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Its Miller Time posted:Thought of 1 more question - my fiancee says when she travels to Russia she uses her Russian passport for entry and exit into the country, and then when she comes back to the US she uses her American passport. Couldn't that create an issue when she gets back to the US? Probably late as gently caress, but no, no issues. I can confirm that personally. It has occasionally created issues leaving Russia, because they want to see your travel document to where you're going and occasionally get annoyed that you have a US passport, but generally a polite "gently caress off, call your boss if you have to, but let me be on my way" generally sorts things out. quote:1 Anything worth doing in Severodvinsk or nearby. We'll be going up to her family's dacha from there so we'll get that...rustic experience. Also does anyone know if foreign tourists still need a special permit for the city? Wikipedia says yes, her family says no. As for what to do, the place used to build Nuclear subs during the cold war, so I would imagine there's some stuff around that. The museum will probably be worth visiting at the very least. quote:2 Any places/cities worth going to outside of St. Petersburg and Moscow ("the 2 big cities") that are either cultural or resorty. I assume the Ukraine and the Black Sea is out of the question for now due to the conflict. I'm also wary of adding more internal flights so alternatively, how about; Take the train from St. Petersburg to Helsinki if you want, Helsinki generally owns. Otherwise, nothing really in the vicinity. If you want to hit the Black Sea, you can go to Sochi, which is a big resort town, supposedly. Expensive as poo poo, resorts are, well, Russian, but hey, you might get to see the remnants of the Olympic mega projects rotting out there. quote:4 Restaurant and tourism recommendations for the 2 big cities outside of the major attractions like the Red Square or Hermitage. We'll likely hit all the typical highlights. Has anyone eaten at White Rabbit? I'm "Local" to St. Petersburg so that I'm a bit biased re: food, but when I want to go out to eat I generally just hit Nevsky prospect and wander around till I see something that seems ok, or there's some neat places over on the Petropavolvskaya Storona past the Mosque off of Bolshoi Prospect. Never eaten at the White Rabbit. In St. Petersburg make sure to hit the out-of-city palaces they are pretty awesome. quote:6 Any Cold War/KGB specific tourist attractions or tours in the 2 big cities, I'm a big spy book/history buff. If the service is still running, there used to be a Hydrofoil service to Krondshtat, if that's not available, there should be another way to get there. Military history, lots of WWII stuff, generally neat. Also Severerodvinsk has its own museums, so that should be neat. There's also Archangel which shouldn't be too far. quote:8 Any other tips for being an American in Russia. Even though we'll have fluent speakers with us I was thinking of downloading a translation app, any recommendations? Preferably one that works offline. Duolinguo is a neat resource for picking up a bit. Otherwise Google Translate will be ~ok~. E: Edited for clarification re: permit. OWLS! fucked around with this message at 17:53 on Aug 11, 2017 |
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Saladman posted:Permits... Yeah, you are right, actually. The info on foreign travel to Severodvinsk is non-existent, and there's no info as to where to acquire the travel permit if necessary. If you're Russian though, the city has opened up, so that's all I can say. The sites I can find that say that foreigeners require a permit are just as unsourced, and I can't find any rulings of any sort anywhere, so v0v. It's fun since Russia generally assumes foreign tourists aren't going to be going to places like that so no info whatsoever will be available, and it will probably come down to the local authorities to make the final call. Ain't the motherland grand like that?
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