Miscellaneous Tips For travel to the FSU

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jetmba.

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	Send: 10/5/2004 1:35:46 PM

I've been to three FSU countries (Ukraine, Moldova and Latvia) and have made some observations that are generally unrelated to any of the countries singularly. I just thought that this might be a relavent thread for passing on some tips and suggestions some of which might seem very trivial. #1. You already know (I hope) that the FSU uses 220 volt electricity. For Americans bring an adaptor - and if you insist on bringing your corded shaver - then bring a hand held mirror. Better yet, bring a cordless shaver or a razor and shaving creme. The reason? I have stayed in six hotel rooms in these various places, and not one had a working electrical outlet in the bathroom. I like my corded razor - but three times found myself shaving behind the television set - becasue it was the only outlet I had available. And most of these hotels were less than ten years old. #2. YOU WILL BE OVERCHARGED IF YOU USE A TAXI. Its not an "might be" thing. If you do not have a Russian speaker with you or an arrangement made by a Russian speaker before you get in. You WILL BE oversharged by the taxi driver. At least 50% to 200% over the standard rate. Get used to it.

hoenissen

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	Send: 10/5/2004 1:50:15 PM

Frequency of the power is 50 Hz (-if you bring any appliance where frequency is important). Number of lines on a TV screen is different from US (?) 'Copyright code' for CDs (?) Cell phone coverage?

hoenissen

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	Send: 10/5/2004 2:05:29 PM

'Copyright code' for CDs (?) Oooops, Sorry already covered in a 2-page thread.

Thunderdome

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	Send: 10/5/2004 2:09:34 PM

Frequency of the power is 50 Hz (-if you bring any appliance where frequency is important). Yes, and especially Frequency Counters are very sensitive in this regard - and we all know if anyone you will be travelling with one. Number of lines on a TV screen is different from US (?) Maybe or probably, but then again that's only important if you travel with your inseperable private 28" tube, you bleddy couch-potatoe. 'Copyright code' for CDs (?) Yep, also true - your laptop's cd-drive will instantly refuse writing as soon as you're past Customs on the airport. So leave it at home, it's of no use in chatting up a woman anyway. Cell phone coverage? This tends to be the same, even though the network received - and this may come as a surprise to you - is a different one. If you don't like this phenomena stay at home. Have you got any further nerdish remarks to make? Let's have them all in one go - such would make life a lof more bearable.

Thunderdome

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	Send: 10/5/2004 2:18:03 PM

Und noch etwas - Du hast jetzt eine Deutschen Adresse adoptiert, und deswegen werden die Leute moglicherweise denken du bist von Deutscher herkunft. Worum nicht mal zugeben wer Du bist, oder es mal bei einen Name halten? Wurde veil enfacher sein fur allen, glaub' mir.

scottlf

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	Send: 10/5/2004 2:42:12 PM

Depending of if you have a GSM enabled phone and you vendor, your phone will probably work. The ROAM fee will likley be extremely high, unless you get a local phone or SIM card for your phone while there. The one thing that DID surprise me is that my data only access was still very cheap (I.E. I could read and send e-mail from my phone with little problems). Actually, my cell phone access was better where I was than it is in the U.S. Practically any new television made these days will support either PAL or NTSC inputs. I say this in the case you want to use your Camcorder to take pictures and then show them later. I find this can be usefull if you want to show movies of your family.

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