About TryUkraine.com

TryUkraine.com is an information resource on Ukraine that focuses on:

• useful information for visitors and expats
• interesting opportunities in Ukraine (work, study, business, and recreation)
• current events and noteworthy aspects of life in Ukraine
• beautiful places to visit (currently over 1500 photos)
• useful, often unique services for travelers and expats

These topics reflect the personal interests of website author and designer Rick DeLong. TryUkraine.com is not itself an organization, but it has partnership agreements with travel agencies and other commercial organizations. If there is something you'd like to see on the site that correlates well with the site's subject matter, please tell me your ideas. Send me a note through the guestbook, leave a public message in the forum, or write me directly at .

TryUkraine history

I began this project in early 2003 after two years in Ukraine. The original focus was to help foreigners come to Ukraine for internships. This was called the "Ukraine Work Study Program" and is being continued today. See how the original TryUkraine website looked here.

As I provided more and more information about Ukraine on my website, I realized that it could easily be turned into a country guide or portal with useful information about Ukraine for foreign visitors. Since the new site was published in January 2005, I have continued to update and expand it frequently.

At the moment (mid-October 2006) I am busy redoing the site design and structure in order to move TryUkraine.com to a new level. Soon the site appearance readers are used to will be a thing of the past, but the best elements of that design will be incorporated in the new site. The new design should make texts easier to read, structural changes will make information easier to find, and additional information and services are being added. Here is what the previous site looked like.

What makes TryUkraine.com unique — in my opinion — is that its main goal is to provide useful information and not to promote the services of a commercial entity or pursue a certain ideology. This ensures that the information is objective and does not paint Ukraine in an overly rozy hue. Because I (the author) have lived in Ukraine and other Slavic countries for many years, speak Russian and Ukrainian fluently, and am surrounded by natives (not expatriates) in my day-to-day life, I have a view of the culture and country that many visitors to Ukraine do not see. This point of view also contributes to the value of this site.

If you are curious why this site does not have a Ukrainian version, please read this.

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Interested in a partnership?

If you offer services to foreigners in Ukraine that you would like to promote with the help of TryUkraine.com, I am open to collaboration. Write to me at or through the guestbook. I am also interested in business projects in areas that this website focuses on (see list at top).

In addition, anyone may advertise Ukraine-related goods and services (except for marriage and dating services) for free in the corresponding section of our message board.

Linking to TryUkraine

Here are some links to choose from, or you can create your own. If you'd like me to link to your page in return, please write to me and let me know. Links are catalogued on my links page.