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Topic: Train between Moscow and Almaty, Kazakhstan |
wavetossed
Replies: 6
Views: 3166
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Forum: Transport Posted: Wed Jun 24, 2009 6:53 pm Subject: Wavetossed is gone |
Wow, wavetossed I remember him. Wonder where he went?
Wavetossed went to Ukraine, met a girl, took her back to England, got married and had a baby daughter who is now two and a half years old. Al ... |
Topic: Identify language help |
wavetossed
Replies: 4
Views: 1865
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Forum: Practise Your Russian Posted: Wed Feb 18, 2009 6:48 pm Subject: Identify language help |
Looks Mongolian to me.
If I were you I would take one of the words and try to google it. See what country gets the most hits, i.e. .mn or .uz |
Topic: Hairy women |
wavetossed
Replies: 59
Views: 41101
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Forum: Russian People Posted: Wed Sep 19, 2007 2:23 am Subject: Russians are definitely less hairy |
My experience is that Russian women are generally less hairy than American or Canadian women. They trim or shave their hair.
But then, my experience of Canadian and American women is from the Pacif ... |
Topic: What currency should i take to Rusia |
wavetossed
Replies: 24
Views: 14817
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Forum: Travel Advice (Practicalities) Posted: Wed Sep 19, 2007 12:02 am Subject: Re: What currency should i take to Rusia |
Hi,
I am traveling to Russia in a couple of weeks and i am a bit confused about what currency i should take with me as some places say take US Dollars, some say take Euros and others say takes Rou ... |
Topic: Maiden or married name on russian airline tickets? |
wavetossed
Replies: 6
Views: 4804
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Forum: Transport Posted: Tue Sep 18, 2007 11:40 pm Subject: Re: Maiden or married name on russian airline tickets? |
| I am booking tickets for me and my wife, who is a Russian Citizen. Her internal russial passport has her maiden name. Her external passport has her maiden name on the photo page, and a stamp on a di ... |
Topic: Transit between SVO 1 and SVO 2 |
wavetossed
Replies: 9
Views: 5668
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Forum: Transport Posted: Tue Sep 18, 2007 11:23 pm Subject: Re: Transit between SVO 1 and SVO 2 |
Hi Everyone,
I'm returning to Russia in mid-September. I will be flying into Sheremetyevo, Terminal 1 outside of Moscow. I'll be making a connecting flight from SVO, Terminal 2 to my destination ... |
Topic: Food |
wavetossed
Replies: 2
Views: 2116
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Forum: Trans-Siberian Posted: Mon Apr 17, 2006 10:13 pm Subject: Food |
| You might possibly find this at one of the longer stops, but when I travelled from Moscow to Chelyabinsk (two days) it was mostly dried fish for sale and baked goods. At the longest stop I bought some ... |
Topic: Vulgarity Of The Verb To Write |
wavetossed
Replies: 4
Views: 2959
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Forum: Practise Your Russian Posted: Mon Apr 17, 2006 9:34 pm Subject: Vulgarity Of The Verb To Write |
I know the verb "to pee/to piss" from spoken Russian but not from written.
The infinitive form sounds like pisit' to me or maybe pisyat' with the stress on the first syllable.
pisayu
pisaesh'
... |
Topic: Is Russia safe for asian tourists? |
wavetossed
Replies: 16
Views: 10411
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Forum: Russian Contexts, Myths and Truths Posted: Mon Apr 17, 2006 9:24 pm Subject: Is Russia safe for asian tourists? |
| Most of these problems are in one city, St Petersburg. If it worries you then don't go to that city. Moscow is much more cosmopolitan and has lots of tourists in it. Or, you could go to a city with mo ... |
Topic: russian movies to download |
wavetossed
Replies: 6
Views: 6976
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Forum: Practise Your Russian Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2006 11:13 am Subject: russian movies to download |
Have you never heard of Edonkey or Emule?
Try Google for lots of sites with software. |
Topic: FSB aka KGB alive and kicking - Who's Who in Terrorism |
wavetossed
Replies: 1
Views: 2419
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Forum: Russian Contexts, Myths and Truths Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2006 11:10 am Subject: Newsflash! |
Newsflash!
Criminals break the law!
War is hell!
Politics is confusing!
... nothing new that I can see. |
Topic: Original invitation needed when applying in UK? |
wavetossed
Replies: 4
Views: 2363
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Forum: Russian Visa Forum Posted: Sun Feb 05, 2006 2:48 am Subject: Original invitation needed when applying in UK? |
Doesn't the original copy of the invitation get sent directly to the Russian embassy?
When I got a 12 month business visa last year(from a British travel agency), I never saw the invitation and I d ... |
Topic: Marrying and wife's passports in Russia |
wavetossed
Replies: 2
Views: 1508
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Forum: Russian Visa Forum Posted: Sun Feb 05, 2006 2:45 am Subject: Marrying and wife's passports in Russia |
I am assuming that you are marrying in Russia.
When she files her VAF2 at the consulate, then her passports (domestic and international) must show her correct name. If she did not change her name a ... |
Topic: Areoflot advice and info needed.. quickly! :) |
wavetossed
Replies: 5
Views: 3414
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Forum: Transport Posted: Sun Feb 05, 2006 2:41 am Subject: Areoflot advice and info needed.. quickly! :) |
If your final destination is Moscow, then transatlantic limits are OK.
But if you plan to transfer to a local flight in Russia, you better stick to the European standards (check any major European ... |
Topic: Ekat to Ufa |
wavetossed
Replies: 2
Views: 1990
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Forum: Trans-Siberian Posted: Sun Feb 05, 2006 2:30 am Subject: Ekat to Ufa |
If you are travelling from Ekaterinburg, I recommend taking the bus to Chelyabinsk and then taking the train from there.
If you are flying through Moscow, then I recommend that you take a direct fl ... |
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