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A university dorm that is open to travellers in the summer. Also, you can catch trams to Old Town (about 10 minutes) at that same tram stop. Also, you can catch trams to Old Town (about 10 minutes) at that same tram stop. An 18 year old Brit on his first trip abroad usually wants different advice from a Italian family with an infant or a couple in their 50s from Ohio. Another operator will take over the route in May 2003. Anyway, this is place where you can see them more often than rest of Estonia. Apartments in Vilnius only hitch is they require a one week minimumMacedonia visas Ministry of Foreign Affairs Technically, when you enter Macedonia, as a Western European, you are picking up a visa on arrival (though some don't realise this). Ask one question at a time or at least make sure your questions are closely related. Budapest accommodations Hungary accommodations searchable database tourist informationBudapest Tourism Office Hungary's Official Tourist pageCanuckAbroad personal site of Matt, a fellow TT traveler who lived in Hungary for a while and travelled through the Balkans. Buses to Tiraspol are frequent from Chisnau, but none of the locals seem to bother getting off to get the paper so you need to be proactive. Citizens of Australia, Canada and New Zealand must obtain visas in advance of arrival. Citizens of countries not mentioned above and persons without citizenship (including permanent residents of the U.S.) require a visa to enter Lithuania. Citizens of other countries can obtain visas but need to check with the Moldovan Consulate. Citizens of the EU, USA, Canada and Israel can obtain visas at the airport by completing the application, providing a photo and paying the fee $60 USD. Close to the train/bus stations 150m from the Gates of Dawn (old town entrance). Cologne, Munich, Hamburg, Bremen, Riga, Vilnius, Kaliningrad, Moscow, St Petersburg, Warsaw, Kiev and Minsk boats Silja Line Various Baltic routes including Helsinki-Tallinn 3-5/day. Croatia to Europe Zagreb to ZagarTrains are more comfortable and sometimes cheaper, but less frequent and time of the trains are very inconvenient. Croatian airlines often have youth fares (under 25) for national flights to and from Zagreb.Croatia AirlinesSlow ferries make a cheap and scenic option down the coast. Croatian RailroadsPlane flights are fairly expensive and since the longest distance is only 12 hours from Dubrovnik to Zagreb they are not really necessary. Excellent English is spoken.Bursa Jagiellonska – ul. Excellent English is spoken.Hotel Zaczek – al. Excellent English is spoken.Krakow Strawberry Hostel, ul. Excellent English is spoken.Torun: Trzy Korony – Rynek Staromiejski 12 Phone: 056 260 31. Exercise common sense, make your own inquiries and get expert advice. Explore the richest source of global travel content on the web and let it fire your imagination. Fares Ferry 3.5hrs, 2-3/day 12-22Euro, Auroexpress speed-ship 100mins, 6/day, 20-30Euros per person. Find those threads, and add a reply (which brings the topic to the top, restarting the conversation). Foreigners (with non-greek surnames/appearance) have been able to go to the Northern part for years now. Get guidebooks, maps, downloads, DVDs, journals, audio guides and other bargains, and get your next big trip on the roll. Guesthouse of Rõuge Suurjärv Rõuge is one small village in southern estonia. Have nice picnic on the walls of old, old castle, and catch a REALLY nice view of the lake from there. Holders of diplomatic, official and special passports of Republic of Turkey do not need a visa. Holders of the diplomatic and official passport of Mexico do not need a visa. Holders of the diplomatic and official passport of People's Republic of China (max. Holders of the travel document issued by the United Nations (Laissez-Passer) do not need a visa. Hungary visasMinistry of Foreign Affairsaccommodations Budapest apartments. I stayed in a single for 59 zl per night in 2001. I stayed in a single for 59 zl per night in 2001. I stayed there in 2000 and, if remember correctly, it was about 45 zl per night in a dorm. I stayed there in December 1999 and the rooms cost 70zl each for one person. I was in room 201, which faced the square. I’ve been here a few times and paid 16 zl per night.Krakow: Hostelling International Oleandry - ul. If you don't find the answer to your question, then see #3. In 2000 and, if remembered correctly, it was about 45 zl per night in a dorm. In Canada: The embassy website is down and has been for months. Indicate in your title the country, city or place about which you are seeking information. Information about Polish visas can be found at the Polish Embassy in Washington, DC website. International Railway information - Eur. It has cooking facilities, a TV room, a restaurant and an internet café. It has cooking facilities, a TV room, a restaurant and an internet café. It seems to be the only English language site that is currently in operation. It usually runs about 30 zloty per night. It usually runs about 30 zloty per night. It?s a bit out of the centre, but a tram drops you off nearby. It’s a bit out of the centre, but a tram drops you off nearby. It's a Dutch site but you can see the photos. It's a nice place for biking, hiking, relaxing (forests, beaches, fields). It's also good place for hunters, although for that you need to get permission first. It's best to get there early, perhaps a half an hour before the ticket window opens, to make sure that you get a ticket, as they only have a limited amount per day. It's located about 15 minutes from the main train station (Centralna) on trams 12 or 24 (get off at the Wola stop). It's located about 15 minutes from the main train station (Centralna) on trams 12 or 24 (get off at the Wola stop). Karolkowa 53a telefon: (0-22) 632-88-29 3.Agrykola Schronisko M?odzie?owe Warszawa ul. Lithuania visas Lithuanian Consulate in the USCitizens of the countries listed below carrying a valid passport can enter Lithuania visa-free. Lonely Planet does not verify or endorse any information on the Thorn Tree, and we are not responsible for any loss or inconvenience suffered in connection with use of the Thorn Tree or its content.Be very careful before relying on anything said on the Thorn Tree. Mi?dzyparkowa 4 telefon: (0-22) 831-17-66 6.Schronisko M?odzie?owe Warszawa