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Re: The only tourist in Moldova

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Post by madaxe_again » Thu, Jul 18, 2024, 6:15 PM UTC

petertodd wrote: post #41

madaxe_again wrote: post #9

People go to Chisinău, and that’s kinda it, and it’s really not representative of Moldova as a whole. You cross the border from Romania, and you’re immediately struck by the road turning to cobbles, and the modern street lamps turning into gas lamps. Ox carts bearing peasants in home-sewn clothes trundle by under their burden of hay. A rusted old lada serves as a roadside goose coop. Wattle and daub houses stoop by t…

> and the modern street lamps turning into gas lamps. Really? Gas lamps are usually the luxurious option, only maintained at great expense out of nostalgia; Moldova has almost no domestic gas production.

Oh, I didn’t say they work - but yeah, they had a good bit of money a century ago and invested in modern infrastructure - and not a jot since in an awful lot of the regions.

Re: The only tourist in Moldova

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Post by DiggyJohnson » Thu, Jul 18, 2024, 6:22 PM UTC

paganel wrote: post #42

Kind of crass for The Telegraph to write this when there are Ukrainian men getting shot by Ukrainian border guards for daring to cross into Republic of Moldova, but that's on brand for this media entity. From here [1]: > A body with a gunshot wound was found near the border of Moldova with UkraineCivilians & politicians > Last weekend, while harvesting wheat near the Klokushna-Sokiryany checkpoint, local residents di…

How is that most than slightly relevant?

Re: The only tourist in Moldova

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Post by datameta » Thu, Jul 18, 2024, 6:30 PM UTC

DiggyJohnson wrote: post #69

datameta wrote: post #37

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Perhaps people may not want to watch content made by an alleged rape apologist.

You aren’t saying very much. What is a rape apologist in this context?

He takes advantage of lower socioeconomic status women in poor countries with uneven gender dynamics and makes a jokey travel vlog in between. He has also given the classic "it's basically their fault" argument.

Re: The only tourist in Moldova

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Post by datameta » Thu, Jul 18, 2024, 6:33 PM UTC

brabel wrote: post #63

datameta wrote: post #51

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The Ukraine is a translation of Imperial Russia's name for the country. Whereas Ukraine is the self-selected name for the Sovereign Nation.

I was under the impression that Russian does not even have articles??! What do you mean by that? How can "The Ukraine" come from the Russian language??

Using "the" affirms it as "this one particular borderland (of Russia)" instead of the name of a specific country. I misused the word "translation". Not sure if transliteration is more apt.

Re: The only tourist in Moldova

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Post by datameta » Thu, Jul 18, 2024, 6:39 PM UTC

generic92034 wrote: post #68

pydry wrote: post #49

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Hamas managed to overwhelm iron dome just with their jury-rigged home built rockets: https://scitechdaily.com/iron-domes-vulnerability-how-hamas-... It wouldn't stand a hope against Russian missiles.

It is also a numbers and a money game. Those Russian missiles are as numerous as they are cheap.

The Shahed style drones are cheap, but the ballistic and cruise missiles hitting Kyiv and Odesa certainly are not.

Re: The only tourist in Moldova

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Post by eesmith » Thu, Jul 18, 2024, 6:50 PM UTC

throwaway3306a wrote: post #14

Visit Transnistria for another level of amazement if you're in the area. The last Soviet republic.

And both mentioned and visited in the linked-to article. With pictures.

Re: The only tourist in Moldova

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Post by victorbjorklund » Thu, Jul 18, 2024, 6:54 PM UTC

sandworm101 wrote: post #59

Moldova is sandwiched between NATO (Romania) the active war in Ukraine. Please avoid, and if you cannot then please prepare to take care of yourself should things heat up. Every time a conflict starts there are tourists demanding their home countries send helicopters to rescue them. At least remember to register your exact location and details with your embassy. And have a car. Be ready to drive yourself should the t…

Russia hasnt taken a single large city since the start of the war. They are struggling to even keep the front intact (which is why Putin now begs for peace). They wont suddenly blast through all of Ukraine and invade a new country just over a night. But sure never hurts to be prepared.

Re: The only tourist in Moldova

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Post by playingalong » Thu, Jul 18, 2024, 6:57 PM UTC

brabel wrote: post #65

Freak_NL wrote: post #62

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Well yeah, Belarus is essentially off-limits to a large part of the world due to Russia's war with Ukraine. Belarus does seem like a wonderful country at its core, but after the election fraud all progress just froze and the country is (once again) seen as Russia's de-facto vassal state. This sucks for the people of Belarus who got caught up in this, but for the average tourist going there is not something to conside…

I had to laugh at "this country is not safe" :D my country also advised that, but I've been there many times. It's about the safest country in Europe IMHO.

Until some special operation happens or some other one off event.

At the same time, yes, I wouldn't worry for theft or robberies.

Re: The only tourist in Moldova

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Post by racional » Thu, Jul 18, 2024, 7:05 PM UTC

paganel wrote: post #42

Kind of crass for The Telegraph to write this when there are Ukrainian men getting shot by Ukrainian border guards for daring to cross into Republic of Moldova, but that's on brand for this media entity. From here [1]: > A body with a gunshot wound was found near the border of Moldova with UkraineCivilians & politicians > Last weekend, while harvesting wheat near the Klokushna-Sokiryany checkpoint, local residents di…

The Telegraph article predates the shooting incident at the border by 14 days.

You are referencing "men" getting shot when the incident involves 1 person getting shot, and this is the only such incident that has been reported 2+ years into the full-scale invasion.

Re: The only tourist in Moldova

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Post by geoka9 » Thu, Jul 18, 2024, 7:15 PM UTC

trte9343r4 wrote: post #16

This would fit maybe in 2019, but Moldova now has many foreigners. Hotel prices went up considerably! For "Europe's least visited country" try Belorus, Ukraine, Russia, Ossetia or Armenia. Traveling to Mariupol as a tourist is the real deal in 2024

> Traveling to Mariupol as a tourist is the real deal in 2024

Don't. It's impossible to do from the Ukrainian side and illegal from Russia.