Have any of you been? What's it like??All these government websites say to avoid it at all costs but then actual accounts from people visiting make it seem perfectly safe.Would there be problems for me, an American citizen, if I were to enter Transnistria just for a day?
>>2898370>Would there be problems for me, an American citizen, if I were to enter Transnistria just for a day?I went as a day trip in 2023, no hassle with the authorities, but my Moldovan sim didn't work and you'll need cash to exchange, it doesn't feel that much different than Chisnau, just still has more Soviet shit.
>>2898370Pro tip: a lot of the times the "advise against all travel" advisory does not signify actual mortal danger to your person. Sometimes it does imply that, but that's not the point of the advisory. What the advisory is really saying is: "if you travel to this location, we (i.e. the government) cannot guarantee we will be able to coordinate with the local authorities in case something happens to you. Whatever happens to you in this place, we cannot promise we'll be able to help you, so you are essentially going at your own risk".In a lot of cases, this means the state/region is an actual warzone with territory being controlled by militias rather than by the state (Yemen, CAR, Somalia etc.). In Transnistria's case, this just means that because it is an unrecognised country, your government does not have an embassy there and has no way to directly speak to the local authorities, which means that if for whatever reason you end up in trouble (hospital, jail, etc.) your government won't be able to do much to get you out. Back in the day, when stuff like that happened western governments used to talk to Russia, which then talked to Transnistria. Nowadays that's nearly impossible because of the war. If you do go to Transnistria, chances are you'll be fine, but IF you end up in one of the aforementioned situations (hospital, jail, etc.) then you may really be fucked. Hope that helps.
>>2898370I have visited Tiraspol, but that was before recent tensions, before Russia invaded Ukraine. It is russian controlled. To get in you have to go past Russian manned checkpoints at Bender and you have to get approval to enter at the border. Basically you queue up at a counter show your passport then they give you a slip of paper saying you can enter. Its a sleepy boring ex soviet town with standard characteristics. Improbable infrastructure like brand new stadiums, obvious state monopolies (Sheriff was the company running everything), mixed with some non obvious poverty. The food is the same as in Moldova but more rustic. "Mafia" was the trendy chain there serving standard American/Italian fast food. There was a restaurant called Kumanek that served delicious Romanian food. If you like Cognac, there's a KVINT cognac distillery thats quite nice. When i visited 10 years ago, I met several Americans who had settled there and they seemed happy that they found somewhere they could start a family and live comfortably cheaply. There's not a lot to do there except KTVs and expensive, exclusive clubs for rich russians. I had a good time hanging out at a KTV at night. We got chatting to a few locals who were super curious about what we were doing there and they told us we could go wolf hunting. I also somehow joined someones late night party in a random ground floor office of an office block. They had guns and were drunk and were eating fish. We just tried chatting to each other in bad English/German/Russian. I think they maybe security or police. They have a beach but its just a river or canal side they dumped a lot of sand on. Overall it was an interesting place to visit. There's really not alot to see. But this was all before recent tensions. I don't know whether they're still as welcoming of obvious foreigners now.
>>2898370To get there I took a marushka (a minibus) from Chisinau. They had regular such services running to and fro at the time and i remember it as being cheap. They dropped passengers off at the i think it was the train station.
I went last year with the marushka and will go again this year and will stay over night there. you dont need a guide just some basic russian phrases because no one speaks english. also make sure you bring money to convert to trisapol rubles
I went with my dad like ten years ago, if your really into soviet stuff its pretty cool, otherwise theres not much there.
>>2898370>another trans thread
>>2898370>an American citizenmaybe, maybe not.
I'm here right now, it's relaxed. Like the other dude, some soviet stuff, not much to do. Very little English spoken, but it feels super safe
>>2903229do u get to nut in all the hot young soviet women?
as a german male i have been wanting to go to PMR with a friend of mine for a while now, along with russia and the DPRK.is there anything advice you could give to someone who has never travelled out of the first world?i am trying my hand at learning russian but its in no way good enough to communicate with native speakers, also the news about the romanian annexation of moldova that could be happening has me slightly worried.
>>2904565>is there anything advice you could give to someone who has never travelled out of the first world?Trust nobody and no one. If someone starts talking to you first, be cautious. If the topic turns to money or some offer in any way whatsoever, you're being taken for a ride.That said, this doesn't really apply much to Moldova because they get fuck all tourist traffic and haven't learned to be scammy cunts yet. It's a chill place.>russianWho cares. It's the age of everyone having a personal translation device in their pocket. Besides, I did ran into a few people who spoke English in Transnistria. Worst case scenario, pantomime will get you farther than you think.>news about the romanian annexation of moldova that could be happeningThe what now? Nobody's annexing shit. They've been blowing hot air about the reunification since forever, it's a tired topic that gets brought up whenever some poltician needs an easy distraction.
>>2904565holy shit you're retarded
>>2899446>I met several Americans who had settled there and they seemed happy that they found somewhere they could start a family and live comfortably cheaply.As a long-term expat this is really interesting. Never considered it. I bet the women are stunning and traditional. I have a friend who worked in Moldova, said they had the world's most beautiful women
>>2904565>also the news about the romanian annexation of moldovaWhat? I though Romania didn't want them because they already have enough poor gypsies
>>2898370>You will never be a real country
>>2898370I want to visit it because I collect currency and it would be the most special place to have currency from. But it'd have to be part of a wider trip to Romania because Moldova just isn't interesting enough to visit on its own
>>2904597i remember seeing some sort of news article saying they were in talks for something like that but i guess i was just being retarded, sorry about that.
>>2899446>Russian controlledactually it isn't its a secret US-UK-Nato base masquerading as a Russian area, and yes the locals all speak Russian, but go to the banks: the exchange rate for Ruble is typically bad to very bad, meanwhile to the US dollar is typically ~99% i.e. the Transnistria ruble IS an iou to the USA dollar. Also the Transnistrian US embassy is a hive of activity.The locals are friendly and curious of foreigners, but aside that its a quiet peaceful place without anything much to do.If u are a coomer in your 20s or early 30s u can empty your nutsac in the local young women for free.
>>2906783take your meds
>>2906787go back to sleep retard.
>>2898370Generally speaking, those "do not visit" travel advice aren't always because somewhere is unsafe, but because your government has no way of helping you if something goes wrong. They have no contact with the Transnistrian government, neither does Moldova, and most Western countries aren't on speaking terms with Russia either. So if you do some dumb shit and get arrested, they can't help you get a lawyer or stuff like that. As far as crime and terrorism goes, Transnistria is completely safe and as long as you don't go around taking photos of government buildings or wear an anti-Putin t-shirt, you'll have no trouble. At least that used to be the case, I visited before the current war, if the climate has shifted now I can't tell. They have a fairly active subreddit where I suppose you can get up-to-date information, just call it Pridnestrovie if you ask there. If you enter from Ukraine and then travel onwards to Moldova proper, you can get into trouble when you leave the country since you won't have an entry stamp in your passport. If you go on a day trip while already in Moldova then no one cares.
>>2906797>If you enter from UkraineUkraine's border crossings with Transnistria have been closed for years.
>>2906804Right, that potential problem has solved itself then. It's pretty obvious they wouldn't keep that open after the invasion, now that I think about it lol
