Russian/American vacation spot

[Chuckles 0]

So it appears my K1 visa app is going to be delayed for whatever reason, who knows? Anyway, I have vacation time soon and I do not see us having an interview within that time frame, so me and my honey have talked about meeting somewhere for vacation.

My question is, where have you guys visited with your Russian fiance before the K1 outside of Russia? What are some good spots and suggestions that we both will not have problems with obtaining travel visas?

[edsperfect 25]

Many in Ruyssia go to Turkey, also the Black sea. Both because it is very reasonable in price and a Russian woman can get a visa to Turkey quite easy.

[dmhweb 0]

I've been to Egypt (Hurghada) on the Red Sea... very nice resorts there and beautiful water especialy if you like to dive. No advance visa needed. Upon entry you simply buy a couple stamps, paste them into your passport and then go through passport control. No trouble for you USC or your Russian Gal. Many flights and packages from Moscow every day.

I've stayed at the Le Meridian Makadi Bay and the Intercontinental.

[Cliff_Ksenia 0]

We vacationed in Spain with minimal trouble.

[Oregonfiancee 0]

We are right now planning to go to Czech Republic in the end of May. Very easy to get the visa for russians and americans don't need the visa there.

And I am dreaming about visiting Cyprus. Also easy to get the visa for russians and no visa needed for americans. Seems to be very romantic place :-)

And we still have in mind going to Costa Rica some day. Ahh! Great place, not expensive. Russians don't need the visa there. My dream :-)

Edited May 6, 2006 by Oregonfiancee

[russ 1]

And we still have in mind going to Costa Rica some day. Ahh! Great place, not expensive. Russians don't need the visa there. My dream :-)

Though everyone says Russians can't get tourist visas easily, we didn't have a problem. Greece, France, US were all okay. The only place we had a problem was Holland (though I had a problem there too, because of past legal residency there).

If you have time, it is worth applying for a schengen (Western Europe) tourist visa. Worst case, you are out $100 or so. Best case, you have the option of visiting most countries in Europe. Once you already have one or two, they are much easier to get. If there are two or three in your passport, you won't have a problem getting another.

We've got our AP now (GC looks like it will be a while). Probably vacation this year will be in Europe again, before going to Russia.

[Chuckles 0]

Thanks for the suggestions! Egypt was one of my first thoughts but my fiancee is a little leary of travelling there because of recent bombings and tourists being killed (namely Russian ones). Spain and the Czech Rep. are two possibilities, as well as Jamaica.

Has anyone visited Jamaica with there Russian Fiance/wife?

[Oregonfiancee 0]

I read on russian forum that many girls had meetings with their American fiances in Jamaica. Most say it was very nice. Just some mentioned that their stuffs were stolen by black people there. So maybe it's good to be aware of it.

Also Dominican Republic is nice. Some girls had meetings there and liked it.

And Costa Rica is good and interesting to visit.

Russians don't need there visa to all of those countries.

[dxt7339 1]

I have visited with my Irina in Turkey, Chezch Republic, and Croatia. Al were package trips from Moscow. I found that she could order the trip and i would fly to Moscow to meet her and then we would fly to one of these places. Turkey was terrible, except for the sea. Chezch Republic (Prague) was very nice, but Croatia was by far the best place to visit. For $400 per person we spent a week in Umag, a resort town right on the Adriatic Sea. I found that it would be the cheapest and easiest to fly to Moscow and we go together. The price included airfare from Moscow(Domodedovo) to Pula, Croatia, bus to Umag and return, and one week in a one bedroom apartment, only a 2 minute walk from the beach. We went in mid June and it was wonderful! ! ! ! The people in Croatia were very, very friendly! ! ! ! ! The food was a little expensive but very, very tasty and so was the native beer and wine. We did cook a little in our a[apartment. Breakfast every day and some evening meals. We went on a few excursions that were very nice. The "fish picnic" was fantastic. It was a ride on a ship down the coast and they grilled fish on the boat. We stopped in the sea to swim and on the way back stopped at 3 different coastal towns and had about and hour to an hour and a half to swim or shop or eat and drink. I want to go back, but my Irina likes to visit a new and different place. Prague was also very nice. I just returned from there. Turkey I have no use for. I would HIGHLY recommend Croatia! ! ! !

Devereux

Thanks for the suggestions! Egypt was one of my first thoughts but my fiancee is a little leary of travelling there because of recent bombings and tourists being killed (namely Russian ones). Spain and the Czech Rep. are two possibilities, as well as Jamaica.

Has anyone visited Jamaica with there Russian Fiance/wife?

[Satellite 1]

I would HIGHLY recommend Croatia! ! ! !

Based on Russian newspaper articles, the Balkans are the new hot spots for Russian vacationers. It is cheap and as nice as the other popular places: Turkey, Spain, Egypt, and Tunis.

Personally I can't vouch for any. We did have a great time in Sochi in 2003 if you are coming to Russia and don't want to leave Russia for vacation. At the time the 10-day trip with hotel, airfare from Western Siberia, food, and excursions went for about 16,000 rubles for two. Although you have to deal with the Russian bureaucracy; registration, etc.

Edited May 8, 2006 by Satellite

[golfnut63 0]

We met in Dominican Republic and had a great time with no problems, the all-inclusive resorts are worth the money if you like to drink. The beaches are great too.

[Diomedes 0]

My fiancee and I had a lot of trouble finding a place to meet up, including a disastrous attempt to go to Greece (she was refused a visa, much to everyone's surprise). We've finally settled on Croatia, and are meeting there in a few weeks. She arranged everything through a travel agent in Moscow, because she got a pretty good deal on a package, and also because Russian citizens need to show proof that they have a place to stay in Croatia in order to enter the country. At first she was disappointed to be going to a country that she thinks of as ex-communist (it somehow doesn't seem as cool/exotic to her), but now we're both really excited. Croatia looks wonderful. Also, communication will be easy because many people apparently speak English, and Russian and Croatian are supposed to be similar enough that we will be able to make ourselves understood even if someone doesn't speak English.

Best of luck on your travels, wherever you go!

[Chuckles 0]

I hope you have a great time in Croatia zhenik !! We almost chose that country to meet and I think it would have been a solid choice. We decided on Spain near Barcelona. I thank everyone again for their suggestions in this thread.

[slim 1,525]

Good choice Chuckles. I got to spend a few days in Spain back in '99, and it was great. It was one of those places that if I would've lost my plane tickets and been stuck there forever, I wouldn't have been upset at all.

Come on... any place that has a "national nap time" is cool in my book!

[Larry and Maria 0]

So it appears my K1 visa app is going to be delayed for whatever reason, who knows? Anyway, I have vacation time soon and I do not see us having an interview within that time frame, so me and my honey have talked about meeting somewhere for vacation.

My question is, where have you guys visited with your Russian fiance before the K1 outside of Russia? What are some good spots and suggestions that we both will not have problems with obtaining travel visas?

Wow! I'm sorry to hear about the delay.

Any progress on knowing what's going on?

Curious what course of action you've taken.