Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Freytag & Berndt
(
www.freytagberndt.at
) Austrian company producing a comprehensive
Ukraine-Moldova
(1:1,000,000) map. Order online.
GPS Server
(
www.navigation.com.ua
) Download very detailed maps of Crimea, the
Carpathians and other parts of Ukraine to your Garmin GPS device.
Stanfords
(
www.stanfords.co.uk
) This UK travel bookshop sells a wide range of Ukraine
road atlases and city maps. Everything can be ordered online.
Topograficheskaya Karta
Keep an eye out for this highly detailed Russian-language
series, based on former Soviet army mapping, which covers the entire country in 286
maps.
Ukrainian Map Server
(
www.ukrmap.net
) Downloadable detailed regional maps.
Money
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The Ukrainian hryvnya is divided into 100 kopecks.
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Coins come in denominations of one, five, 10, 25 and 50 kopecks, plus the rare one
hryvnya.
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Notes come in one, two, five, 10, 20, 50, 100, 200 and 500 hryvnya.
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Kopecks have become virtually worthless and prices are often rounded up or down.
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There is a chronic shortage of change throughout the country - try to give the correct
money whenever you can.
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In Russian-speaking regions people may still quote prices in roubles instead of hryvnya
from force of habit.
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It's virtually impossible to buy any hryvnya before you get to Ukraine.
ATMs
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Cash machines/ATMs are more common than in some Western countries and can be
found in the same sorts of places.
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The best way to manage your money here is to take it out of your account in hryvnya.
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Cirrus, Plus, Visa, MasterCard/EuroCard and other global networks are all recognised.
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ATMs are often slow and the English translations of the instructions can be unclear.
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Your own bank will charge you a small fee for taking out foreign currency.
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Some ATMs also distribute euros and US dollars.
