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How did you accomplish registration?I entered from Estonia and spent three weeks at a language school in St Petersburg. I registered my first night in a hotel and for three weeks at the language scho ...

This year (2007), I spent five months bicycling across Russia. I feel very fortunate that I was able to do this under the previous visa rules. I had a multiple entry visa and entered twice: once for ...

Some quick replies to questions asked above:

> Did you experience a lot of problems with the conditions of the roads or is it generally tar roads?

Between Chita and Khabarovsk is approximatel ...

I was told by a hotel they didn't use stamps on paper anymore for visa registration. It's all done by computer, according to them. The only paper they gave me was a receipt for the bill. I guess I wa ...

I am not Chris, but I also bicycled a similar route in April, so will give you my answers to those questions:

> Would you recommend April as best month weatherwise?

April this year was occasi ...

Does anyone have a good recommendation for a bicycle repair shop in Vladivostok? I just finished bicycling across Russia (www.bikerussia.com) and need some repairs before continuing.

Thank you for ...

I recently bicycled from Chita to Khabarovsk, and hence will help answer a question I asked here three and a half years ago.

The road from Chita to Khabarovsk is open. The distance is 2165km and a ...

Another related question, any recommendations for a good camping store in St Petersburg, e.g. one that sells tents, camp stoves and similar items?

--mev, Mike Vermeulen

Thank you, I dropped my bicycle off this morning.

My understanding is bicycles that are taken apart, and wrapped (e.g. in plastic) and that fit in the luggage overhead are taken on the train.

Last year we traveled ~400km on Russian train from Sama ...

Does anyone have recommendations of good places in St Petersburg to have a bicycle serviced and worn parts replaced?

I am currently on a bicycle trip across Europe and Asia and have bicycled from A ...

Chris, just a note that I am cycling from Amsterdam to St Petersburg close to the same dates that you are traveling. Plan is to leave Amsterdam on 26th or 27th March and cross from Estonia into Russi ...

Any thoughts on how the new visa registration rules may affect an extended travel through Russia where your address changes and is not known in advance?

I have a trip planned in 2007 to bicycle fro ...

Does anyone have any up to date information on it?

Try a web search to find recent accounts, or look in the web site horizonsunlimited.com (motorcycle site) to find some recent accounts.

--mev, ...

The following page from your visa partner: http://www.rusholiday.com/reginfo.php says "Multiple entry business visas for 1 year are registered for 3 months only. Foreign citizens with 1-year busi ...