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  1. 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.…

  2. ShimonZadarman avatar

    RE: Ukraine 25. May - 15. June - how to start?

    by ShimonZadarman 29 April 2012

    I advice you to change your trip to reverse direction to Kyiv - Carpathian - Moldava - Odessa - Krym - Kyiv because all trains from Odessa…

  3. ig0r avatar

    RE: Liorbus Overnight Excursion to Uzhhorod from Ruzomberok

    by ig0r 23 April 2012

    Also on an Eastern European bus (especially one bound over the ex-Soviet border) I would rather assume high seating density and lack of…

  4. WildRoo avatar

    Re: Liorbus Overnight Excursion to Uzhhorod from Ruzomberok

    by WildRoo 22 April 2012

    This type of bus excursion across the Ukrainian border is organized for local Slovaks to go and buy cheap clothing and food products in…

  5. coppens1 avatar

    Liorbus Overnight Excursion to Uzhhorod from Ruzomberok

    by coppens1 22 April 2012

    I sent the following comments to Liorbus regarding an excursion they have once a month: Comments on Trip to Uzhhorod Dear XXXX, her…

  6. yudjin avatar

    Re: Traces of Kievan Rus in Boyarka?

    by yudjin 20 April 2012

    Hello again! I agree with Andrew - he has pointed the best parts of Ukraine. I like whole Western Ukraine, fortresses and castles, mountain…

  7. andrewua avatar

    RE: Best Places in Ukraine

    by andrewua 10 April 2012

    #3 I advise you to omit Donetsk at all and to visit instead Sevastopol in the Crimea plus the cities I have mentioned above, plus Uzhgorod.…

  8. AndrewSmith avatar

    Re: Hungary vs. Ukraine

    by AndrewSmith 13 March 2012

    Another vote for Ukraine. For Hungary: Budapest is charming, Lake Balaton is fun and I've enjoyed stays in spa towns like Hajduszoboszlo.…

  9. andrewua avatar

    Re: Getting Turkey to Ukraine

    by andrewua 26 February 2012

    > 1. I plan to take a tent and camp. If I can get a card with "I'm clean, camping just one night, gone in the morning, please can I camp…

  10. Psyklax avatar

    RE: Veľké Slemence & Mali Selmentsi

    by Psyklax 09 February 2012

    Despite the fact that nobody replied to my topic (except bristolnewbie, thanks!) I thought I'd let other users know what actually happened…

  11. AndrewSmith avatar

    RE: Seeking inbound Hungarian travel agency

    by AndrewSmith 30 January 2012

    Update: still haven't found a travel angecy who can handle this, but for a goup our size I've discovered its just as easy to hire a bus…

  12. Psyklax avatar

    RE: Veľké Slemence & Mali Selmentsi

    by Psyklax 19 January 2012

    I would think the buses to Chop would be on the road to the east, rather than the northern road, but maybe I'm wrong. Maybe someone has…

  13. atsirlin avatar

    Re: Euro 2012 and Travel in Ukraine

    by atsirlin 16 January 2012

    Well, just in case. Kiev has a long-standing tradition of accommodation on the streets (recall numerous tents installed right in the city…

  14. bristolnewbie avatar

    RE: Veľké Slemence & Mali Selmentsi

    by bristolnewbie 11 January 2012

    +I think you're talking about walking a few km north to get to the main road, where there are (presumably) buses etc going along.+ Exactl…

  15. Psyklax avatar

    RE: Veľké Slemence & Mali Selmentsi

    by Psyklax 11 January 2012

    I know, I did some more searching after posting and found most of what I was looking for. =] Not sure where you're talking about with…

  16. bristolnewbie avatar

    RE: Veľké Slemence & Mali Selmentsi

    by bristolnewbie 11 January 2012

    You can get there by bus from Kassa(Kosice). You`ll have to change buses in Nagymihály(Michalovce) and Nagykapos(Velké Kapusany). Yo…

  17. Psyklax avatar

    Veľké Slemence & Mali Selmentsi

    by Psyklax 11 January 2012

    Hi everyone, I posted about a Ukraine border crossing a while back but got no response. Hopefully this one will. =] Has anyone walked…

  18. andrewua avatar

    RE: Slovakia to Ukraine

    by andrewua 05 December 2011

    First of all, there is also a direct train Bratislava - Kiev going through Poprad. I didn't mention in before because it seems to be quite…

  19. RandyScot avatar

    Re: Slovakia to Ukraine

    by RandyScot 05 December 2011

    Excellent, thanks very much for that advice, that sounds like a lot less changing around and uncertainty. I assume the bus will connect…

  20. andrewua avatar

    RE: Slovakia to Ukraine

    by andrewua 05 December 2011

    The best way (in view of total time of the journey) is the following - take a bus from Poprad to Uzhgorod (there are several ones every…

  21. orest avatar

    RE: Kiev-Carpathians-Bratislava by train

    by orest 08 November 2011

    In my opinion the best route will be the following. As Slavsko stand on main train route there is no better option as to take a train.…

  22. AndrewSmith avatar

    Re: Taking buses in Ukraine

    by AndrewSmith 04 November 2011

    Thank you, lots of useful information. I agree with #1 that informatiomn on stamping etc is useful. A group of my frieds were fined UAH…

  23. celticbhoy7 avatar

    RE: Tisza express this winter - any information?

    by celticbhoy7 27 October 2011

    From the look of it, the 15 is becoming only an Uzhgorod-Moscow train, which is what it is after crossing the border from Europe anyways,…

  24. celticbhoy7 avatar

    RE: Kiev-Carpathians-Bratislava by train

    by celticbhoy7 27 October 2011

    Actually it's better to take a bus across the Ukrainian border as it will be much cheaper and faster. The one exception is the Chop-Zahony…

  25. vorobyov avatar

    RE: Kiev-Carpathians-Bratislava by train

    by vorobyov 22 October 2011

    There are several trains from Slavske to the town of Uzhgorod (which is just on the border with Slovakia): 99 Київ Ужгород �

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