Type of bind: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 914.770486
EAN num: 9781864503364
ISBN number: 186450336X
Label: Lonely Planet
Manufacturer: Lonely Planet
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 216
Printing Date: July 01, 2005
Publishing house: Lonely Planet
Sale Popularity Level: 552375
Studio: Lonely Planet
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Be dazzled by the golden domes of myriad Orthodox cathedrals, be awed by the monumental Stalinist architecture of Kyiv, be inspired by the breathtaking natural beauty of the Crimean peninsula. On the edge of Europe, Ukraine is a land of the unconventional and quirky, a unique mix of cosmopolitan and Soviet, and this insightful guide shows you how to make the most of it all.
Read All About It – Ukraine’s colorful political events and fascinating history explained
Find Adventure – ice fishing, mountain biking, caving and skiing are just some of the activities on offer
Rest Easy in rural homestays or refurbished Soviet hotels – reviews to suit every budget
Get Around – 35 detailed maps include Cyrillic for easy navigation
Talk The Talk – our practical language guide helps you chat to the locals: budmo!
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It's hard to judge a travel guide before the actual travel, but this guide is verbose and useful. There are recommended places to stay and good tips what to see.
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This is probably the worst travel guide I've ever read. It completely misses the point of travel in Ukraine. It's constantly referring to the sub-standard quality of virtually everything and trashes all but three or four destinations. I can't tell you how many times I read descriptions of places I've visited an scoffed at how offhandedly they were dismissed.
People don't visit Ukraine for a relaxing week of 5-star hotels and Western European-style tourism. If not looking for family or engaging in business, people come to Ukraine for a decidedly different tourist experience. Yes, it's an experience that is a little rough around the edges. But it's also filled with cheap and convenient travel, incredibly hospitable and authentic people, and a surprisingly rich and diverse country that mixes snowy birch forests and rocky sub-tropical beaches, as well as European and Soviet history. However, this book is content to write off entire regions of Ukraine.
The LP folks were recently back in Ukraine doing research for the new edition, but I'm not all that hopeful much of this can be salvaged. Go with the Bradt Guide, it's the best guide to Ukraine available.
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I recently used this book on a 2 week trip to Ukraine, we spent most of our time in Eastern Ukraine and a few days in Kiev. The coverage of Eastern Ukraine is sparse, to say the least. Kharkov, for instance, is a huge city but there is very little coverage. The practical information that is presented is useful, however, I feel that it has a very negative connotation (watch out! this country is dangerous! kids will hate it!) and the author approaches it with more fear/caution than sense of adventure and exploration.
The historical/cultural information that is presented is interesting to read, and the author makes some great recommendations for future reading about Ukraine.
I'm glad that we had this book with us, but we found the Bradt guide much, much more detailed and useful for use while in Ukraine.
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This little book is packed with information. I would say this book is essential if you know nothing about Ukraine, and very useful if you know some Ukrainian or Russian. Despite the fact that almost everyone in Ukraine speaks Russian, and in some areas they speak only Russian, all the sample translations in this book are in Ukrainian. It would be useful to have both Ukrainian and Russian translations in the book.
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I gave this book as a gift to a family member who was going to the Ukraine, and we found it to be very informative and useful.
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