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Originally Posted by Effendi
P.S. In Ukraine they seem to be really crazy about mobile phones and there are shops everywhere, really MUCH more than in Italy (where I thought we were the craziest in this subject).
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The same as here. Now you understand why I used to answer the questions like "I'm going to Russia, how can I buy a SIM there?" with something like "Just go to a nearest dealer shop and buy whatever you want!".
However, here are some problems with buying a SIM for a foreigner (registration stuff, you need to show them a stamped migration card), while there are no such problems in Ukraine, right?
Trains are full during summertime, you are right. Many Ukrainians and Russians going on their vacations to Crimea by train, that's why Crimea direction is 100% booked. You need to order a ticked a month before your trip.
It's quite easy to book a ticket online here in Russia, including trains going from Russia to Ukraine, so may be it's possible to book a ticket on the same train within Ukraine (something like from Kyiv to Crimea on the train going to Crimea from Moscow through Kyiv, but I'm not sure). Anyway, they won't deliver you a ticket abroad.
Here I booked a ticket from St.Petersburg to Lviv (in fact there was a separate single ticket from Lviv to St.Petersburg, not return ticket!) with no problems 3 weeks before departure (I'll go to Croatia though Lviv and Budapest in September), but there were just a few places remaining free, though. And... 4 tickets in 4 different 'kupe's - this is crazy!