Ukraine Travel Forum

Hi
We (two men) friends are planning to go to Ukraine in July. I searched a lot of site about Odessa. but I confused. I just want to nice places (apt,beach and clubs) or reliable quide or friend who lives in Odessa (girl or man is not important he/she must be reliable person and he/she will be our friend.

thank you for your help for now

Mesut

There was already a post from last year about somebody looking for russian classes in Sevastopol and a reply from a russian lady, whose Email address does not work anymore, sadly. I shall be in Sevastopol in July 2008 and I am looking to join tourism with usefulness, therefore, I intend to improve my russian (I just have a 6 months russian programm of 4 hours a week behind me). I look for group classes or individual classes, at a reasonable price of course. Can anyone help? Thanks a lot to everybody.

Should I be concerned about bringing a black friend to Kiev?

we will be driving through europe this summer and am thinking of going to uzhhorod for a couple of days how dangerous is the ukraine?? i am reading stories about all sorts of stuff one guy has even said the police had a gun to his head just to get money of him. is it really this bad and should i not drive there.

Hi.

I will be travelling to Odessa soon to meet a young lady I have been corresponding with for quite a long time. I have bought some jewellery for her as a gift, but one website I have seen states that I must declare the jewellery at customs at the airport and that if I do I am likely to be charged 100% import duty on it even though it is a gift.

Can anybody tell me if this is true or give me some advice from previous experience. I’d really appreciate it.

Thanks,
RiX.

I will be flying into Kiev's airport abreviated IEV (dont remember the name). I have a flight out of Borisopol airport 5 hours later. Can anyone tell me the route I would need to take to get between the two. I would like to cheapest way possible, so utilizing marshrutkas and the metro would be better for me than taking a taxi. And what is the travel time between the two? Is there some bus or service that connects the two directly?

Thanks!

jenn

Do they still offer medical insurance for the duration of your trip at the airport, as I remember them having done in the Lviv airport in 2002 (last time i was there)?

I'm sure it would be cheaper than the $600 the insurers in Canada want to cover my family of 4 for 90 days!

Thanks very much!

Doug Zdanivsky
BC, Canada

Hi,
I am planning to visit Crimea during my summer
holidays!May I receive some comments on where
to visit,accommodation and so on!?
What about Yalta,Odesa,...?

Thanks in advance,
Mike

Hey, just a quick question.

On my passport (US) my first middle and family names are listed. But on my airline tickets it is only the first and family names. Delta says this is not a problem to board the plane.

However, could this be problem for the border patrol? Do they look at the tickets to enter Ukraine? Does my middle name also need to be on the tickets to enter?

Thank you in advance.

Hello,

I'm planning a trip to Crimera in August.
Now I search a (nearly) lonley (sand)beach with a (really) cheap datcha.
We just need a clean(without cockroaches or smth. else) room near the (clean)beach with a fridge and smth. to cook(no TV needed or smth else needed).

Where are this kind of small villages where you have nearly no tourists and it is cheap.

How much can I expect to pay for two persons each night?

Would be really cool if someone could help me.

Greetz
Tim

Hi.

Is it possible to take boat from Crimea (Sevastopol or Yalta) to Odessa?

I was reading some old replys to this same question.. but those were years old.. so i was wondering if it has changed :). We are leaving in two weeks.. so in a hurry..

I am planning on a trip to Ukraine sometime within the next year or so. I definately want to tour Chernobyl and any other Cold War era sites i can find. I know there are a few different Soviet bunkers, command centers, and a submarine pen. Can anyone give me some tips of when would be a good time to visit and some good military / Soviet structures to tour? I am very interested in Military history (mostly WW2 - Present). Thanks

Does anyone knows herbalists(travnits) in Lutsk? 30 years ago, there were some people in Lutsk that sold herbs. They brought their recipes from Germany. They cured my kidney problem. These herbs really worked.

Thank you

1) What airline runs the Monday and Thursday charter flights to Istanbul?

2) Can a US citizen leave Ukraine via Lugansk airport into Istanbul and pass customs?

