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Thanks so much toinka for the big bus tour link. We are planning catching it in Kensington while staying there in a couple of weeks. It...

What is the cost of the hop on/off tour? I assume you can catch it at the center, or somewhere near Kensington (where we are staying on our...

Any reputable agency will probably be able to provide guides and interpreters. If you google tours and the area they want to visit, there...

Any one know of tutors/schools in Odessa (and costs)?

Late in the game here - but for any one who is still interested, we used Kyiv Rent, and had a pretty good experience.

Sorry - I forgot to reply about train schedules. That time of year, there will likely be lots of trains between Kiev and Lvov. Sometimes...

We have done the sleeper too, and it was pretty reasonable. Not sure what your interests are, but we chose not to stop on the way. Lvov is...

I am in touch with a fair number of travelers to Ukraine on another forum. Holiday season tickets purchased during the summer from the West...

Probably not a big help, but my wife (who is Ukrainian and has traveled to Crimea a bunch) says that there are always people at the...

We enjoy Odessa too. It is one of my favorite places to visit. Plenty of English spoken, and even some reataurants and places to stay that...

I like Chernigovskaya, or Lvovskaya in the western part of the country. Tap or glass bottles though.

There are so many great microbrews here. I am partial to Hoptimus, by New Albania Brewery in Indiana.

We enjoyed WAY too much of this beer in Kemer last October. Great stuff! I was surprised at the number of beers available in Turkey, a muslim country.