscow we go to a bank, located in most all the stores there, and exchange more money. so we can buy our train tickets back to their home. Also, most of the time when I use the ATM there (usually is a $1.00 transfer fee) I'll get Rubles instead of USD. I leave all my Rubles with them at the airport when it's time for me to leave. Hope this helps....and beware of the taxi drivers there...they love USD Tuller
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louisville62 Just Starting Joined: 04 Oct 2004 Posts: 4	Posted: Fri Oct 29, 2004 4:07 pm    Post subject: Hey, thank you VERY MUCH for this information. Perfect!!
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tuller Talk Show Host Joined: 24 Oct 2004 Posts: 234	Posted: Fri Oct 29, 2004 11:58 pm    Post subject: You're welcome, and if you've never been thru Moscow SVO airport, let me know and I'll walk you through passport control and customs... Tuller STAY AWAY from the Novotel Hotel ....$325.00 a night
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AliceFromMoscow WayToRussified Joined: 10 Jul 2004 Posts: 411	Posted: Sat Oct 30, 2004 12:00 am    Post subject: tuller wrote: STAY AWAY from the Novotel Hotel ....$325.00 a night why, is it a two-stars hotel priced 325 per night? if its 5 stars, its a normal price then.
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tuller Talk Show Host Joined: 24 Oct 2004 Posts: 234	Posted: Sat Oct 30, 2004 2:01 am    Post subject: The men , and their Russian wives in a support group I belong to, told me this is what's called "Racking" ...I had several emails from people in the support group told me they paid only $120.00 a night for the same type room in the same hotel. They said I paid the "list price" for the room. I'm returning to Moscow in January to spend Orthodox Christamas with my fiance and the two little ones and on my last night there before I fly back to the States,,,,one of the guys in the support group has gotten us the same room for $120.00.... When I got home two weeks ago from my last visit, I bought all three of them new Nike's , the same shoe as over there, for less than what one pair cost in Moscow. I also bought my fiance a new leather coat here for about $150.00....the same coat over there was $400.00....I bought the 8 year old twins ))....down jackets here for less than what one cost over there...the same coats and colors. I could keep going on about the outrageous prices and this is why many Americans are going elsewhere abroad on vacations... Russia could be one of the biggest tourist attractions in the world if they would back off from those outrageous prices and put out the welcome sign... I think Russia is an awsome country, and the people I've been in contact with over there are just as awsome Tuller Just my worthless $ 2 cents worth
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AliceFromMoscow WayToRussified Joined: 10 Jul 2004 Posts: 411	Posted: Sat Oct 30, 2004 8:37 am    Post subject: well, if you go somewhere else except Moscow, you'll see that Russia is not that expensive as it seems in Moscow.
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AliceFromMoscow WayToRussified Joined: 10 Jul 2004 Posts: 411	Posted: Sat Oct 30, 2004 9:18 am    Post subject: i've just looked at prices of that novotel (http://www.novotel.ru/numbers/) standard double costs $314, you can also stay and pay only for 6 hours which is $130. Maybe thats what your friends got? only 6 hours stay so it was cheaper?
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tuller Talk Show Host Joined: 24 Oct 2004 Posts: 234	Posted: Sat Oct 30, 2004 3:12 pm    Post subject: Not 6 hours... a full day....and it doesn't matter how many stars the hotel has, it was definitely not a $ 325.00 a night five star room . I've traveled to a lot of countries and that was the worst room for the money I've ever paid for. I don't know if you're an American or Russian living in Moscow, according to your name....but since I made the post to other list about my trip, a lot of people have told me the same thing, even a couple of Russians...I got RACKED by the hotel... I've also decided not to take, my family over there, to that hotel again....thanks to the good friends I have, they've put me in touch with another hotel there, and I've made reservations with them this morning, that has more to offer in a room and a hotel in general, for the same price. Sometimes, the old saying goes...maybe it's who you kow and who your friends are....
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AliceFromMoscow WayToRussified Joined: 10 Jul 2004 Posts: 411	Posted: Sat Oct 30, 2004 10:28 pm    Post subject: ok ok, i have no doubts, just had to make sure
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JohnDaniel Just Starting Joined: 20 Sep 2004 Posts: 5	Posted: Sat Oct 30, 2004 11:35 pm    Post subject: tuller wrote: You're welcome, and if you've never been thru Moscow SVO airport, let me know and I'll walk you through passport control and customs... This would certainly be helpful for any first-time visitors to the SVO airport! Q: Would a person who cannot speak or read the Russian language have difficulties?
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tuller Talk Show Host Joined: 24 Oct 2004 Posts: 234	Posted: Sun Oct 31, 2004 1:44 am    Post subject: Ok Alice...I forgive you for your curosity lol AND...I just made a POST that should help all you newbies going to Russia for the first time get thru SVO airport in Moscow... Tuller
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scholar Frequent Guest Joined: 08 Nov 2004 Posts: 18	Posted: Mon Nov 15, 2004 9:52 am    Post subject: Go ahead a bring in roubles. It's taking out of roubles that they care about. Who knows why.
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pai0014 Just Starting Joined: 11 Sep 2004 Posts: 6	Posted: Mon Dec 13, 2004 4:21 pm    Post subject: I purchased roubles from the Royal Bank of Canada in Calgary with no problem at all, I never filled in customs declarations entering or departing the country and still have some roubles left for my next visit. Buying them before departures cuts down on the ammount of commission you pay and saves time at the airport.
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Dr-Fauste Site Admin Joined: 23 Nov 2004 Posts: 654	Posted: Mon Dec 13, 2004 6:17 pm    Post subject: Which bank in Calgary? Downtown banker hall?
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