Thanks,

Hi, I have read several posts on renting short time apartm in Kiev, but they do not cover my problem. Earlier I have used stay.in with good experience. However, now they do not answer my mails.The website of stay.in is still available on the internet so I do not understand the problem. If the apartments on their website is not available they should at least tell me that.

Does anyone have a suggestion/experience with another apartm renting agency? All info is highly appreciated.

Thx

Hi!

Just a quick one. I know it's one of those "How long is a piece of string?" questions, but to get a good feel of Kiev and in a sense, 'Ukrainian life', how many days do I require to see all the sights? My gut feeling is about 3?

Cheers!

Hello everybody,

Which is actually the home stadium of the football club FC Karpati Lviv and how can I get there by public transport within Lviv?


Thank you for your help


HORSCHECK

My wife and I may splurge and make a quick trip to Kiev to see McCartney. I assume Independence Square is large enough to hold many people. I also see that there are some hotels approximately 1km to the southwest.

What hotel do you recommend for me and my wife? We want a blend of high quality at the lowest cost.

Is is safe to walk from the hotel to the square for the concert?

Is there places to eat/drink in the square or between the hotel and the square?

Any information that you can provide to us will help us make the decision to visit Kiev.

Swimmin' M

Hi everyone,

In May I travel to Lugansk. I arrive in Donetsk and need a taxi to Lugansk. I heared that a taxi for that will cost 70 Euro. Can that be true ?
Or anyone knows a good and cheap service for this way ? I only speak english and can't use a bus or train.

thanks

The one link I could find was through besthotelsukraine.com. Has anyone heard of or used this service?

Does the Zhytomyr Hotel have it's own website?

I originally planned to stay in Kiev at the Hyatt, however, I will be spending the majority of my time in Zhytomyr. It makes more sense to stay in Zhytomyr instead of traveling back and forth all the time.

I have read here that they have remodeled the hotel. I will be booking a 2 room suite, but need a link to their website if they have one or a link to a reputable travel agency that I can book through. I want to be sure the room is available when I get there. The less surprises for me the better.

Please advise the travel options (bus, train etc) between Kiev and Lutsk? Appoximate cost, frequency and duration. I do not want to fly, prefering to see some of the countryside.

Is there a train between Odessa and Stakhanov and if there is how long does it take? Is this the best transportation between these two cities?
Thanks

How can I do to rent a small motor boat of no more than 4 to 5 hp motor during summer in Zaporozhye? I will be going during Mid June to mid July. Does anyone know anything about getting in contact with people who have small boats for rent? I would really appreciate any help.

Thanks,

Andres

Hello,

I plan to visit Zaporizhzhya some time in the next 2-3 months. Can anyone give me a phone number/website of a reliable company/person to contact?

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you in advance,
Pedro

Hi there,

I wonder if there is a Cinema in Kiev that plays Movies in English?

Also and building up on what is mentioned before, any recommendation for good clubs in Kiev, names would be appreciated?

I will be staying for about 10 days, so any advice about what I should try/do please let me know… I am up for everything, at least once ;)

Cheers

I'm passing through Kiev next month and will have one day for myself. What is the one thing to do or see only locals will know about?

How much does The Matrix Internet Club charge to make use of their Internet services? I wish to travel there and will require Internet.

Hi,

We (2 ppl) are looking to find cheap accomoddation in Kiev between 17-21 May 2008.

Any advise? Thanks!

Travelling on the E87 between Odessa and Izmayil, one have to transit Moldovan territory.

Is this painless in regard of car documentation, insurance, etc travelling in a Ukranian rental car?

I have been reading the two recent posts on travel northern romania to chernivtsi.
We want to go on from Romania( Suceava area) to Lviv and were advised to travel from Vadul Siret to Chernivtsi and then to Lviv.The site I have been using (Rozklad) does not list a 13.36 train but one at 8.10 from Vadul Siret, but I think that discontinues after may 25. I am a bit confused. Would someone please advise me whether to go from Siret or Suceava for a daylight train, and which is best website to use for trains which has an English translation.
Is it best to go on from Chernivtsi to Lviv by bus or train.

Your help much appreciated