r/Transnistria

Hi everyone! Just looking for clarification. It is my understanding that unless you get in trouble, it’s pretty safe to visit Tiraspol on your own; however, my airbnb host in Chisinau specifically told me and my friend we should not go alone and that the public transportation is terrible (we know what the “buses” are like and we don’t really care if they are late or anything as long as we can get from A to B). My friend and I are two females in our late 20s, we don’t speak russian and we would only stay for half a day. Honestly, we did our reaserch on the place and it seems to me many people visit despite not knowing the language and they seem to take pictures and videos pretty freely, so I’m trying to think of any other reason why we would get in trouble other than maybe photographing something we shouldn’t, considering we obviously do not intend to break the law lol. We are pretty well traveled so we know our way around in many situations, but maybe our host saw two young girls and he just thought we were not aware of what we were getting into?
Thank you guys in advance!

I'll be there for 2-3 days and want to take the taxi everywhere. How much does it cost usually? How much money should I take with me anyway?

Hey soon I'll be visiting Tiraspol and I've been scouting places to see while there and i saw a place called Plazma night club, and i thought it would be an interesting experience to visit a night club there, does anyone know if it's open and OK to visit by foreigners!

Hi, in november i will be in PMR for 2/3 days and i wanna find a tour operator. I want to be alone or at least whit not too many people and i would like to visit also places that are not very famous. I would like to enjoy also some free time. Any suggestions?

Hello! I would like to ask how safe it is to cross the border from Moldova to Pridnestrovie and back for a solo female traveller. I have encountered in some Eastern European countries a practice of border patrols asking for money in order to return or enter the country under the threat of not giving me my passport back at the border control. I am very scared that this could happen again to me, is it something that happens? And what is the overall atmosphere at the border? Do they check your phone or question you?

I’ll be visiting the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic around Republic Day in September and would love some recommendations for souvenir shopping.

I’m particularly interested in things beyond the usual magnets and keyrings—PMR memorabilia, composite coins, badges and pins, old postcards, books, Soviet-era items, Suvorov souvenirs, small busts or plaques, local crafts and anything especially unusual or distinctive.

Are there any good antique shops, markets, museum shops or particular sellers in Tiraspol or Bender that you would recommend? Do special souvenir stalls normally appear during the Republic Day celebrations?

Shop names, locations and opening times would be greatly appreciated. I’d also be interested to know whether these places normally accept cards or require local cash.

Thank you!

Hi guys! Could you tell me what is the attitude toward LGBTQ+ people in Transinstra? I've heard that the territories under Russian occupation are very dangerous for such people, but Romania is a European country and its population should have a civilized mentality. So I'm still unsure whether I should travel to this region with my partner.

Hello! I am going to visit Prenistrovie on August 31.

I am obviously going to check out the republican day parade, but it would be nice if I could find somewhere else to visit.

Any suggestions are welcome! Museums, surplus stores, tours, locations, and monuments...

Hello, I have a friend from Ukraine who wants to move to PMR. They plan to return to Ukraine from time to time, but one of their parents have Russian citizenship. Will the Russian citizenship get them in problems or not?