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 The swamp, beautiful view but
dangerous, By Dr.Fir by dr.firas
while I traveled in the Bus: Euro Lines, it was clear we should have some stops in the road to have a break and lunch or dinner...one of the famous Bus stops not far from Minsk was near a beautiful view but of course the restaurant was near a swamp...
there were hundreds of the mosquitos and bugs, they even entered the bus because the stupid driver didn't even closed the door...
it was really hell till we killed all the little vampires and also could sleep after suffering from scratching souveniers... please be careful from such kind of bad moments and at least if you can't avoid the stop, ask the driver to close the doors !!! Grrrrrrrrrrr (^*+%^$$@#@**** Leave a Comment
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Stay away from the protests. I myself didn't have any troubles because I didn't come to Belarus to support their opposition nor to take a part in any rallies. So one night after some street protests I walked through the streets of Minsk, and a policeman stopped me near Oktobarskaya Square and asked me where I go. He spoke Russian but I understood him, and when he saw that I'm a friendly foreigner he just let me go. So, like I said many times, an innocent man has nothing to be afraid of.
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Belarus is not exactly what I would call a democracy (no offence meant!) when it comes to the demonstrations of protest against the government.
They are usually dispersed by police with frequent use of violence and those who look like they might be at the heart of the trouble (attention! - a foreigner would be considered just such a person!) would be the first to reach the police station. Leave a Comment
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The only warning I can give is dont look too well dressed and give the indication of wealth. The average monthly wage for a Professional Teacher in Belarus is just 100 U.S.D. so be concious of what you are saying and what you are buying, it may take a whole year for the average Russian to buy something that you can buy in 3 seconds, be aware and not too ostentatious. Crime is quite high in Belarus and so is Corruption just like anywhere else in the world, though maybe more so here. Be aware of the relevant Embassy or Consul in case of necessity. Leave a Comment
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Be careful the police will try their best to give you a hard time. If they know you have money they will try to give you fake tickets for stupid things. We got pulled over three times in about two hours. Leave a Comment
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Not very pleasant side of home country description... But I think I would better tell you in advance, and probably that would help you to avoid being disappointed later.
1. Try do not use overcrowded public transport during peak hours. There could be pocket robbers.
2. When traveling by car, don't stop in the night on the road. Use motels, campings or special parkings. Leave a Comment
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You should be very careful on the road. I heard a lot of stories about gangs. And in Brest border jam some guy bumped our camper. It has Finnish plates and he thought to get some money. Poor guy!
Traffic police is trying to get bunch of money from foreign cars. Watch out speeding 'cause roads are very good! Leave a Comment
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After arrival on your place of destination you are obliged to register yourself at the local authorities during 3 working days. If you do not register this you can have problems on the border while leaving Belarus. The fine can be even up to 250 USD. When you stay at the hotel or go on organised trip by a travel agency all formalities should be arranged by a hotel/agency.
I registered myself and I had to:
1. Fill in a registration form in 2 copies.
2. Deliver 2 photos.
3. Pay an administration fee of 15.150 roubles (app. 6 USD) on the given bank account.
4. In May 2005 I had to buy a medical insurance although I bought such in Poland. Due to changes in law in Dec 05 for Polish citizents such medical insurance is required when you applicate for visa in Belarussian embassy in Warsaw. Without it you do not obtain the visa. So in Dec 05 I had to present already bought medical insurance.
5. The person who invited me had to submit an application for the registration.
6 I had to write an application asking for my registration at the person who invited me (of course in Russian).
A lot of bureaucracy - last 2 points in my opinion are completely unnecessary becasue of point 1 ! Genreally I lost 2,5 hours and still think it was no so bad.
My advice:
Go to the local authorities with somebody who knows Belarussian or Russian and do not buy a medical insurance at your country as you still need spen money on Belarussian one. Leave a Comment
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Do not ever fight or argue with them , not even as a joke
Be respectful and buy them a glass of vodka in case you pissed them off ...... they gonna forgive you :)
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Even if you are interested in this theme you should avoid to talk about this with belarussian people.
Many of them are very afraid to talk about politics because they don't know which persons they can trust. Many agents of the belarussian secret service try to find out the political opinion of this people.
If you talk about politics it is also a risk that you talk with an secret agent.
So NEVER talk about politics in Belarus even if people ask for your opinion,
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