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[Firebird]

Well good thing I just got a new passport with the visa, so they will not have reason to refuse entry - I am sure if they need to they come up with some lame excuse.....
Anyone in Moscow next week? Will be there from Oct. 3 to 7.

[Tone]

You are definatly not alone in this as I had my usual tatty passport which immigration also didn't like the look of and I was refused entry. Thankfully I was put on the same plane I arrived on and had to endure two days in amsterdam. Not that that was a hardship and in fact probably saved me a few dollars.

Does anyone know what the situation is regarding returning to russia when you have been refused entry once. Are you then blacklisted or can you go again. I have a multiple entry visa which I can transfer to a new passort but I don't see the point if they won't let me in again.

[Jonny Nqy]

I'll be there for late September, so feel free to get in touch if anyone else is there.

[Anchormani]

Hi,

I thought that I would share my recent experience here about Moscow/Russia. I hope that some members can benefit from it.

I was going to be in Moscow from Sep05-08 for business and thought that night time I could have some Russian style fun. I contacted Rafael to arrange an apartment, airport transfer and some fun for me. I even made arrangements to meet Helena.

I arrived to the Moscow airport on Wed (Sep 05th) and went to the passport control. The immigration officer did not let me to enter Russia. She called up another female officer and she told me that even tough I have proper Russian visa, they were not going to let me in and I had to go back where I came from. BTW, almost everybody working at the airport is female. It is very rare to see a male worker. The reason was that my passport was not in very good condition. Since I travel a lot around the world for business, my passport is worn out little bit. I tried to explain them if my passport was not acceptable, how come I got visa from Russian embassy in my country. Their answer was “They are embassy people and we are immigration people. Their way of business is different than ours”. I even offered some extra income to the immigration officers but it was refused. I waited almost 6 hours at the airport and return to where I came from.

While waiting at the airport, I met some other people in the same situation. One guy has been waiting there for 5 days. He was joking that Russian forget him there.

I have been to many countries (States, China, Japan, Canada, Switzerland, Bulgaria, Germany and so on) with the same passport but did not have any problems until yesterday.

Anyway, before going to Moscow, please ensure that your passport is in very good condition.

Anchor

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[AnthonyUK]

Hi,

On my 5th visit to Moscow looking for a wingman for a few beers and girls, any takers please PM me or reply to report

Cheers,

Anthony

[Sharalumi]

Will be in Moscow 01-06 Sept and woudl be happy to join up with fellow mongerers. Anyone in town around this time?

[Dogger862]

Happy to team up -- I also have a 2 bedroom flat on Tverskaya and I'm the only one staying there next week -- if anyone is in town.

Second Coming,

Sent a PM with my details, look forward to catching up.

Cheers

[Aolini]

Anyone in Moscow over the above period, want to catch up for a beer and some dvyev-chasing, drop me a line. Familiar with Moscow but never mongered there, for the usual reasons.

Cheers,

Dog

Dog I'll be there 13, 14 and 17 August and looking for a wingman

Aolini

[Second Coming]

Happy to team up -- I also have a 2 bedroom flat on Tverskaya and I'm the only one staying there next week -- if anyone is in town.

[Dogger862]

Anyone in Moscow over the above period, want to catch up for a beer and some dvyev-chasing, drop me a line. Familiar with Moscow but never mongered there, for the usual reasons.

Cheers,

Dog

[Bizoh]

Hi,

Here for hedonistic Friday/Saturday nights, today 13-14th July before the 10hr flight back to the Far East on Sunday.

Happy to team up for a some scouting if anyone else in town.

Bizoh

[Floflo]

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[Samsarai]

Hi Guys,

I will be in Moscow from June 26th to 29th. Staying at EuroCity Hotel.

[Ngui68]

Dear All, for the first time I will be in Moscow. The offer seems abundant. In order not to get lost can someone advice adress of :

- Nice brothels in the Center.

- Best web links for privates.

Many thanks in advance.

PS. I will definetely send a report back on my experiences.

[Doctor_Skank]

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not a great time but it is direct. Would you recommend Sochi for a non-Russian speaker?

GF: It's hard to say, since I spoke Russian most of the time I was there and didn't really try speaking English. Had the feeling that Sochi wasn't very international in nature so I think you might have a tough time with English.

Much of the population seems to be "Caucasian", specifically Armenian, from their heritage. On a positive note, there seemed to be almost no foreigners there other than me. All the tourists I saw or met were Russian... many of them from Moscow.

I personally liked the city and managed to find a very nice freebie on the first night and kept her for the next two nights. I didn't have time to check out any pro options. I'll probably visit Sochi again in the late summer or fall. The locals told me it's really too hot in the summer... but then again, so are all seaside resorts so that isn't necessarily a bad thing.