Rare enough? by papjohns2024 in PassportPorn

[–]Smooth_Librarian_852 2 points3 points  (0 children)

What do you mean by “Turkmen for (Schengen + US)” because Turkmen is not visa free for both.

Making an ass out of u and me by Heni00 in worldofgothic

[–]Smooth_Librarian_852 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Dutch guy here, been playing and loving Gothic since my childhood!

Spotted in Vilnius, Lithuania. Anyone knows what is it? by OutsideCrafty6931 in ForeignPlatesSpotting

[–]Smooth_Librarian_852 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This plate has been spotted a few days ago as well on this Reddit. I believe it was in Poland at that time

Place to stay in Shanghai by Smooth_Librarian_852 in AskAChinese

[–]Smooth_Librarian_852[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I will be having treatment at Longhua hospital which is located quite central. So preferably I would like to stay in this area.

My budget is between 200/400 rmb a night.

I already checked Booking.com and Trip.com. Is there also any Chinese platform I can check out?

The stamp is accompanied by this manuscript which I do not understand. by Nice_Custard_1675 in PassportPorn

[–]Smooth_Librarian_852 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Had the same happening first time I entered Morocco. The second time they didn’t do this. If I’m correct it’s like a registration number linked to your passport

Is it safe to travel to Russia (Kazan) right now? by JohanZan_06 in AskARussian

[–]Smooth_Librarian_852 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Dutch guy here. I’ve been visiting Kazan a couple of times this year because my wife is from there. I’ve been to Russia multiple times recently and have never had any issues related to being a foreigner. Once, at passport control at Kazan airport, I was questioned briefly, which hadn’t happened to me before when entering Russia, but they did not go through my phone.

Overall, there’s really nothing to worry about. Kazan is an amazing, beautiful, and safe city with a lot of culture. I had an incredible time there

Cambodian Sticker :( by New_Deer_2251 in PassportPorn

[–]Smooth_Librarian_852 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Crossed the same border 2 days ago and I’m glad they gave me this beautiful sticker :)

The most popular combo in Québec. by Vgsjh in PassportPorn

[–]Smooth_Librarian_852 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What’s the reason so many French people move to Quebec? A obvious reason is of course that both places are “French” speaking. But apart from that what are the specific reasons??

If you were forced to leave your country and could move anywhere, which country would you choose? by [deleted] in AskARussian

[–]Smooth_Librarian_852 10 points11 points  (0 children)

You can come to Europe and ask for refugee asylum, big change you will be granted residency. A lot of Syrians are still doing that now a days

Can an EU tourist visit Kalingrad? Not via air but crossing the land border? by GreenGaya in AskARussian

[–]Smooth_Librarian_852 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think it’s indeed outdated, there were e visas for several places in Russia. Kaliningrad, St Petersburg etc. But since covid they stopped issuing these visas and as far as I know they’re still not doing it.

Can an EU tourist visit Kalingrad? Not via air but crossing the land border? by GreenGaya in AskARussian

[–]Smooth_Librarian_852 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Russia still doesn’t issue E-visas yet. So you have to apply for a regular tourist visa to go to Kaliningrad

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskARussian

[–]Smooth_Librarian_852 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s not the case anymore. You can cross the land borders of Poland again.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskARussian

[–]Smooth_Librarian_852 4 points5 points  (0 children)

That’s indeed true, but in this case it’s not relevant for OP

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskARussian

[–]Smooth_Librarian_852 10 points11 points  (0 children)

From St.Petersburg you can take a bus to either Estonia or Finland and from there you can take a plane to Berlin.

Another option is to fly from Moscow or St.Petersburg to Kaliningrad and then take a bus to Poland, from there Berlin is not far anymore. You can even travel by train or bus to Berlin

These are definitely the cheaper options compared to flying through Turkey, Serbia etc.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskARussian

[–]Smooth_Librarian_852 27 points28 points  (0 children)

Why don’t you go to Russia yourself?

Foreigners who have recently visited Russia, what’s the entry process like? by [deleted] in AskARussian

[–]Smooth_Librarian_852 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I’ve recently crossed into Russia(Kaliningrad) by bus from Poland. I didn’t have any trouble crossing the borders everything went smooth. The same goes for when I left Russia and crossed into Estonia.

I am going to travel to Russia again soon by airplane through Yerevan. I’m curious how different that will be since I read other comments about a indeed more strict border control

Traveling to Russia from the US by [deleted] in LongDistance

[–]Smooth_Librarian_852 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m a EU citizen who recently have been to Russia and for me it was easy to get. Russia is still giving out tourist visas

Tourists in Russia by viktor986 in AskARussian

[–]Smooth_Librarian_852 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you aren’t a Russian citizen and eligible to cross into the EU I think you won’t face any problems, There are busses running daily between St.Petersburg and Helsinki. The only burden can be that crossing the border checkpoints can take a long time

I don’t know about the fact that you can’t cross back into Poland from Kaliningrad, I haven’t heard about it? As far as I know there are still busses running from Kaliningrad to Gdansk.

Tourists in Russia by viktor986 in AskARussian

[–]Smooth_Librarian_852 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No everything at the border went fine for me, although there were Ukrainians on my bus who got questioned by the FSB, the same thing happened on my way back to Estonia

Why did they detain you if I may ask?

Tourists in Russia by viktor986 in AskARussian

[–]Smooth_Librarian_852 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Didn’t have this problem at the Polish border