Already made vacation plans? How about something completely new? How about a country where “the air smells of freedom”?
How about a vacation in Ukraine?
The brave political tourists have led the way: British prime ministers (three in number), the American president, the German chancellor, the entire European Commission and many others have traveled to Kyiv in the last 12 months to be looked after by the much-praised tour guide Zelensky. Some have enjoyed it so much that they have become repeat visitors.
The war will not bother you, the organizers guarantee. And an occasional air alert will provide exciting conversation when you get back home. Besides, it takes place almost exclusively in the eastern Donbas, where the Ukrainian Russians live. And no foreign visitor has ever cared about them. Why should you?
The website Visitukraine.today offers a rich selection: Eternal Kyiv. Hiking in the Carpathians. Austrian Lviv. Gastrotour through Odessa. Not to forget: snail races in Ladomyria Ethnopark. The frontline city of Kharkiv also beckons. At the Palace Hotel, a suite costs 250 euros.
Air traffic has been suspended, but buses run from all over Europe. Those who prefer luxury can be picked up by a chauffeur in Warsaw, Krakow or Chișinău.
The tourist jewel, however, has so far been reserved for journalists: A tour of the “de-occupied heroic cities”—that’s the name of the recaptured territories. Five hours Bucha, Irpin, Hostomel, expert guide included. Costs 295 euros.
The most breathtaking of all: Visitukraine.today is also great for those who want to stay longer. A link leads to the Ukrainian Foreign Legion, which recruits foreign mercenaries. They are rewarded and honored with an exclusive tour to the Donbas, paid for by the generous taxpayers of NATO countries.
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Felix Abt is the author of “A Capitalist in North Korea: My Seven Years in the Hermit Kingdom” and of “A Land of Prison Camps, Starving Slaves and Nuclear Bombs?”
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How absolutely disgusting. As if the Ukrainians have not infested Europe and all the Western “supporters” and taken over the schools, the houses the healthcare and other needs from the people living in those countries, and of course show their kind generous manners full of rudeness and greed.
On the web site that was referenced there is a section where they interview tourists to ask them why they decided to visits Ukraine. These tourists are not like me as I would be afraid to visit Ukraine.
https://visitukraine.today/blog/2378/why-do-foreign-tourists-travel-to-ukraine-during-the-war-foreigners-opinion