Visiting Belarus Questions and Answers

How to get visa:

Where to stay

I then wanted to know:

—how to obtain visa,

—health insurance info

—where to stay?

—how to get to Minsk from the airport?

—what sites to see?

—how can I get to these sites?

—are city buses, metro, taxis expensive?

—what language do they speak?

—can I survive knowing only English?

—is it a surveillance state? If someone overheard me making a joke about the President will I be arrested?

—is it a poor country? Do people have cell phones? Cars? How do people live?

—what sort of food do they eat?

—will I be safe from? Should I avoid certain areas of the city or country?

—is there a radiation problem in certain areas?