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Where I’m At: October, 2017 – Tokyo edition

October 1, 2017 By James Clark 4 Comments

[Where I’m At; a monthly update of what I’ve been up to, site news, and where I’m going next.] Where I’ve Been Greetings from Tokyo! The month began at Singapore Changi, which set the pace for a busy travel month. It’s been years since I’ve done so much travel, and certainly the most since my […]

Filed Under: Where I'm At Tagged With: australia, ho chi minh city, london, minsk, riga, sydney, tallinn, tokyo, vilnius

Visiting Minsk on the free 5-day visa for Belarus

September 21, 2017 By James Clark 11 Comments

Minsk

Borders have a magnetic pull for me, which gets stronger the closer I get. Belarus wasn’t in my travel plans until I looked at a map of the Baltic states. Minsk is practically just down the road from Vilnius, so it seemed logical to visit after my visit to Lithuania. Initially I wasn’t going to […]

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Hostel Review: Revolucion Hostel, Minsk – Belarus

September 15, 2017 By James Clark

Hostel Review: Revolucion Hostel, Minsk - Belarus

Hotel Name: Revolucion Hostel Address: Revolyutsionnaya Street, 16, Tsentralny District, Minsk, Belarus I stayed at Revolucion Hostel in Minsk. I booked it for its location in central Minsk, and I also wanted to stay in a hostel on this trip. I booked a single room with shared bathroom, which worked out at $24.20 USD per […]

Filed Under: Accommodation Tagged With: belarus, hostel, minsk

Flight Review: Belavia – Minsk to Berlin Schoenefeld

September 15, 2017 By James Clark

Flight Review: Belavia - Minsk to Berlin Schoenefeld

Flight: Belavia B2 891 From: Minsk (MSQ) To: Berlin (SXF) I flew with Belavia from Minsk to Berlin. To qualify for the 5-day free visa in Belarus you must fly in and out of Minsk airport. I arrived with Belavia from Vilnius. For my exit flight I just looked at what European flights were close […]

Filed Under: Flight Review Tagged With: belarus, belavia, berlin, germany, minsk

Flight Review: Belavia – Vilnius to Minsk

September 12, 2017 By James Clark Leave a Comment

Flight Review: Belavia - Vilnius to Minsk

Flight: Belavia B2 804 From: Vilnius (VNO) To: Minsk (MSQ) I flew with Belavia from Vilnius to Minsk. I booked the flight with Vayama, which has a simple booking and payment process. Ticket ticket worked out to around 58 Euro. Belavia is the only airline to operate this route. It’s such a short route (196 […]

Filed Under: Flight Review Tagged With: belarus, belavia, lithuania, minsk, vilnius

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