ul. Miedzeszy?ski 397 telefon: (0-22) 617-88-51 Krakow: All are a 10 or 15 minute tram or bus ride from Old Town. My?liwiecka 9 telefon: (0-22) 622-91-11 4.Schronisko M?odzie?owe Warszawa ul. No part of this site may be reproduced without our written permission. Note from a fellow TT traveler: "The one important point to remember is that if you are a foreigner and you fly in to the Northern part, you are not (technically) allowed to cross to the South (the Turks will let you through, but the Greeks won't). Otherwise some travellers have had to pay $5-10 in fines on leaving TransDniestr again. Ottawa, ON K1N 6H3 Tel: (613) 789-0468 Montreal: 1500, av. PM igor for information BeogradRob's Guide Check out his "guide" to Serbia and also Montenegro based on summer 2002 travels. Port website for Liepaja, Latvia hostelsLatvia has a pretty shitty hostel situation. Run by Swedes it has the feel of Swedish hostels - very clean and efficiently run - but almost double the Vilnius hostel prices, as are all the Tallinn hostels these days. Saaremaa Island one of Estonia's two large islands in the Baltic Sea. Scandlines Euroseabridge Liepaja-Rostock (Germany) - mostly cargo but some passenger seats from 80Euro + 10Euro tax. Sliska 14 Phone: 012 656 12 28 – A university dorm that is open to travellers in the summer. Smolna 30 telefon: (0-22) 827-89-52 5.Schronisko M?odzie?owe Warszawa ul. Some English is spoken.Warsaw: Hostelling International Karolkowa – ul. Some people here only know about one country and can't be bothered to read through every message. Take tram 15 from the main train station (Krakow Glowny) and get off at the stop after you pass the Hotel Cracovia. Take tram 15 from the main train station (Krakow Glowny) and get off at the stop after you pass the Hotel Cracovia. Tallinn Card is available for 6, 24, 48 and 72 hours. Tartu - city of good thoughts is the second largest city in Estonia. Tell us what you mean by minimal - a bathroom insuite, a bunk bed in a room with others or a place to set up a tent. The duration of visa-free stay varies from country to country. The duration of visa-free stay varies from country to country. The Latvian ferry operator, VV Line LV, has stopped operating the ferry route between the Latvian port of Ventspils and Sweden's Nynäshamn, the business daily Dienas Bizness reports. The only "real" Riga HI hostels are 45 mins walk from the old town, or 15 mins on a tram - and not much good anyhow. The owner is Hungarian and can tell you all about Budapest and apartments. The Royal Palace in Warsaw is free on Sundays. The uni dorms are gof Matt, a fellow TT traveler who lived in Hungary for a while and travelled through the Balkans. The US consulate in Moldova does not recommend that you arrive without a visa. The web is filled with lots of basic information. There are several other hostels but working only in summer (check the Ljubljana sites). There is a consulate in Montreal, but their site is all in Polish. There is a separate currency but you can change (even tiny quantities of) Moldovan money for it at a booth at the train station. There's a Talk Politics board on the TT so that this board can be about visiting a number of different countries with diverse populations some of whom don't think kindly of one another. These are only the couchette/sleeping car prices. They're only in Polish, but you might be able to figure them out by clicking around. This branch covers 25 different countries and a huge amount of land (mostly due to Russia). This created huuuuuge queues at the one checkpoint in Nicosia but the situation has calmed down now. This is the best place to stay in Gdansk as far as hostels go. This site has information about history, how to get there, and tourism.Ida-Virumaa is the Russian area in Estonia. This site has information about the history, culture and tourism.Hiiumaa The other of Estonia's two large Baltic Sea Islands. This site has tourist information.Haapsalu is a small, quiet resort town on the West-Coast of Estonia that is well-known for centuries for its warm sea water, curative mud and peaceful atmosphere with a castle from the middle ages. This site has tourist information.Parnu summer capital of Estonia, big and beautiful beach there. Tourist Information There is more to Estonia than Tallinn:Estonia Tourist Site lots of tourist information in a number of different languages. Tram 15 drops you off right in front of it at the stop after the Hotel Cracovia (the Oleandry hostel is right around the corner from it). Tram 15 drops you off right in front of it at the stop after the Hotel Cracovia (the Oleandry hostel is right around the corner from it). Trips are long (Zagreb to Dubrovnik 14 hours), so it is better to break up your journey. Try the local public library; many have guide books that you can check out before buying your own. Two days in Budapest or two months as a student in Prague? Two World Wars already started in this region, let's not start a third. Veer off to Viljandi when traveling between Pärnu and Tartu. Ventspils Free Port has filed an insolvency claim against VV Line LV, which owes the port USD 4.1mn. Visa procedures vary not only with passports, but also with consulates. Visas are required for citizens of other countries. VV Line LV's owner is the Swedish shipping company, Västervik-Ventspils Färjelinje (VV Line), whose majority owner is Scandia. VV Line plans to relaunch its ferry line between Västervik in Sweden and Estonia's port of Paldiski, which was closed temporarily in the beginning of 2003 as its ferry Mermaid II was chartered to another company. What can you do to get great travel advice? What has happened in the past 2-3 weeks is that Turks have been allowed to go to the South and Greeks allowed to go to the North (without being forced to recognise the Turkish regime). Where to stay (prices are probably not accurate anymore):Gdansk: Hostelling International – ul. You can walk there from the train station and walk to old town as well. You feel there almost like in Russia (you don´t need visa there!!!) so if you want to see how Russia looks like, go there. You might also check out two other LP sites: Destinations World Guide and Subwwway3. You might include: How much you have to spend? Your reasonable and mine might be very different) Back country trekker or bargain shopper?
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