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Aug 16 '00
Pros: Beautiful landscapes, fascinating history, friendly people, very cheap
Cons: hard to get to , dangerous in places
Summary: I spent June and July of 1997 in the Transcarpathia region of the Ukraine teaching English. I am sure you can well imagine that I experienced a great deal during those two months - easily enough to fill a book. I will do my best to keep this piece as...
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Feb 07 '09
Pros: Warm weather, rich culture.
Cons: NO customer service at all, people are rude.
Summary: My husband is originally from Ukraine, and in May 2008 we decided to visit his relatives in the city of Lutsk, which is about 7-8 hours (by car) from the neighboring country of Moldova. Renting a car in easter Europe guarantees that you'll ...
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Dec 30 '04
Pros: History, Food, Culture, People and cheap.
Cons: Admninstration and obtaining a visa
Summary: This is one of the best countries I have visited. It certainly is not the expected holiday resort and is more for the backpacker adventurer traveller. The history, culture and value for money is unsurpassed. Contrary to various outdated reviews Many ...
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Jan 12 '04
Pros: Beautiful women, lovely scenery, low prices
Cons: Infrastructure not up to Western standards
Summary: Over the past year, I've traveled to Ukraine four times. Twice to Odessa, once to Kiev (the capital) and once to Yalta. Each time, I've thoroughly enjoyed myself. It's a lovely country, and the cities of Kiev and Odessa are particularly beautiful. The ...
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Aug 01 '01
Pros: Great place to visit, especially the capital Kiev
Cons: Weak economy, crime, poor transportation in rural areas
Summary: I've lived in Ukraine for almost 16 years. I was born in the town called Zhitomir(the other way to write it is Zhytomyr) which is about 60 miles from Kiev, the capital of Ukraine. Currently i live in the NYC for more than two years already and i'm...
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Dec 09 '00
Pros: Affordable European vacation
Cons: May have to eat a lot
Summary: I visited Ukraine the summer of 2000, and I cannot wait to return to this enchanted, and undiscovered part of Europe.
Ukraine is one of the Eastern most countries still considered part of the European continent. In fact, any more eastern...
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Nov 21 '00
Pros: Its on the way up
Cons: Newly elected leader may lead to trouble
Summary:
Review Topic: Overview
Ukraine is a medium size country that has enjoyed prosperity since the fall of Communism in the Soviet Union. Ukraine was under Soviet Union control for 80 years before its emergence as an independent...
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Jun 11 '00
Pros: Beautiful places and girls. Great cousine.
Cons: Poor country, high crime rate, tourists unfriendly, no AC, dirty
Summary: I spent 25 years of my life in Ukraine. If you are planning to visit this country, please read it to get some general ideas. 1. Ukraine is basically air-conditioning-free country.Apartments,stores,muni
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transportation,subway,cars- almost nothing ...
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May 09 '00
Pros: An undiscovered jewel
Cons: A bureaucratic nightmare
Summary: This is definitely one of those countries that lies off of the tourist path, and for great reason. When I took the train from Vienna to Lviv (Please, the Russians call is 'Lvov'), Everyone I met was visiting family there. Outside of that, there really...
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Feb 22 '00
Pros: Lots to see if you enjoy history and different cultures.
Cons: Hard to move about if you are not with travel group or with locals.
Summary: Ukraine - European or Russian ?
I have made two trips to the former Soviet Republic in the last two years and will be making future trips as well. I made the trip for both personal and pleasure, I meet my wife on the Internet and she is...
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Sep 22 '99
Pros: interesting culture
Cons: language barrier, lower standard of living
Summary: Ah, the things we do for love. I met my future wife through the internet and after deciding we were right for each other, the time had come for me to visit her. Given that I'm American and she is Ukrainian, I knew that this would be an interesting ...
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