Fwd: Finland & Lithuania

[Vladislav V. Fomin]

Labas, 

turiu tikia klausyma. Ar atsirastu koks savanoris, kuris nuveztu musu sviecius studentus is Suomijos is Kauno i Grajewo (200 km nuo Kauno) arba Gdanska (500 km nuo Kauno) 04.12 diena? Uz kura bus sumoketa (siuloma 120 Euro kelionei iki Gdansko).

Sausio menesi mes su Gintare buvam sveciose Turku ir Suomijos studentai labai mielai mums priimo. Kaip zinoti, kvietem visus prisijungti, bet niekas neatvaziavo. O Tapio ir Milla padejo mums sudaryti Erasmus sutarti kaip IF taip ir EVFui - su vienu is geriausiu verslo mokyklu - Turku School of Economics. Taigi, mes visi likom skolingi. Dabar tiem patiems studentams, kurie mus prieme ir padejo yra proga atvykti i Gdanska, is kur jie taip pat noretutu aplankyti Kauna porai dienu.

Kelione is Marijampolio dar trumpesne - iki Grajewo tik 120 km. Iki Marijampolio mes jos kaip pat nugebentum.

Prasau, pasvarstykit apie galimybes, mes labai norim palaikyti gerus rysius su studentais is Turku.

Tarp kitko, gali buti pigu biletu is Gdansko i Turku su AirBaltic - suomijos studentai pirmyn-atgal bilietus pirko uz 50 Euro. Turku jums padetu rasti nemokama nakvyne.

Is anksto dekingas

pagarbiai

Vladas

Begin forwarded message:

From: Tapio Vepsäläinen <tapio.a.v...@utu.fi>

Subject: VS: Finland & Lithuania

Date: 21 Mar 2014 18:43:27 GMT+2

To: Vladislav Fomin <vvf...@gmail.com>

Hah yeah i made a really Bad calculation. How about that grajewo (or Something) in poland? From There would leave 4trains per day to gdansk? It is in poland.

-Tapio

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Lähettäjä: Vladislav Fomin
Lähetetty: ‎21.‎3.‎2014 17:39
Vastaanottaja: Tapio Vepsäläinen
Aihe: Re: Finland & Lithuania

Tapio, just a quick reply as i am on the go.

Drive from Kaunas to Gdansk is probablymore than 10hr one way, as our students don't have Russian visa, they first must go to Poland.

