I will be traveling to ukraine in may and plan to stay there for three months.
During my journey i will post any constructive information i come across which may be of use to the sincere members of this forum. I.e. decent marriage agencies, socials, apartment agencies, etc...
Kiev will be my home base but plan spending some time in kherson, nikolaev and kharkov where i have friends.
If there is anybody residing or planning to be in these cities, i would be glad to get together with you and share a beer, taxi, night out, etc..
Once my travel plans are finalized I will post the dates.
I hope at the end of the journey i will have found my soul mate. Or at least a very good copy! :)
Wish me luck guys!
Vera,
2 questions.
Could you make me moderator of this thread. i want only positive comments.
Does this forum software not allow Subjects? Most other forums do. i.e. 'Travel Announcements', 'flat shares', etc...
ok. my first productive post. i used the website bt-store.com to find rt tickets to kbp from jfk for $700. I like bt-store.com because they let you include in your search: alternative airports and +/- 3 days travel dates. They found me tickets that i didn't find on expedia.
well geco if all goes well I will be attending K1 interview with my beloved in Kiev in June maybe. be in Kiev for few days and then Kherson to pack her bags and then back to jump a plane to Houston POE for her.
I like bt store also. just make sure you do it in advance and no ash cloud clogs up flights. they booked me a flight then couldn't get me on it for Friday this week. seems they actually call the airlines to get the reservation you book online. but they didn't charge my credit card since they were unable to book it. I finally booked with Aerosvit direct then booked a flight to LGA from here. I hope all goes well geco good luck on your trip.
Ok. I am leaving early next week. I was able to find a one-way ticket from jfk to kbp for around $500. I bought one-way because the price was right and i don't know when i will return. Hopefully i will find a reason to stay long term. (i am not currently working at the moment)
After I will arrive in kiev I will get a train ticket to kherson. I have established a few contacts with the help of the free mamba dating site(s). Hopefully they won't flake out. If they do, I have a friend (interpreter) to hang out with.
I will be traveling 'platz-cabin' on the train on the way there. Its the cheapest tickets. I actually feel more safe on the train in the 'open' compartments. Probably I will ask my friend and 'assistant' in kiev to arrange train tickets before i go. She has also helped me arrange apartments for the last five years. She is a quality person. If anybody needs help in kiev, pm me for her email.
'Probably I will ask my friend and 'assistant' in kiev to arrange train tickets before i go."
Not postive but I think an identification (ie.passport) is needed to buy train ticket for you ahead of time. Is 'long term' less than 90 days? If not, more paper work and short trips for you.
Road on the train one time.....just for the experience and probably never again....when I've got only couple weeks there I would rather get to my destination as quickly as possible.
Weary about those free $ite girl$...many just bypa$$ the middle man(agency) and freelance with all profit$ for themselve$.....problem is NOT them $howing up, it is what their need$ will be!!! Is there any hint here?
One is able to buy tickets without passport. Done it before. Passport is definitely required to travel on one though.
Weary about free sites are you? there is good and bad on both free and paid sites its up to us to develop the skills to know how to weed out the good from the bad. anyway, i'll report my findings next week.
ok. i have arrived in kherson. the cost of the 3rd class train ride was $11 and i can confirm that my assistant didn't need my passport to purchase the ticket.
the 'open' cabins are like a box of chocolates, you never know what you will get. and this time i got loud snoring in stereo. snoring to the left followed by snoring to the right. well, at least i had my ipod to drown out the noise. unfortunately i didn't get any sleep.
tonight i will visit the local night clubs in an attempt to meet without going to marriage agency. i will also give my local number to the girls i was chatting on mamba.ru.
no. but the prices here in kherson are just right!
pizza and two beers: $6 (whole pizza)
well i have been here a week and thought i would give an update.
i had been chatting with 6 girls on mamba.ru before coming. all the girls seemed in interested in meeting prior to my journey. so....
1 girl i lost contact with (removed her profile)
1 girl 'out of town' on business the whole town
1 girl wanted to meet at most expensive restaurant in town
2 girls gave me their phone number but nothing happened...
So I have been here one week and have met noone.
I did hook up at a bar one night. yeah! but that wasn't why i came here.
There were good rates on Aerosvit, JFK to Odessa and Simferopol for $625 round trip and $725 from KBP last week. Didn't check today. I hope that the Crazy Fridays will resume on Aerosvit
Bad luck Gecko. Dansing has a point. You are there already. Think about creating a posting and get in touch with an agency. Might be, someone can give you an agency reference in Kherson. It is a long way to hang out at a bar. THe sites at least have a presumption of a serious relationship.
Go to khersongirls!! Well known agency with a good reputation! Just had a look at their site and they're doing their 'matchmaking' service for $300 - thats for unlimited introductions and assistance with meeting etc.
Wow, I sound like I'm on commission for them, don't I? Never used them personally, but I always like to get a spare agency in my pocket in any town I go to. I considered kherson once, and they were my back up.
Hi Gecko,
First time I am writing on this forum.
Good Luck to you. Yes, try Muzzy's advice.
I have been there with you, not Ukraine, but russia, , siberian cities. and moscow. I know the problems. You seem to have non-serious ladies. actually, most of the ladies are so bus doing jobs, they can meet you on weekends or holidays. I had this same problem too in moscow. try to meet them in evenings. can your girls speak englis ? if not, use SMS liberally, they can usually understand SMS, and can reply. you may think they girls are not responsive, when actually they are having tight jobs or dont know english well engough. you ave to try extra to make up for this barrier.
by the way your lady may have only mentioned a easy to identify restaurant, to meet her, not that she wanted to go expensive, keep an open mind. remember, ... communication problems exist...
consult me. for any tips., for what it's worth.
Mike
SJ-UK's site is Kharkov. All I did was comment that it was his site since he mentions it so many times. For some reason, he took that as an insult by calling names. No doubt, he was asking people to go to Kharkov. I don't know how that was going to help.