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Travel In Lviv, Ukraine

Kathleen Peddicord by Kathleen Peddicord
May 31, 2011
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The Cathedral of George is a must as you Travel In Lviv, Ukraine
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The World’s Best Travel Base

“My friend Ivan and I were on a bus in Ukraine,” writes Intrepid Correspondent Paul Terhorst, “Ivan in front. I was sitting a few seats back, and found myself in the middle of an emotional drama. An elderly couple boarded; the woman sat next to me.

“The man–call him the husband–carefully placed her bags where she could get them, made sure she was comfortable. But she stared straight ahead all the time, without any sign of affection, without even a sign of recognition. Still, the husband stayed on, looking at her, waiting for a response, any response.

“I was sitting between them, him standing in the aisle, she in the window seat next to me.

“Finally the husband left the bus. But he stayed nearby, outside. He looked at her hopefully, his face full of despair. Nothing. She stared and stared. These people were in their 70s, perhaps married for 40 or 50 years or so. Their wretched parting broke my heart.

“I’ve mentioned before: To base out of western Ukraine, I’d have to learn the alphabet, to learn to read a menu and speak a few words in Ukrainian. But consider the advantages.

“I’ve paid a buck for a pint of beer, three dollars for a bowl of pasta, and four or five dollars for a hunk of grilled meat with potatoes or vegetables. A streetcar costs a dime, a bus only a bit more. Our mid-level hotel was maybe US$30. By any international standard those are good prices. I paid two or three times more in Kyiv, the capital, some 200 miles farther east.

“To see the region’s biggest plus, look at a map. Ukraine borders on Moldova, Romania, Hungary, Slovakia, Poland, and Belarus. All except the last admit most visitors without a visa.

“As a result, western Ukraine could well be the world’s best travel base.

“I recently asked friends why they were moving to Munich. ‘To have a travel base for exploring Europe,’ they explained.

“Fair enough. A map shows easy access from Munich to France and Switzerland, Belgium and Holland. Similarly, from western Ukraine, you can get around to much of the easternmost part of Europe. Just jump on a train and go.

“We had to bypass Lviv, the largest city in western Ukraine. We were pressed for time, so we cut the corner into Romania. But to explore western Ukraine, start in Lviv. Again, you can fly to Kiev or any of the other eastern capitals and just take a train.

“Once you look around Lviv you can choose to set up digs there, or explore alternatives.

Paul Terhorst in Lviv, Ukraine“Ivan and I went to three other cities: to Vinnytsia to see the ruins of Hitler’s bunker outside town, where he reportedly killed the 15,000 Ukrainian slaves who had built it for him; to Kamianets Podilskyi, to see a natural moat formed by river bends and to see the medieval fort and town inside, built on a rock; and to Chernivtsi, to see the famous university where economist Joseph Schumpeter worked.

“The last two cities, especially, seemed like fun places to live. (These city names are transliterations; your maps could have different spellings.)University in Lviv, Ukraine

“I’ve heard good things about Lviv; Chernivtsi is probably my favorite alternative. I like the university life in Chernivtsi, the county-fairground-sized outdoor market, and the good public transportation. Buses make the trip to the border with Romania in only 90 minutes.

“Once inside Romania, you’re practically in Transylvania, another part of Europe I liked. More about Transylvania later…”

Kathleen Peddicord

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Kathleen Peddicord has covered the live, retire, and do business overseas beat for more than 30 years and is considered the world's foremost authority on these subjects. She has traveled to more than 75 countries, invested in real estate in 21, established businesses in 7, renovated historic properties in 6, and educated her children in 4.

Kathleen has moved children, staff, enterprises, household goods, and pets across three continents, from the East Coast of the United States to Waterford, Ireland... then to Paris, France... next to Panama City, where she has based her Live and Invest Overseas business. Most recently, Kathleen and her husband Lief Simon are dividing their time between Panama and Paris.

Kathleen was a partner with Agora Publishing’s International Living group for 23 years. In that capacity, she opened her first office overseas, in Waterford, Ireland, where she managed a staff of up to 30 employees for more than 10 years. Kathleen also opened, staffed, and operated International Living publishing and real estate marketing offices in Panama City, Panama; Granada, Nicaragua; Roatan, Honduras; San Miguel de Allende, Mexico; Quito, Ecuador; and Paris, France.

Kathleen moved on from her role with Agora in 2007 and launched her Live and Invest Overseas group in 2008. In the years since, she has built Live and Invest Overseas into a successful, recognized, and respected multi-million-dollar business that employs a staff of 35 in Panama City and dozens of writers and other resources around the world.

Kathleen has been quoted by The New York Times, Money magazine, MSNBC, Yahoo Finance, the AARP, and beyond. She has appeared often on radio and television (including Bloomberg and CNBC) and speaks regularly on topics to do with living, retiring, investing, and doing business around the world.

In addition to her own daily e-letter, the Overseas Opportunity Letter, with a circulation of more than 300,000 readers, Kathleen writes regularly for U.S. News & World Report and Forbes.

Her newest book, "How to Retire Overseas: Everything You Need to Know to Live Well (for Less) Abroad," published by Penguin Random House, is the culmination of decades of personal experience living and investing around the world.

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