About us

I was born in 1976 in Britain. I completed a degree in Oceanography in 1997, and since then have spent most of my time abroad, principally in Eastern Europe.

After living in Slovakia for 8 months in 2002, on a whim I decided to take a trip into its neighbour to the east; into Ukraine. My trip was to last the duration of my visa; 3 months, and I entered the country after doing no pre-planning whatsoever. Needless to say, I survived, but only just! There a plenty of stories from that trip that I enjoy sharing with family and friends.

During those 3 months, I fell in love with the people, the place and the language, and have never looked back since.

After studying and working in Simferopol until the spring of 2003, I married my ex-wife Irina In Scotland in October of that year. Unfortunately the marriage ended 18 months later, and I travelled in Russia and ex-Soviet states before settling in Ukraine in the summer of 2004. I have been living there ever since.

I now live with my new partner Inna, who is a student of English, Managment & Economics and at the local university.

I have been fortunate enough to have been in and experienced many countries, but Ukraine is the land of my choice. It is my pleasure to welcome visitors from aboard and to offer the assistance necessary to make Ukraine accessible to anyone desiring to find out, on a first hand basis, quite what an incredible place this is to visit.

Please be aware that I am on Eastern European time, which is 2 hours in front of Greenwich mean time, and 7 hours in front Western standard time.