In Minsk, I am a glamorous undercover spy in a 1980s thriller, confused yet enthralled at having inadvertently left the set and emerged into a more western European film set clutching a flat white and a bottle of vodka. Go to Minsk if you want to: find out how good your friends’ geography is; have […]
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This post really is only for someone visiting Belarus, I gave up trying to make it an interesting read before I got to the potential that is the hooker section. All information correct as at January 2018. Money – Language – Using your overseas mobile – Solo female traveller – Toilets Money BYN is the
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Google Maps – Walking – Pedestrian crossings – Metro – Buses – Taxis – Trains, Trams & Trolley Buses – Snow Travelling around Minsk is far easier and safer than you might expect, the main hindrances being if you can speak no Russian or Belarusian/read no Cyrillic and if you’re impatient and hate waiting for
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My thoughts based on four days in Minsk (one day in Polotsk) in January 2018, travelling with my partner (in Belarus for work). Brief summary of surprises/characteristics of Minsk Friendly, welcoming, clean, Soviet yet western European-feeling, cheaper than most European countries, efficient, trees, Soviet blocks, modernist, Brutalist, statues, memorials, parks, trams, trolley buses, Metro, wide
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Pre-Travel – Packing – Minsk Airport (January 2018) Pre-Travel Visa/paperwork requirements As a UK passport holder, you no longer need to apply for a visa if your stay covers no more than five days (which means four nights, eg 1st to 4th covers five days. A ten-day visa-free regime is under consideration). You need paper
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How many people in the UK have a “Made in Belarus” watch? I’m thinking not many. Luch is a Belarusian watchmaker based in Minsk, nowadays 80% owned by Franck Muller, whose Swiss watches are both complicated and exclusive (ie expensive). I particularly like the old fashioned/classic/retro look of some of the watches. Mine is the
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