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'The small publisher whose engaging, well-written and highly detailed guides to exotic places continue to set a benchmark for quality." Wanderlust 'A comprehenisve guide to the country.' TNT Magazine 'Has a good section on Crimea.' Sophie Bultler, The Sunday Telegraph
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Ukraine is something of an enigma for the visitor. The largest country in Europe, it remains one of the least visited, yet it has retained the rustic beauty of old-world eastern Europe, and its place names are heavy with historical significance: Kiev, Crimea, Sevastopol, Odessa, Chernobyl. This fully updated third edition of Bradt's Ukraine guide keeps visitors up to speed with this rapidly evolving country. Covering everything from the best places for borsch to the best walks along the Black Sea – alongside an in-depth exploration of Ukraine's history, culture and natural beauty – this is the most comprehensive and practical guide available to a destination as yet undiscovered by the tourist crowds.
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23 of 24 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Having done some travelling before and being familiar with a usual "average tourist" style of travel guides available on the market I was pleasantly surprised by the refreshing style of Andrew Evans' writing. He evidently did some in-depth study and managed to capture the essence of the Ukrainian culture in a short space of the first part of the book. I particularly enjoyed a brief overview of the Ukraine's history in the second chapter. I also liked the way Andrew presented Ukrainians with some witty comments in the third chapter of the book and could not agree more with him about the importance of getting to know the local people wherever one is travelling to. The second part of the book ("The Guide") provides concise information on pretty much all major destinations in Ukraine with some very practical advice on transport, accommodation etc. Being born in Odessa and living there for 20 years I enjoyed reading about my birthplace and hope that the positive outlook given by Andrew in his book will encourage many more tourists to visit this beautiful city. I hope very much that with the increasing number of visitors to Ukraine the word will spread about the hidden corners of this East European country and that this will generate a much deserved positive coverage for Ukraine in the Western media. I see this book as a pioneer in this area paving the way for other publications about Ukraine. I strongly recommend this book to anyone who is travelling or consider travelling to Ukraine. Those who are particularly interested in Ukraine's capital city - Kiev, may find very useful to read a separate Bradt's city guide due later this year. See their website for more information - www.bradtguides.com
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is an amazing piece of travel writing, providing a visitor with insight on Ukraine's people, history and culture. The guise is very thoroughlly researched and well written. While reading it you get an instant urge to hop on the next Kyiv-bound flight and spend at least a month travelling from the mountains of Verkhovyna in the Carpathians down to the lively villages of Poltavshchyna along the Dnieper.
10 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
The publisher and author are to be congratulated for this book. It is a truly ground-breaking piece of work. It is well-written and researched and contains everything that a first time or returning traveller needs know when visiting this fascinating country. Ukraine is one of Europe's best kept secrets, a country with a rich culture, vibrant and cosmopolitan cities, alpine mountains, and a beautiful Mediterranean-style coastline on the Black Sea. But the country's greatest asset by far is its people. After decades of Soviet rule, they are coming out of their shell, and are warm in their welcome, and keen for contact with the west. Go now while it's still undiscovered, and don't forget to take this book!
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The Perfect Guide
Shortly I started reading this book I knew I was falling in love with it. The author does not use the dry style I too often found in other guides (both Bradt and others, specially... Read more
Published 3 months ago by Ricardo Ribeiro
Brilliant and invaluable
I bought this book for a short trip to Kyiv I recently took in October 2011, so my review is only about the book up to the end of the Kyiv section. Read more
Published 7 months ago by Cossack
A good guide
I travelled for the first time to Lviv this month and used the Brandt guide that was definately the most detailed and up to date guide available. Read more
Published 15 months ago by Barry_432
Awesome guide book, beats lonely planet!
I just recently went to Kiev and Lviv using this guide book and it was amazing, clearly written by someone who knows this place well. Read more
Published 20 months ago by Peggy
Best guide to Ukraine but some flaws
This is the best guide available to Ukraine - it's much more comprehensive than the Lonely Planet guide, especially for the east of the country. Read more
Published 21 months ago by Stephen Levy
wonderful appetiser
Anticipating the journey is half the fun - you start to build a picture in your mind of the places you will be visiting. Read more
Published 22 months ago by R. Clyne
Ukraine Bradt Travel Guide
Travel books are not common on the Ukraine, so buying this prior to a visit filled the gap. More detail than I really required but no complaints. Read more
Published 22 months ago by Ray Wyatt
Detailed enough - although perhaps too much
One problem anyone will have when writing a review for Ukraine is the pace at which the country is evolving. Read more
Published on 20 Oct 2009 by P. Sherwood
Lacking the detail
I recently travelled around Crimea with this guide book and my general impression is that it gives you very detail political and historical background to Ukraine but when it came... Read more
Published on 7 Jun 2009 by J. Halajko
Lacking Some Detail in Key Areas
Although I have not read the book from cover to cover, my general impression is that there is very good background information on the country, culture and customs, and some city... Read more
Published on 1 Mar 2009 by W. A. Morgan
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