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Insomniaque.

Apartments really shouldn't raise an eyebrow with your boss, even for a short-term visit. The cost difference is huge and I've found the subsequent savings are more likely to get you...

Maanth,

I think the simple answer is avoid Millenium - I've never heard anything good about it and your report suggests it is worse than I imagined, bordering on a clip joint.

If you are in...

Not a silly question at all! I still have yet to find anywhere in Kiev where I can watch an evening baseball game (have to resort to staying in).

The most likely places are the obvious - RP - it...

None. As I said, I think it will take 20 years+ to see changes. None of this means that the events of the last 18 months haven't been hugely important. You can judge the government on their...

Uke! One can feel your frustration. I’ve only been visiting Ukraine for a few years and whilst a regular visitor I am rarely there for more than a few days, which is as much as I can hack from a...

what i love most about this idea is that it actually seems viable in ukraine. whilst russia and ukraine are having their lighthouse spat in crimea, i'm sure all kiev board members could club together...

Hey Cruiser

I'm happy to join the boycott (that's 3 visits from me they'll never see again - see them tremble!), although I doubt it will make any difference - the problem is reaching non-readers...

CAT - I would love to get down to Odessa, but unfortunately my work is fairly focussed in Kiev; I'm planning to make my way down to the Crimea during the summer and am looking forward to a change of...

Cruiser D - I can vouch for bad sex in Ukraine too, including when the girl was trying her best. More than once now I think about it, as its far more annoying than bad sex in London! I've also...

The man is genius - he should be given his own section and a dedicated glossary.

Stunning.

I couldn't agree more about the limit - anything above $150 in EE is absolutely out the question. Apart from the sentimental element, I think it relates back to the series of posts from yourself, CaT...

After a few months away, I managed to wangle a business trip to Kiev for a few days in early September. I arrived fairly late Wednesday and being both tired and still on call with work in LA, I...

I'm not too sure that there is that much to be worried about if the visa policy is relaxed, although I'm happy to be be corrected.

Whilst visas are an annoyance, they are not difficult to obtain...

A few weeks ago, a number of reports surfaced (with direct quotes from members of the government) that Ukraine either definitely would/were examining cancelling visas for members of European Union...

Axel

Just to reiterate Uke Boy's sound advice - avoid being in Kiev around Eurovision unless you're a big fan of the show (I'm guessing you aren't) and have deep pockets.

There was an article...

This is a mixture of personal observation from this trip, some of my favourites from other trips and a bit of hearsay for the information about nights when different clubs are empty. One caveat...

Came back from two weeks in Kiev a couple of weeks ago, and a fine time it was too. A bit of a strange trip in that I met a girl from Kharkov in 44 on my second night who was in Kiev for a month...

MM

Man, I hope you're right. I just don't have your optimism that Yanukovich and his cronies are just going to give up on power without a nasty struggle. They can see that their time is up soon,...

I haven't been to 111 for a couple of months, but there is no way it was a truly elite club last time I went. I've been on my own (and my dress style could never be described as smart, more trendy...

Ludovico's answer shows my problem with visas.

For a tourist visa you "can present a round trip ticket by any Ukrainian airline company as a confirmation of the tourist purpose of their visit to...

Vegamars

I'm not knocking other Ukrainian cities (although I'll take some convincing that Dniepro and Zaporozhe are anything special!); I've been to most of the places you mentioned for brief...

Ludovico

Interesting question - always good to think about current affairs from a mongering perspective! From my view, the elections show that whilst Ukraine has come a long way in a reasonably...

Member2001

We're actually in complete agreement! This is not a local board, and I think most the people who read this forum will not be able to get local prices. I'm not disputing that local...

Chorfa1
I'm not a natural linguist and I found the CDs tough going and pretty boring as a way of learning Russian. I picked up one of the learn Russian books initially and just started learning...

Ahh, the good Doctor! I think you wrote everything I wanted to say in response to Vegamars, although somewhat more eloquently.

I sometimes wonder if I'm going to a different Kiev, and indeed...