Archive for 'Eco-Tourism'
Does No Visa = Tourists?
ForUm had an article that says the number of tourists going to Ukraine is at 15 million this year. The article is a bit vague though as it says this number starts from ‘early’ 2006, and this story was reported on 15 December. So is it from February though November? Or January through December? I […]
Posted: December 18th, 2006 under General, Eco-Tourism, Carpathians.
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The Oldest Tree in Kyiv
This news article from The Day about the oldest oak tree in Kyiv is from mid-November, so I am a bit late on this story. Anyhow, a lot of people — including myself — are rather intrigued by very old trees. Living objects simply have a power to link history better than dead things. For […]
Posted: December 7th, 2006 under Eco-Tourism, Kyiv.
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Lviv Ecotour Site Suspended
I just noticed that the Lviv Ecotour site is no longer functioning. The message says that the account has been suspended. I will continue to leave the links on this site as I hope it will eventually be back. Hopefully, they just didn’t pay their hosting bill on time. It is a well designed site […]
Posted: November 11th, 2006 under Website Info, Eco-Tourism, Lviv.
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Website — Travel 2 Crimea
Travel 2 Crimea is not the best designed site in the world, but I find it refreshingly good. What I like about Travel 2 Crimea is its niche focus and what appears to be the dedication of the people who run it (Ihor Brudny and Sergey Sorokin). The site offers bookings to 25 area hotels […]
Posted: November 6th, 2006 under Climate | Weather, Eco-Tourism, Crimea, Extreme Sport, Accommodation, Featured Website.
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Climbing Rock in Ukraine
First of all, I must caveat this post. I am not a rock climber of any sort. I have rappelled and climbed only once and was bad it. I don’t rock climb, boulder, ice climb, rappel or cave. And not only am I not good at this stuff, I am not limber, I have back […]
Posted: October 24th, 2006 under Sports, Eco-Tourism, Photos, Crimea, Extreme Sport.
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Photo — Carpathian House
This photo is from the image gallery of Lviv Ecotour, and it is of a thatched-roof house in Lybokhora in the Carpathians. Thatched roofs, if built well, can last up to sixty years, but in most of Europe thatching practitioners and materials are becoming rare, especially as more households switch to modern roofing.
To give you […]
Posted: October 19th, 2006 under Eco-Tourism, Photos, Carpathians.
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Eco-Tourism in Ukraine
I will call it eco-tourism for this post, but you will find that there are many names for this variety of tourism: rural, agro, green, farm, and some sites will lump extreme outdoor activities into eco-tourism too.Regardless of the name, Ukraine does have quite a bit to offer. It is a big country and the […]
Posted: October 15th, 2006 under Eco-Tourism.
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