Aston Johannson, artist, 38 years old:
“My wife is from Ukraine. I really love visiting her home country with her. There’s a lot of things I like here – especially the warm, sunny weather. The temperature hardly rises over +11C here in Norway even in July! Besides, there are a lot of fruits growing in Ukraine.”

Juhann Livingston, manager, 41 years old:
“There are a lot of ancient cathedrals in Ukraine! Unfortunately, travel agencies don’t offer tours related to the Cold War times. I’d definitely like to see old air-raid shelters and missile shafts.”

Touve Dahlbekk, driver, 34 years old:
“I thought that Ukraine was a cold country somewhere in the mountains – but it turned out to be a nice warm land with almost no mountains at all. And the people are kind and friendly here.”

Ronald Portman, doctor, 54 years old:
“I was in Ukraine in the end of May. It was the Kiev’s birthday fest there. Such an exotic event! There were lots of beautiful girls walking around in national costumes, lots of music, and lots of souvenirs. They let off stunning fireworks in the evening! What can be better than that? Only the Ukrainian women!”

Dominic Briggs, sportsman, 25 years old:
“I’m a soccer player. I was injured and couldn’t participate in the last games of the season. In addition, I gained a lot of extra weight during the hospital treatment. I was already starting to think that my career was over. But then I met a beautiful Ukrainian nurse and we started living together. I had never thought that Ukrainian national dishes were so tasty and healthy! I quickly got rid of 20 extra pounds, and now I’m getting ready for the championship!”

Camil Alban, stylist, 29 years old:
“Ukrainian women are very attractive. However, the main point is that they know how to present themselves. My sister and all of her friends only wear jeans all the time while the Ukrainians look really stylish! Do they study it in school or something?”

Paul Adelman, construction worker, 36 years old:
“Frankly speaking, on the way to Ukraine I had thought that it was a city somewhere in Russia. However, it turned out to be a really beautiful country. I’ve been to many Ukrainian cities already – the nature is gorgeous there.”

Michael Shtanko, teacher, 38 years old:
“The hotel was alright – I was offered a lot of really interesting tours right there. However, there weren’t too many guide signs in English. The food is tasty and very cheap.”

Allan Cruise, military, 50 years old:
“I bought a tour of the Ukrainian castles; they are really old but unfortunately, most of them are wrecked but they have old charm to them and the beauty of the nature will astound you! Lviv was the city I liked the most.”

Friedrich Bundhen, student, 27 years old:
“I was afraid to go to Ukraine; I didn’t know how they would treat German people there. My grandpa used to help occupy their land. However, the Ukrainians seem to be really hospitable and benevolent. Now my cell phone is full of photos with old monuments and beautiful girls.”

George Manuel, victualer, 39 years old:
“Ukrainian cuisine is something! I’m planning to take my chefs there so they can learn how to prepare it all. It seems to be a good idea to open Ukrainian restaurants in my country. That’ll definitely be a success!”

Jim Morton, mechanic, 42 years old:
“There’s no need to write a lot, all I can say is: go to the Ukraine. It’s impossible to describe all the things one may find there! I want to come back again. I met a wonderful Ukrainian lady on the Web; and we’re writing to each other a lot. Now I’ll be able to go to her country not as a tourist but as a guest.”

Sam Tailor, personnel manager, 55 years old:
“I spent my vacation with my family on Crimea. It’s a really nice resort – a lot of sun and a lot of fruits. The sea is warm. The service is great. It turned out to be a little expensive for us as we stayed for so long, but anyway, the vacation was really fine!”

Steve Dodgestone, geology student, 23 years old:
“I came to Ukraine because I’m a speleologist, and three out of seven world’s longest caves are located in Ukraine. I’ve been in the Optimist Cave; it’s the second longest in the world (153 kilometers)! Its beauty is incredible. People living ground level can’t comprehend it.”

Martin Sky, construction worker, 44 years old:
“I’ve been to the Crimea in summer and found out that they also have a mountain ski resort in Ukraine! I’m gonna go there in the winter.”