TRAVEL STORIES

Story about travel by Crimea from USA guest

    I had heard of the Crimea before, I think it was when Gorbachev was held  hostage in his dacha there during the last days of the Soviet Union. They mentioned something about it being a vacation place that many Russians enjoyed in summer.  However, at that time I never thought it would be a
place that I would visit.  And about 8 months ago, I became interested in taking a
trip to one of the countries of the former Soviet Union.  At first, I thought Moscow and then I began to research places to go and when I found information on the Crimea, I decided this was the place for me to visit first.  I found a travel agent in the U.S. that was recommended on one of the websites and I contacted them to inquire about travel arrangements....more

Some words about Crimea from australian guest

   It was a long trip from Volgograd to Simpheropol mainly due to the unfriendliness of the Russian and Ukrainian border guards.  The Ukranian guards asked a fellow Ukrainian traveller and myself to descend from the train and onto the platform in order to look through our luggage because they suspect us to be drug smugglers because we spoke English. The border police did not care if the train departed leaving us stranded. Of course they found nothing but it was very unpleasant.....more

Short story by Singapurian guest

"And an even warmer welcome from the OVIR – You Must Leave Immediately !"         Simferopol – capital of the Crimean Autonomous Republic – this was built in the 18th century by the Russians on the ruins of the Tatar city of Ak-Mechet, which long before that, was the Scythian city of Neapolis.  Soviet planners made it the transportation hob of Crimea, from whose airports and train stations, holiday-makers from all over the old Union arrived to enjoy the warm Mediterranean sun....more

Some words about Crimea from USA guest

  My name is Sam Burkett, I am a retired Army Colonel.  During my 31 years service I was able to travel to the Four Corners of the world.  I spent the month of August in the Crimea on the Black Sea....more

Some words about Crimea from Irish guest

   Hi! My name is Peter Buckley. Iam afreelance Photo Journalist from N. Ireland. Irecently visited the Crimean Region of the Ukraine and became fascinated and enthralled by the diversity of its people their cultures and way of life,their enterprise and ingenuity were a tonic to my jaded western eye. I travelled with Nataliya and my genial host Eugene tothe mountain areas and Iwas completely overwhelmed by the beauty of the landscape, snow covered in its winter cloak,the magnificent Orthodox Monastries, built literally into the mountain side and yet in complete harmony with their natural surroundings....more

An Englishman in Crimea

    I have just returned from a most wonderful two weeks in the Crimea visiting my girlfriend Olga, with Eugene acting as a very accomplished tour guide. ......more

   Crimea for Beginners

   So you all want to visit "The Crimea" eh? Well I can tell you there are many ways to get there and many ways to see the place. Of course it will depend on what you are going there for, the scenery, the history or just to see the most beautiful girls I have seen anywhere in the world, without any doubt. So you know what you want, do you know how to get it? I will tell you a little about my recent journey into Crimea.....more

   Gloria and Piter in Crimea

    Our vacation plans called for a venue with diverse cultures and variable geography and somewhere on water. If it meant exposing ourselves to new languages then that would be a bonus.
    We decided to go to Istanbul, Turkey but we knew it was a big city and that after a few days of sightseeing we would be eager for a new adventure. So we focused our search around the Black Sea and pondered what the Crimean Peninsula would be like. WE had been to Russia and to Ukraine in the 80's and were all too familiar with the old Soviet ways including not being able to travel just anywhere we wanted. So would a trip to the "Krim" be our answer for adventure and the experience of new cultures? After checking out prices and routings with Turkish Airlines we discovered that Turkish Air flies regular flights between Istanbul and the Crimea....more

                                      Ukrainian Summer Holiday
This was my first visit to the Ukraine and I was with my son and his wife, Olga, who comes from Sverdlovsk, which lies in the eastern part of the country, in the Lugansk region. Our plan was to spend the first half of the holiday with her parents in Sverdlovsk and then travel
to the Crimea for the remainder. Our itinerary was Kiev, Sverdlovsk, Sevastopol, Kiev. The whole time proved to be a memorable one for me, due in no small part to the very warm hospitality provided by Olga's family and friends in both Sverdlovsk and the Crimea and also
to Eugene's efforts..more