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Salut.

C'est la fête, nos vélos commandés à la "maison du vélo" en Belgique sont enfin arrivés. En fait nous prévoyons de partir début 2008 pour une grande ballade autour du monde (France puis Europe du Nord, Centrale, puis direction l'Asie et ensuite ???) et les questions commencent à affluer dans nos ptites têtes et je crois qu'ici est le lieu le plus approprié pour obtenir des réponses. Je suis assidument les posts de ce forum et j'ai déjà obtenu énormément d'infos, un très grand merci à tous pour ces aides, infos, récits, experiences permettant de faire naître puis entretenir le rêve (jusqu'à ce qu'il devienne réalité, bientôt pour nous 🙂).

Je me decide à poster mon 1er message pour demander 2 renseignements (les premiers d'une longues séries, je crois😛) : Nous hesitons à changer nos guidons droits par des guidons papillons ou alors juste rajouter des cornes, mais j'ai entendu dire que les cintres papillons n'était pas forcement aproprié au femme car trop grand ?? Ma femme mesure environ 1m65 et je me demande si ce type de guidon lui serait pas désagréable à la longue ?? Avez-vous des infos à ce sujet. Second sujet les sacoches arrières (non pas un enième post sur les sacoches aproprement dit 🤪), mais plutôt sur vos méthodes de mettre tente, duvet et tapis de sol sur les porte-bagages. Nos courts voyages précédents, nous mettions tout ceci dans de grands sacs poubelles de 100L. bien utile car impérméables mais a la longue on fini toujours par les percer (surtout qu'ils nous servaient aussi de table à manger, de tapis pour l'abside de notre tente...). Est ce que les "Rack pack" de Ortlieb par exemple (http://www.ortlieb.de/_prod.php?lang=fr&produkt=rackpack) sont assez grands et utiles ou existe t'il d'autres solution pratiques et imperméables ? (si vous avez des photos nous sommes preneurs 😛)

Merci de votre aide et à bientôt

Jcmilie

En commande ferme: http://www.latribune.fr/info/Le-futur-Airbus-A350XWB-trouve-grace-aux-yeux-de-Finnair-~-IDD1C81626E7C2EACCC125729800371581-$Db=Tribune/Articles.nsf

Cela va permette d'ajouté un peu de liquidité pour Airbus... A noter que Qatar et Airbus serait tout proche d'un accord pour l'A350, ce qui permettrait aussi un apport conséquent de liquidité...

Vu la forte demande (Simba & Petite Marie 😉) je vous présente les photos de notre rencontre au Festival Couleur Café à Bruxelles. Pour plus d’info sur ce festival je vous conseille le site http://www.couleurcafe.be/fr/ Vous y trouverez aussi d’autres photos sur ces 3 jours de festival. L’ambiance est conviviale et multiculturelle, expos photos, peintures, arts plastiques, gastronomie exotique (il n’y pas de baraque a frites sur le site) et une odeur de ganja persistante et flottante l’évaporant au rythme de la musique Afro 😇

Pour ceux qui ne connaissent pas encore le festival, je ne peux que vous le conseiller. J’y ai passé les 3 jours enchaînant les concerts, c’était vraiment excellent !

This forum was closed for a long time after COVID, then due to its sale by the previous owner. Since 2022, there have been notable changes for Russia. It became possible to travel to Russia as a tourist again after COVID restrictions ended in summer 2022. But before that, in March 2022, the EU and member countries cut air links with Russia, as well as train lines. They also cut Russian banks off from the Euro-American banking network—meaning cards and wire transfers.

EU-based insurers stopped offering policies for Russia. The Green Card for cars in Russia was also discontinued. Then the EU abolished the simplified visa regime agreement with Russia. All in all, a summary of the current practical aspects would be helpful.

I’ve been traveling to Russia regularly for about twenty years, and after the long COVID break, I resumed in autumn 2022.

Visa

The usual paper visa is much more expensive. On one hand, because the previous regime was scrapped, and on the other, because invitations for multi-entry visas are pricier. A single-entry 30-day visa costs 80 €. The multi-entry one is 240 €. To be sure you’ll get a 12-month multi-entry, it’s best to buy a telex invitation from the MID (Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs), though there are few resellers. Prices vary depending on the seller.

E-visas are now available for Schengen passport holders. A big simplification for trips up to 16 days within a 60-day validity period. You can apply from 40 days up to 5 days before your desired date. Issued in up to four days. The site is https://evisa.kdmid.ru/ Cost: 50 €. Processed through an Emirati bank (United Arab Emirates).

