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  1. JJBlack01 avatar

    Re: Getting from Kharkov to Donetsk

    by JJBlack01 22 May 2012

    Hello All, I am traveling with 2 friends to Ukraine for the Euros. Most of our time will be spent in Kyiv, but a few nights we will…

  2. yurko_uk avatar

    Re: Stuck in the Ukraine!

    by yurko_uk 22 May 2012

    Ivano-Frankivsk is the city to go! Comfortable, relaxed, not crowded and off the beaten track. It is 135 kilometres from Lviv. Can go…

  3. Expert_UA avatar

    Re: Photographing in Kiev

    by Expert_UA 22 May 2012

    SOVIET MONUMENTS: where to find, how to act, what to say? WHY TO VISIT/RATIONALE? - Often, newly married couples come to a LENIN monum…

  4. Expert_UA avatar

    Re: Stuck in the Ukraine!

    by Expert_UA 22 May 2012

    GREEN TOURISM is developing very fast: Crimea and Carpathian Mountains most advertised Click on the links below to follow to the sites…

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    Re: Changing money in Kiev

    by Expert_UA 22 May 2012

    Warning! You CANNOT pay with any other than Hryvna (UAH) currency anywhere in Ukraine, except in “duty free” areas of international airp…

  6. Anastasiya_K avatar

    RE: Booking Ukrainian train tickets from outside Ukraine

    by Anastasiya_K 22 May 2012

    You are right, Alex, such amount of stations may really confuse visitors. You need to choose Kiev Pas ("Passenger") or Kiev G (the result…

  7. andrewua avatar

    RE: Booking Ukrainian train tickets from outside Ukraine

    by andrewua 22 May 2012

    #4 You should choose only Kiev Pas, it is the central railway station in Kiev. The others "Kiev..." stations are ones for suburban trains.…

  8. Boss_Hogg1 avatar

    RE: No black england supporters

    by Boss_Hogg1 22 May 2012

    Thats because its your first major tournament for years Odious, and will be your last one for years too - plus its only pikey countries…

  9. AlexAlexAlex avatar

    RE: Booking Ukrainian train tickets from outside Ukraine

    by AlexAlexAlex 22 May 2012

    Thank you for the information Anastasiya! But I was wondering, what is the difference between the different Kiev stations on that website?…

  10. AndrewSmith avatar

    RE: Crossing Ukraine Border via Bicycle

    by AndrewSmith 22 May 2012

    OP - I am amazed you were turned back at the PL/UA border. Were you crossing at Krościenko / Смільниця? As far as I know, this bor …

  11. Cyclewallah avatar

    RE: land border crossings from Ukraine to Russia

    by Cyclewallah 22 May 2012

    Been told on this thread that its open.

  12. celticbhoy7 avatar

    RE: Stuck in the Ukraine!

    by celticbhoy7 22 May 2012

    Crimea! It's a wonderful place to be stuck. Mountains, sea, nice towns. Very easy to get an apartment for a couple weeks however I have…

  13. andrewua avatar

    RE: Stuck in the Ukraine!

    by andrewua 22 May 2012

    As an option - you can live in a nice town like Chernivtsi, Kamianets-Podilsky or Uzhgorod. Or right in the Carpathians in a small village.…

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    RE: Booking Ukrainian train tickets from outside Ukraine

    by andrewua 22 May 2012

    > Often, it is difficult to negotiate with booking clerks even if Russian and Ukrainian are your native languages :) Well, this thing…

  15. mince_hilaire avatar

    RE: No black england supporters

    by mince_hilaire 22 May 2012

    That's probably cos a lot of paddies migrated to the Ukraine and Poland after their country went bust prefering the quality of life on…

  16. lauren20062001 avatar

    RE: Stuck in the Ukraine!

    by lauren20062001 21 May 2012

    no idea if their full up or not, and they might only offer rooms to people wanting to watch the games, but you could check out this website.…

  17. ldub09 avatar

    Stuck in the Ukraine!

    by ldub09 21 May 2012

    Hello, I'm working in the Ukraine starting June 16th; however, I've been travelling Russia and will finish around June 6th... I had…

  18. Macedonian avatar

    RE: Are there any no-go areas for ethnic minorities in Eastern Europe?

    by Macedonian 21 May 2012

    Racism and hooligans are largely related with football. Please do not tell me that there are not racial squibling in London, just south…

  19. szilveszter avatar

    RE: So, what now? Central America, Eastern Europe, or maybe something else?

    by szilveszter 21 May 2012

    #8 how cheep is Ukraine for budgeit travelling? I've been thinking of going their when I go next to Hungrey but I heard there's mainly…

  20. AkLex avatar

    Re: So, what now? Central America, Eastern Europe, or maybe something else?

    by AkLex 21 May 2012

    Eastern Europe ..hmmm a good choice ! For backpacker's is realy good , many cheap countries ... Ukraine , Romania , Moldavia ...just…

  21. kizi2 avatar

    Re: Top 4 skiing places in Ukraine

    by kizi2 21 May 2012

    oh, I like Ukraine.I'd been there.preparation took place in 2012 euro. [kizi 2|http://kizi2.com] [friv|http://friv-games.us] [yepi|h…

  22. yurko_uk avatar

    RE: Top 4 skiing places in Ukraine

    by yurko_uk 21 May 2012

    Very nice review of Carpathian ski resorts in Ukraine. Thank you, ActiveUkraine!

  23. everbrite avatar

    RE: Plz help: Convert all my Ukr grivna into Euros before my trip?

    by everbrite 21 May 2012

    UK grivna are worthless outside Ukraine. Be careful about Croatian kuna as they are also nearly impossible to exchange outside Croatia.…

  24. celticbhoy7 avatar

    Re: Plz help: Convert all my Ukr grivna into Euros before my trip?

    by celticbhoy7 21 May 2012

    Get rid of them! Unless you know how much you will spend in each place and if you can find an exchange office in Ukraine that has all…

  25. MysticTraveler avatar

    Plz help: Convert all my Ukr grivna into Euros before my trip?

    by MysticTraveler 21 May 2012

    Hello, Thanks for reading my post. I'm currently living in Ukraine. I'll be traveling around Eastern Europe this summer for about 3…

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