Comments on: Have visa, will travel

By: White Sun of the Desert » UEFA Champions League Final

White Sun of the Desert » UEFA Champions League Final — Wed, 21 May 2008 23:59:54 +0000

[...] Incidentally, the match kicked off at 5:45am Sakhalin time, so I leaped out of bed at 5:00am with the intention of taking a shower before going over to the nearby hotel where they were showing it (refer to this post to understand why I could not watch it at home).� Unsurprisingly, I found our cold water had been turned off (which�seems to be�a regular thing between about 1:00am and 7:00am), so�I had to go without.� Last Saturday was spent�without any cold water as well, making showering a similar experience to that which a lobster endures during its last moments in a posh restaurant. [...]

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By: Global Voices Online » Russia: Visa Problems for British Fans

Global Voices Online » Russia: Visa Problems for British Fans — Sat, 03 May 2008 23:33:55 +0000

[...] White Sun of the Desert writes about Russian visa problems for British football fans planning to attend the Champions League final in Moscow on May 21 – here and here. Posted by Veronica Khokhlova Share This [...]

By: varske

varske — Fri, 02 May 2008 18:48:23 +0000

I’ve heard of some people who either can’t get a flight direct to Moscow now or can’t afford it, who think it is feasible to fly Ryanair to Kaunas or Riga and somehow bus it to Moscow. Some rude awakenings for them on the way.

By: Tim Newman

Tim Newman — Thu, 01 May 2008 21:29:38 +0000

In the times today it said that the Russian consulate was going to contract out the issuing of the visas and add an extra 20 quid to the cost!

They’re going to have to get a wriggle on, they’ve only got 3 weeks!

The best bet for any travelling fan is to fly into Domodedovo and get the hihg-speed train into the centre of town, then take the metro from there. I can’t imagine anything worse than doing this trip via Sheremetovo.

You can avoid the foreigner’s inflated fee by moving beyond the first row of rip-off merchants and seeking out the independent drivers, who are normally older men and not dressed like pimps unlike the official taxi drivers. If you speak some Russian, you can normally get the trip for the same as a Russian would pay.

By: Glenn (aka angry economist)

Glenn (aka angry economist) — Thu, 01 May 2008 20:32:10 +0000

In the times today it said that the Russian consulate was going to contract out the issuing of the visas and add an extra 20 quid to the cost!

Its going to be a major exercise getting from Sheremeteovo airport to the Centre/stadium! there’s only one bus an hour or something that connects to the metro or minibuses. Or there’s a sting for a 50 quid taxi (how do you avoid paying the foreigner’s inflated fee, Tim?!). And also hotels seem to be quite expensive.

By: That European Cup Final

That European Cup Final — Thu, 01 May 2008 08:37:11 +0000

[...] Tim Newman pointed out that there’s going to be something of a problem for those fans wanting to get visas to go see the match (sorry, can’t find the link…oops, here.). [...]

By: kaahl

kaahl — Thu, 01 May 2008 03:56:10 +0000

“…or rapidly bringing in extra staff who can cope with the workload.”

That is almost as funny as the quotables from 30 Rock this week, which you may or may not be missing giving the gormlessness of your tv repair dude….