iatsuk 3mo

🛬 lcxtexkp just arrived in 🥃 Moscow, #russia

jorgen 3mo

I am looking for an insurance for regular travel to Russia. Tips?

bruno_ian 3mo

Hi everyone! Anyone in Moscow speaking English or Spanish to hang out…

jorgen 3mo

Just learned SafetyWing does not cover Russia. Where do I turn to next?

boris_k 3mo

I doubt any western companies cover Russia at the moment as it's almost technically impossible. You'll probably just need to walk into some insurance agency when you're there and pay in cash. Note that there are no good insurance companies in Russia and if something happens you will end up in a neverending nightmare. Healthcare in Russia is cheap, it is reasonable to just stay uncovered and pay the bills yourself if something happens (also 10 times more convenient).

boris_k 3mo

I also think that emergency help in public hospitals is free for foreigners in Russia (better go to a private one though)

jorgen 3mo

Thanks for the advice! That makes a lot of sense.

The tricky thing is that the new Russian e-visa, launched on August 1st, requires a valid insurance as part of the application process. My own ensurer has offered me a "warzone" insurance costing $900 for 14 days, but I found that ridiculous for where I'm going.

boris_k 3mo

Ha, then one of the options would be to arrange it with someone who has a Russian bank account and can buy you the insurance (it does not cost much). Otherwise I am not sure to be honest how they expect foreigners to obtain it

boris_k 3mo

Another option try to look for an insurance agency from Belarus. There should be options with the coverage in Russia and western bank cards still work in Belarus

boris_k 3mo

Also, Kazakhstan, Armenia, Kyrgyzstan

mikeneves 3mo

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legtar 2mo

Hey man, I am here

legtar 2mo

Hey fellow digital nomads! :earth_africa:

Just wanted to share that I've landed in Moscow and am currently staying near the Solncevo metro station in the Solncevo district. I work remotely, so my evenings and weekends are usually free. If anyone is around or wants to meet up, I'd love to connect, share experiences, or just grab a coffee. Moscow's quite an adventure, and it'd be great to explore it with some of you!

Feel free to DM me or drop a message here if you're interested. Stay curious and wander on! ✨

legtar 2mo

If you want I can pay with an local bank transfer

dazzle 2mo

🛬 tbxiqgsg just arrived in 🥃 Moscow, #russia

legtar 2mo

Hi guys. Is someone here ?

mariaromanza 2mo

Hiii I'm in Saint Petersburg and I'll be here until late April so if anyone wants to hang out or something hmu. ✨

legtar 2mo

How are you doing there? How did you get a visa for so long staying?

mariaromanza 2mo

Ohh it is amazing. I got a visa for one year thru this Mexican agency... I don't know how they did it but it was a bit expensive (for me) but totally worth it

mikeneves 2mo

One year? But it's a private visa with an invitation letter or what

mariaromanza 2mo

I think an invitation letter one? Because I had to wait like a week for the invitation letter to arrive

mariaromanza 2mo

Anyone knows where I can exchange 100 usd in cash in SPB? I've tried all the banks in banki dot ru but they won't accept my billet because it's "too old" face_with_spiral_eyes

zlat 2mo

I had the same problem with some banknotes. But I went to Sberbank, and they accepted them, but at a much lower rate.

mariaromanza 2mo

Ohhhh

zlat 2mo

That’s amazing! I’m coming soon to Russia. With Euros though. I tried to get descent-looking banknotes, so I hope I’ll get the best rate too. 😊

mariaromanza 2mo

No problem! Check that page tho.. They have all the rates from all the banks!

iatsuk 1mo

🛬 wgnmaqsb just arrived in 🥃 Moscow, #russia

jorgen 30d

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dashdasha 27d

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iatsuk 26d

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marksan 17d

Which vpns work in Russia at the moment. Asking on behalf of a friend

mikeneves 16d

NordVPN works if you change the protocol to UDP but you always need to waste some time finding a server that isn't blocked. If you call support they give you a list of servers to try out but they get blocked over time so yap

zlat 16d

I’ve tried _Planet VPN_ and even though it’s a bit slow, it does the job.

nickursu 12d

I see the question was asked above but I have a problem with VPN
I tried nordvpn, twice walked with support through troubleshooting but it won't work some days their nordlynx and other servers also don't seem to work
I've tried express VPN but it keeps dropping every few minutes
And tried hide.me|hide.me also not working properly
Maybe someone has a better solution

peproll 12d

I haven’t found any easy solution except using my own server. Just using virtual server from the OVH provider.

nickursu 12d

Great thanks for this idea

nickursu 12d

Do you have any instructions on how to set it up

peproll 12d

can’t send a link, but you can find an example with this query `How To Set Up WireGuard on Ubuntu 20.04`

peproll 12d

or official wireguard doc has a tutorial

peproll 12d

My setup is based on tailscale (wireguard but with user-friendly UI) and a remote host as an exit node, to my taste is much easy to setup than wireguard. Basically, you can use any device, install tailscale and mark this device in tailscale UI as an exit node and you can forward all your traffic through this device. It can be your phone, laptop or virtual server.

unglud 12d

sometimes it glitches, and need to try connect again a few times

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