Medical Insurance

Medical insurance with repatriation is required to get a visa. So you’ll need to buy a policy. This brings up payment methods. If you’re already familiar with Russia and have a Russian bank account, you can pay with your Russian card. Otherwise, you’ll have to buy from a site that accepts payments via a Belarusian bank—which means your bank must work with Belarus—or go through https://goingrus.com/fr/insurance

Transport from the EU

Minibus (marshrutka) from Kirkenes (Norway) to Murmansk. Schedules are coordinated with flights from Oslo, which arrive between 11:00 and 12:00. They wait on the right as you exit the airport. Some are chartered by groups and leave directly, but may have space—ask the driver. Otherwise, two companies run the route, with a stop in town at the corner of the Scandic, where they depart around 14:00 or 15:00. Payment in cash (NOK or RUB) to the driver. Main operator: https://borodinbus.com Bus from Tallinn (Estonia) to St. Petersburg. The border crossing is on the Narva River. The Russian road checkpoint has been closed since January 2024 for construction expected to last 2.5 years, so reopening is possible in summer 2026. In the meantime, it’s a two-bus journey: Tallinn-Narva, then walk across the bridge between the Estonian and Russian checkpoints at Ivangorod, followed by another bus. Several companies: Luxexpress, Ecolines, Baltic Shuttle, Anniston, СКСавто. Bus from Riga to Pskov or St. Petersburg (final destination). Departs from Riga’s bus station (behind the train station) daily between 18:00 and 19:00. Arrives in Pskov between 01:00 and 02:00 (Russian time). Company: СКСавто. There’s another bus around 21:00 with Ecolines, but it’s longer, with a long stop at the border. Bus from Gdańsk to Kaliningrad. Several buses per day. From the PKS bus station, behind Gdańsk’s central station, on the other side of the boulevard. From Kaliningrad, a 1-hour flight to St. Petersburg costs around 5000 RUB.

Basically, unless you’re planning to go to Murmansk and the Kola Peninsula—and possibly from Murmansk, flights to Arkhangelsk, then Nenetsia (Naryan-Mar), etc.—the three main crossing points with airports are Tallinn, Riga, and Gdańsk.

The Gdańsk-Kaliningrad bus is the fastest, and the ticket to St. Petersburg is very reasonable.

The Narva-Ivangorod route is the riskiest in terms of potential queues and crossing time. Holiday periods are especially risky. Last mid-June, I took a 14:00 bus from Tallinn. I’d bought a single-berth compartment on the Grand Express St. Petersburg-Moscow train, leaving at 23:00, with the idea of a good night’s rest before a Moscow-Magadan flight. A 7-hour queue at the border meant I arrived at St. Petersburg’s bus station at 23:00—missed the train, had to book a room, and spent time finding a reasonably priced flight to Moscow the next day for the same airport as my Magadan flight.

The Riga-Pskov route is a bit long but relaxed. If you get off in Pskov, you can still get decent sleep between 02:00 and 12:00. The Oktyabrskaya Hotel is cheap. I’ve also stopped in Izborsk. You ask the driver when boarding in Riga. The stop is on the federal highway—cross the road, and the main inn is 200m away. You can explore the medieval site the next morning before taking a bus to Pskov (30 km).

From Pskov, there are fast regional Lastochka trains—three or four per day—to St. Petersburg, taking 3.5 hours. Very comfortable and affordable. Also, two daily flights with Azimuth to Moscow-Vnukovo from 5000 RUB. A one-hour flight. It’s a section of Pskov’s military airfield, just a few kilometers from the city center.

Money

Cash. The EU issued a nonsensical decree: a ban on importing EU currency (euros, zloty, kroner, forints, etc.) except for personal travel use. This doesn’t make sense because as a citizen of a eurozone country, you *have* to have euros—cash or electronic (card). You can’t travel without them. The stipulation about a limit for personal use is absurd because personal use can mean anything from a hostel bed to a luxury hotel room, plus transport (flight tickets, train tickets in Russia), restaurants, etc. Estonian customs officers ask about this at the border when leaving. They ask in Estonian, then Russian, then English, depending. Since I cross with a French passport, I just say, "Sorry, I don’t understand," no matter what. Then they ask with a questioning look, "Euro?" and I shake my head. I haven’t been searched, but they do ask to glance in your bag. Russians with large suitcases often get checked. Cards and phone apps: if you have a Russian bank account.

