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Glorious Odessa7 September 1999
Dear Friends,
After 4 days of wonderful Crimea, I have just arrived in Odessa on an overnight train. I have shared my 4-person cabin with an amorous young Moldovan-Ukrainian couple who spent half the time in each other’s arms, and who would no doubt have gone further with their affections if [...]
From Baltic to the Black Sea #7Simferopol, Ukraine5 September 1999
Dear All,
I had a very enjoyable but tiring three days in Crimea, not just from the sightseeing, but also from the drinking and toasting Russian (Russian because most people in Crimea are ethnic Russians) style (to Health, to Women, to Crimea, to Singapore, etc). In fact, I am a litttttle [...]
From Baltic to the Black Sea #15Last 4 hours in the Ukraine14 September 1999
Dear All,
In one hour’s time, I will set off for Kyiv’s airport to return to London. I have a great time here. Yesterday, I had a hair cut – not the Ukrainian Cossack hair style – those of you familiar with Ukraine knows what it [...]
From Baltic to the Black Sea #12Twenty Dollars Less On the Moldovan-Ukrainian Border11 September 1999
Dear All,
After a relaxing day in Moldova, land of good food and wines, I took an overnight train to Kiev, capital of Ukraine. I was fortunate to share the compartment with two English-speaking scientists returning home from a conference in Chisinau – one was a [...]
Ukraine Travel FactsThe Basics
Country: Ukraine
Where is it: Ukraine is located in Eastern Europe, bordering the Black Sea, between Poland and Russia.
Why do people go here: One of the largest countries in the former USSR, Ukraine is more heavily visited than others due to its proximity to Western Europe, but its old-world Soviet-era [...]
It’s OK to Travel with a BathrobeIt’s OK to Travel with a Bathrobe: Carmen Arufe has been hired by a captain of
a yacht and will be taking to the open sea from Europe to the Caribbean and …
Updated: September 8, 2001 Carpathia, Ukraine
The past six days have represented a serious departure from my activities up to this point.
Well before dawn (3am!) on the morning of September 2nd, Paul and I awoke and grabbed a taxi to the Lviv train station. Our destination was Ivano-Frankivsk, [...]
