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Places You Never Heard Of: Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi in Ukraine

2013-05-13 by Phil Butler

Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi Fortress

It’s a sure bet if you are from the United States or even the UK, probably anyplace in Western Europe even, the city of Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi is as foreign a name and place to you as Mars or Pluto. But if you only knew, the seaside wonder probably would not be for long.

Tags: Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi, Black Sea, Odessa, seaside, Ukraine, Ukraine seaside, Ukraine travel

AeroSvit Shuts Down Flights; Passengers Stranded

2013-01-10 by Aleksandr Shatskih

AeroSvit, a Ukrainian airline, has been forced to shut down a number of its domestic and international routes in light of crippling debt problems that have left it on the verge of bankruptcy.

Tags: AeroSvit, passengers, stranded, Ukraine, Ukraine airline

Ukraine, Top Destination in 2013

2012-12-29 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Ukraine has ranked high in six different international tourism ratings, thus a serious spike in arrivals is to be expected for 2013. The country as a whole, capital city Kiev, the Crimean Peninsula, Lviv, the notorious Chernobyl site as well as the Salt Tunnels of Solotvyno have been included in prestigious travel destination lists to be explored in 2013.

Tags: Chernobyl, Crimean Peninsula, Kiev, Lviv, Salt Tunnels of Solotvyno, top destinations 2013, Ukraine

Ukrainian Travel Agency Promises to Show You Heaven and Hell

2012-11-30 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Instead of fighting everyone claiming the world will end this December, why not join in and try to make money out of it? A Ukrainian travel agency is now selling tickets for exclusive tours of Heaven and Hell. They don’t pretend to know where you’re going, they are however ready to give you the grand […]

Tags: December 2012, end of the world, heaven tour, hell tour, Mayan calendar, travel fun, Ukraine, ukrainian travel agency

Lviv All Set For Winter Olympics Bid

2012-10-17 by Aleksandr Shatskih

The Ukrainian city of Lviv’s proposed bid to host the 2022 Winter Olympics looks set to go ahead following the endorsement of Deputy Prime Minister and Infrastructure Minister Borys Kolesnikov, who said in an interview that he’s confident of the city’s chances of success.

Tags: 2022 Winter Olympics, Borys Kolesnikov, Lviv, Lviv 2022 Olympics, Lviv Olympics bid, Ukraine, Ukraine Winter Olympics, Winter Olympics

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