W

On Friday, March 21, 2014, Tapio Vepsäläinen <tapio.a.v...@utu.fi> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> That does not seem too simple. :D
>
> I found this one:
> https://eticket.toks.lt/eticket/eticket/RaceList.seam?cid=1182028
> 32€, direct overnight buss from Gdansk to Kaunas. That seems perfectly suitable when coming there, but on the way back it has a quite annoying problem.
>
> If we would come at 9.4. : The flight lands around 10am, so we would have a nice day to spend @Gdansk. It's a nice city and I don't think anyone would mind that. We would then be in Kaunas around 5Am on thursday 10.4.
>
> But now here comes the problem:
> If we would take the buss back to Gdansk Saturday evening (12.4.) it would be there 6:50. Our flight leaves 6:15. That means we would have to go back already 11.4. and spend another day in gdansk + sleep there. That would be very unconvinient.
>
> So here comes the question (that could solve this issue) do you think any student would be interested to drive us to Grajewo or Gdansk or what ever so we could catch the flight at the Sunday morning? Consindering we were 4 people? If it happens that no-one else except I would come, then there is no need for this. However, we are planning to send out and open invitation for students and gather 2-4 more people (max 5 total). For a drive to gdansk 4 students would pay 120€. That is over 10hour round trip though. :/
>
> That is quite a "make or break it" question for other students to join me. :P
>
> The traveling fares should not total more than ~100€ to attract people. Currently we are running at around 80€ (50€ flights & 30€ for buss Gdansk - Kaunas). We would somehow need to be able to get to Gdansk from Kaunas for around the same 30€ we spend to get there.
>
> -Tapio
>
> ________________________________
> Lähettäjä: Vladislav V. Fomin [vvf...@gmail.com]
> Lähetetty: 19. maaliskuuta 2014 13:37
> Vastaanottaja: Tapio Vepsäläinen
> Aihe: Re: Finland & Lithuania
>
>
> On 19 Mar 2014, at 11:51, Tapio Vepsäläinen <tapio.a.v...@utu.fi> wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> Apparently it does not seem too easy to get from Gdansk to Kaunas. The flight's Turku - Gdasnk - Turku would cost only 50€ total, and seems to be the cheapest way to travel to that area... but is there a convinient way to travel from Gdansk to Kaunas? Any ideas? :) 
>
>
> the flight from Gdansk to Kaunas is ca. 200 Euro:
> http://www.flyzeta.lt/en/ltl/flights/search/from/GDN/to/VNO/dep/2014-04-10/ret/2014-04-13/adt/1/type/2/
> the easiest way is to travel via Kaliningrad by car (or bus?) but for that you need Russian visa.
> From Gdansk to Kaliningrad:
> http://www.konigsberg.ru/eng/kaliningrad/gdansk-kaliningrad.htm
> From Kaliningrad to Marijampole (80 km from Kaunas) - attached. I did not find a route from Kaliningrad to Kaunas, but there must be one, if you look for it, you will find.
>
> Hope this helps
> W.
>
> -Tapio
> ________________________________
> Lähettäjä: Vladislav V. Fomin [vvf...@gmail.com]
> Lähetetty: 12. maaliskuuta 2014 21:45
> Vastaanottaja: Tapio Vepsäläinen
> Aihe: Re: Finland & Lithuania
>
>
> On 12 Mar 2014, at 21:27, Tapio Vepsäläinen <tapio.a.v...@utu.fi> wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> I've just been really busy, and didnt have much input to the conversation before this. :)
>
> no problem, I was only pooling your leg :)
>
> I will start discussing this with Milla next Monday and we will see how we will execute this! Currently my plan is to fly to Gdansk (flights directly from Turku and costs only around 20euros) and take a buss from there to Kaunas. My friend in Poland is in Katowice, so I have to figure a way to get there from Kaunas, but I believe it wont be a problem. Anyways, Thanks for all this information! I will tell you next week how we are going to proceed.
>
> ok, will be waiting for news then.
> W.
>
> -Tapio
> ________________________________
> Lähettäjä: Vladislav V. Fomin [vvf...@gmail.com]
> Lähetetty: 12. maaliskuuta 2014 20:49
> Vastaanottaja: Tapio Vepsäläinen
> Aihe: Re: Finland & Lithuania
>
>
> On 12 Mar 2014, at 16:28, Tapio Vepsäläinen <tapio.a.v...@utu.fi> wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> Hei Tapio!
> I thought you were gone to Kamchatka… No news from you for a long time :)
>
> What do you think if some students (at least me) would come to visit Lithuania 9.4.-12.4.?
>
> Excellent!
>
> I've been looking at my calendar and I'm planning to go to Poland around 12.4.-16.4. I was thinking that I could easily combine these two trips. I was also discussing with Milla that we could try to organize some sort of excursion there for 1-5 students at the same time, if it fits your schedule.
>
> I am planning to be in Kaunas on these dates. This period is also just before the Easter holidays in Lithuania (April 18-23), so students should be still around, which is also good.
> My mobility/availability will be restricted due to two birthdays - April 10 and 12 - of my wife and my son. But I am sure at least one of the days I will join the party ;)
> As soon as you confirm the dates, I will get in touch with our student organisation and ask them to prepare for your visit. I will give them your email and will ask to contact you directly and ask for what kind of activities you would like to have.
> I can recommend a hostel in the very downtown of the city : it is an excellent hostel, priced at 10 Euro/night:
> http://www.booking.com/hotel/lt/the-monk-s-bunk-kaunas.en-us.html?sid=c54569724653a4416f0db112cf123a39;dcid=1
> You also get a discount for a number of restaurants, including a nice “boulangerie” next door, where you can have a breakfast and lunch.
> Alternatively, there are student hostels, availability and pricing of which I can check for you.
> Alternatively, there is a 4 star hotel in the downtown where, if paid via VDU, the rates are great (35 Euro for a business class room, breakfast included). VDU also has an agreement with a 3-star hotel, where the rooms should be even cheaper, but I never used their services, so I must check. “paying via VDU” means that you have to pay us in cash in Litas, and we (the university) will make a bank transfer to the hotel. This is so because the low university rate is only valid when university makes the payment.
> meanwhile you can check for Kaunas tourist info:
> http://www.kaunastic.lt/index.php/en/
> I can strongly recommend this place 
> P.S. on one of the weekend days, either April 12 or 13, we have planned a sauna party - it would be great if you could join the party - this is promising to be a wild one :) At his place:
> http://www.lokespeda.lt/traces
> So I am looking forward to hear from you!
> Wlad
>  
>
> -Tapio
>

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