Stjepan!

[Ryan]

Hey man, i'm travelling to eastern Europe in Febuary for two weeks. In particular i'll be staying in Chisinau, Moldavia, for two weeks with my girlfriend.You're an American, so you can grasp the situation of being a foreigner. Of course, you can already speak the lingo (dunno about Romanian and Russian, but eh).Any recommendations for travelling in that particular part of the world?AIM me if you have some free time to chat about it. Useless art is simply tolerated vandalism. I am a vandal.

[Stjepan Veliki]

Moldova? Odd choice.Unfortunately, I don't know too much about it except that the primary languages are Romanian and Russian, so phrase books in both would be a good idea.Since Moldova is a bit...different from most other central and eastern european countries, I would check out any government travel advisories. These would probably mention some warnings against travelling to the Trans-Dneistr region which would probably be a good idea to avoid. Moldova is basically falling apart, and that area is the faultline of its collapse. I'm sure your aware of the self-declared state there. Gagauzland on the other hand, though it was at war with the government in the early 90's, should be relatively ok now.Also, avoid displaying "Americanness" and money as much as possible. Moldova is a monumentally poor with an extremely corrupt, increasingly authoritarian government. By Moldovan standards, a person with an average American salary is pretty rich. SF-SNEdited by: Stjepan Veliki at: 8/21/05 12:32

[Zirandorthel]

Enjoy your holiday, Ryan.. Wil Nider to the HyperboreansEoin to the restZirandorthel to the ages

[AngelGuardian93]

Well, I know why he went there of all places, but I wont say anything except good luck Ryan, on all fronts. There are no flowers, no not this time. There will be no angels gracing the lines, just these stark words I find.

[Ciaron Broeck]

Aparantly a kidney is fairly cheap in Moldova. Emyr Ciaron BroeckKing of Breuddwyd

[AngelGuardian93]

There are no flowers, no not this time. There will be no angels gracing the lines, just these stark words I find.

[Tahmaseb]

Ryan will feel just like home there. After all, it's a bit like Babkha.

[Ryan]

It'll be just like the old days of the PRNSE.Me waving that old Soviet flag, leading a column of T-55's down the street as I launch a coup d'etat. Now let's hope the retards at the CIA don't see this as they review my passport application... Useless art is simply tolerated vandalism. I am a vandal.

[graius]

I do remember that moldova do very good sprats (fish). If you have corrupt/Russian Mafia/Trans-dniesterian friends, the caviar is very cheap too. Lieutenant Colonel Deputy Commissioner Sir Benjamin Gray KB,Life Guard Cuirassiers (2nd Regiment (Colonel-in-Chief), Royal Guard Cavalry)Chief of Investigations, Criminal PoliceDVMS Economic AffairsRoyal Kingdom of GotzborgMicronational Man of MenNon-representative of the Anglophone SectorDictator of Treithar

[david northworthy beckfor]

mmmm...sprats....

[Stjepan Veliki]

On the bright side, most of the Moldovan girls I met over this past summer were sufficiently attractive.Although that won't do much good for you, Ryan, so...uh...have fun in the homeland of O-Zone... SF-SN

[Ari Rahikkala]

Quote:Me waving that old Soviet flag, leading a column of T-55's down the street as I launch a coup d'etat. I crawled under a T-55M last week. Now I am impervious to any amount of them as long as I stay low and have an unlimited supply of kessis . Jag har glömt hur pjäserna stod!

[AngelGuardian93]

Hah! There are no flowers, no not this time. There will be no angels gracing the lines, just these stark words I find.