tonykenny 18 | 131 27 Dec 2008 / #1Hi,I'm hoping to visit Ukraine next week (if my new boss allows me a week delay on starting) and I'll be driving to the border to park there and walk over. Does anybody know of a secure car park there or other car park that will be safe for me car?I can't drive in Ukraine without an international driving licence and adding UA to my EU insurance.ThanksTI didn't get a reply from this but for anybody searching the forums, here's some info.Parking is available at the border post in Medyka, lots of it, but I don't know the cost. I parked in a secure car park in przemsyl which cost 120zloty for 14 days. Then there was a bus from the train station, but don't rely on the local communter buses with luggage because all you get is abuse from the driver and other passengers!
wildrover 98 | 4,438 11 Jan 2009 / #2international driving licenceMy UK licence was readily accepted in Ukraine....as far as i am aware you can buy insurance at the border for not a lot of money.....
wildrover 98 | 4,438 12 Jan 2009 / #4I want to visit UkraineGo there , i rode there all alone on my Harley , didn,.t have any problems , apart from the terrible roads , the people were nice , as was the beer and the food....You can stay there for up to 90 days now without a visa , give it a try....
szarlotka 8 | 2,206 12 Jan 2009 / #5didn,.t have any problemsThey didn't steal the gas from your Harley then?
wildrover 98 | 4,438 12 Jan 2009 / #6Nooo at that time they had plenty of gas , its getting a bit cold for some people there now though...
OP tonykenny 18 | 131 13 Jan 2009 / #7They had plenty of gas last week too! :) Seems they were clever and stored reserves.I had a great time. There were a few surprises, like walking along railway tracks to get to a destination and the way people 'say' excause me by simply pushing you out of their way!I got shit on by a bird though, so it wasn't all bad! :)Seriously though, I'm looking forward to seeing Ukraine again in spring! :)Good food, good people, great beer and more!T
delphiandomine 88 | 18,131 13 Jan 2009 / #8Go there , i rode there all alone on my Harley , didn,.t have any problems , apart from the terrible roads , the people were nice , as was the beer and the food....You can stay there for up to 90 days now without a visa , give it a try....Getting there from Poznan is a bit long winded without a car though :(
OP tonykenny 18 | 131 14 Jan 2009 / #9I drove from Gdansk! You can do it in about 10 hours on clear roads. (if you *ahem* don't always obey the speed limits)T
wildrover 98 | 4,438 14 Jan 2009 / #10Getting there from Poznan is a bit long winded without a car thoughProbably , but i usually prefer going places on or in my own transport , much more fun , and you can stop when you want , meet people...always the better way....
delphiandomine 88 | 18,131 16 Jan 2009 / #11I drove from Gdansk! You can do it in about 10 hours on clear roads. (if you *ahem* don't always obey the speed limits)People obey speed limits in Poland??!
OP tonykenny 18 | 131 16 Jan 2009 / #12yeah some do... and they are usually driving a fiat cinqu-cantspellit which is like 1 meter wide and they need to take up the entire road - the last one i was stuck behind kept wandering over the white line."Polish drivers" are infamous in England for being complete maniacs with heavy left feet. After being driving in Poland for 6 months I now see that if you don't drive like that, you get nowhere! Seriously, just to get from one major city to the next, if you obey the limits, you'll take a week to get anywhere... of course, the suspension is about totalled now!T
wildrover 98 | 4,438 16 Jan 2009 / #13wandering over the white line.This is due to the Fiat wonky steering....and the driver being three parts pssssst
OP tonykenny 18 | 131 16 Jan 2009 / #14I think he was more likely trying to hide his face so as to not be recognised
