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Topic: Just Returned from St Petersburg - my impression of the city |
reen
Replies: 18
Views: 7710
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Forum: St. Petersburg Posted: Sat Jul 02, 2005 3:30 pm Subject: Just Returned from St Petersburg - my impression of the city |
| i'm in st petersburg at the moment (actually sitting in the cafemax internet cafe that mr spice recommended). i will post full impressions of the city when i get back to london, but, in the meantime, ... |
Topic: Красногвардейский район? |
reen
Replies: 1
Views: 1554
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Forum: St. Petersburg Posted: Sat Jun 11, 2005 3:29 am Subject: Красногвардейский район? |
| we're flying to st petersburg on tuesday, so i'll stop with the questions very soon. in the meantime, can someone tell me please about Красногвардейский район? anything and everything would be very he ... |
Topic: customs form? landing card? |
reen
Replies: 8
Views: 3275
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Forum: Russian Visa Forum Posted: Fri Jun 10, 2005 12:18 am Subject: customs form? landing card? |
| this may seem like a strange question, but is there a landing card type thing that you need to fill in when flying to st. petersburg? there's one here in london that requires foreigners to provide the ... |
Topic: industrial music scene? |
reen
Replies: 0
Views: 1064
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Forum: St. Petersburg Posted: Thu Jun 02, 2005 2:20 am Subject: industrial music scene? |
| this is a bit of a long shot, but i was wondering if anyone here is at all familiar with the industrial music scene in st petersburg (i've been told that there is a large one). i'm interested in prope ... |
Topic: yay for the russian consulate in london! |
reen
Replies: 6
Views: 2448
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Forum: Russian Visa Forum Posted: Fri May 27, 2005 12:48 am Subject: yay for the russian consulate in london! |
| i had to give up my russian (well, actually, ussr) citizenship when my family emigrated to the US in 1989. back then, dual citizenship was not allowed between the 2 countries. this became an issue whe ... |
Topic: yay for the russian consulate in london! |
reen
Replies: 6
Views: 2448
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Forum: Russian Visa Forum Posted: Thu May 26, 2005 11:51 pm Subject: yay for the russian consulate in london! |
| after a week of panicking, i finally sent away my tourist visa application. to be on the safe side, i included copies of any document they could possibly want, including my travel insurance policy and ... |
Topic: buses not safe? |
reen
Replies: 15
Views: 6100
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Forum: St. Petersburg Posted: Fri May 20, 2005 3:03 am Subject: buses not safe? |
| i got an e-mail today from a friend of the family, who lives in st petersburg, with some advice on what to do and what not to do while there. one of the things he strongly advises against is traveling ... |
Topic: no space... application question |
reen
Replies: 5
Views: 1607
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Forum: Russian Visa Forum Posted: Thu May 19, 2005 3:11 am Subject: no space... application question |
| clearly you're right, mrspice--it's a lot of extra hassle to do it yourself--but you have to understand that many of the people on this board are young, and that the extra $50 or so is a lot of money ... |
Topic: Do i get the original? |
reen
Replies: 5
Views: 1785
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Forum: Russian Visa Forum Posted: Thu May 19, 2005 2:59 am Subject: Do i get the original? |
| i got a reply from the visa support company, and i'm not a happy camper. they want $50 to post the original. this wasn't clearly advertised anywhere when i ordered the invitation. $50 is how much extr ... |
Topic: Do i get the original? |
reen
Replies: 5
Views: 1785
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Forum: Russian Visa Forum Posted: Tue May 17, 2005 8:02 pm Subject: Do i get the original? |
| i have no answer to you question, but i was wondering if anyone can tell me whether the consulate in london requires original copies of the invitation. their website is confusing because, on the one h ... |
Topic: no space... application question |
reen
Replies: 5
Views: 1607
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Forum: Russian Visa Forum Posted: Tue May 17, 2005 7:07 pm Subject: no space... application question |
i have another question. any help would be appreciated.
i'm in the process of filling in the application for a tourist visa, the USA version. there are a million questions that require long answere ... |
Topic: "official medical protection plan" question |
reen
Replies: 0
Views: 640
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Forum: Russian Visa Forum Posted: Tue May 17, 2005 6:16 pm Subject: "official medical protection plan" question |
| what exactly is meant by "official medical protection plan"? i have annual worldwide travel insurance that covers russia. does that count? do i need a copy of the policy? what would be considered as " ... |
Topic: mobile phone in st petersburg |
reen
Replies: 2
Views: 1654
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Forum: St. Petersburg Posted: Fri May 13, 2005 6:32 pm Subject: mobile phone in st petersburg |
| hello. i'm going to be in st petersburg for 4 weeks in june/july. i would like to have a phone on me while i'm there. i have a couple of questions. is it possible to buy a pay-as-you-go sim card? if s ... |
Topic: need an apartment |
reen
Replies: 4
Views: 2523
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Forum: St. Petersburg Posted: Fri Feb 11, 2005 11:53 pm Subject: need an apartment |
| ok. that doesn't help me at all. i've been to pretty much every single site advertising apartments. most of the listings are very run-down looking. that would be ok if the owners/agencies weren't char ... |
Topic: need an apartment |
reen
Replies: 4
Views: 2523
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Forum: St. Petersburg Posted: Thu Feb 10, 2005 2:55 am Subject: need an apartment |
| hi. my husband and i are coming to st. petersburg for a month sometime between the middle of june and end of july. we're looking to rent a basic studio apartment in a reasonably nice (though not neces ... |
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