Telephony and Internet

Roaming works but is pricey. Okay for calls and SMS, but very expensive for data. In that case, use an e-SIM with your home carrier if your phone supports it. Otherwise, look into prepaid rechargeable SIMs in Russia for data only—like SIM cards for mobile modems.

Russian SIM: Since this year (2025), as of March, it’s mandatory to be registered in the EBS (Unified Biometric System) to buy a SIM card. For a non-resident foreigner, this means first registering for a SNILS at an MFC (Multifunctional Center)—also called "My Documents." The SNILS is the pension center, which doesn’t require residency. After getting your SNILS number and certificate, you register on the public services portal, Gosuslugi. Finally, you register in the EBS system (voice sample—you read numbers—and a biometric facial photo).

Personal Car

The Green Card no longer covers Russia, and neither do EU-based insurers. But third-party liability insurance (OSAGO) is mandatory. Since the closure of the Russian checkpoint at Ivangorod for construction and the Finnish border closure, the routes are from Kirkenes in Norway, the Estonia-Pskov route, and—since the Belarus-Russia joint visa this year—the Belarus route, e.g., Poland-Terespol-Brest or Lithuania-Belarus. No OSAGO sales if you cross via Kirkenes. I didn’t see any at Shumilkino, the Russian checkpoint after Estonia toward Pskov. If you have a Russian card, you can buy online, of course. Otherwise, pay in cash on-site at certain company offices (specific forms aren’t available at all agencies) or online by paying to a third-party account outside Russia—with added fees.

Destination cette plus grande fête d' Europe que sont " les Fallas ", un enchantement visuel et sonore qui fête le printemps. Il y a ces magnifiques statues auto - dérisoires, les Fallas, il y a les illuminations nocturnes féériques, les Mascletas au bruit d' enfer, les défilés en costumes à l' ancienne des Falleros et Falleras, les Crémas où l' on brûle ces statues éphémères, et les plus feux d' artifices qui n' en finissent pas...

Nous y sommes allés par les plus beaux villages de la Costa Brava et je vous y invite...

https://youtu.be/HdlMhv_crOA

Mon site pour d' autres destinations et documentaires; https://www.diaporamapassion.com/

Bonjour,

Suite à une addiction forte à ce forum, aux voyages en Afrique, je commence à réfléchir à un voyage en 2017. Nous avons déjà voyagé en Tanzanie, au Kenya et en Afrique du Sud. J'ai déjà un projet bien avancé pour le Kenya de 2 semaines dans de nouveaux parcs (Samburu, Meru et ol Pejeta) mais j'avoue que vos récits Namibiens me font frissonner. Merci à Bof et à tous les autres pour vos extraordinaires photos. J'ai beaucoup aimé en particulier un circuit en Namibie publié sur un autre forum que vous connaissez : http://www.colorsofwildlife.net/forum/index.php/topic,16604.0.html

Ce circuit m'inspire un périple que nous ferions à deux mon épouse et moi la cinquantaine passée en octobre 2017. Circuit avec location d'un véhicule 4x4 et nuits en lodges

J0 : départ de Francfort ou de Paris J1 arrivée à Windhoek : nuit dans le Kalahari à 2 heures 30 de route de Windhoek J2 Keetmanshop : forêt typique de Quivertree (arbres kokerboom). J3 Fish River Canyon J4 Aus J5 Sesriem par la D707 (la plus belle piste de Namibie) J6 Solitaire J7 Walwis Bay J8 safari marin dans la baie de Walwis Bay + dunes de Sandwich Harbour. J9 Damaraland J10 : Kaokoland J11 Rivière Kunene J12 village Himba J13 en route vers Etosha J14 Etosha Ouest parc J15 Etosha Centre parc J16 Etosha Est parc J17 fondation Africat – réserve privée d’Okonjima J18 Windhoek aéroport – vol de nuit J19 Retour en France

Cela fait 18 jours sur place et 17 nuits.

Ce circuit vous parait-il réaliste? Passons-nous à côté de lieux incontournables? Quel 4x4 (sans tente)? Chez qui louer le véhicule? Quelle agence locale pour réserver?

Voilà rapidement quelques questions qui me viennent dans un 1er temps. Car il me manque une donnée : le coût approximative de cette aventure qu'il va falloir que je chiffre.

Merci de vos retours et bons voyages à tous.

Loïc