[Deb Auchery]

Basics

Currency = Hryvnia(UAH)

1 GBP = 12.75 Hryvnia
1 USD = 8.02 Hryvnia
1 EUR = 10.89 Hrvynia

Population = Approximately 750k

Location = Far west of Ukraine, close to Polish, Hungarian, Romanian borders.
Language spoken = Mostly Ukrainian, but also Polish and Russian

Logistics = Lviv has an International airport, though it's currently half closed due to renovations for Euro 2012. Getting there from Krakow is very easy, there is a direct train, or even cheaper is the coach. I have only taken the coach and it's very comfortable.

If you are coming from Budapest then your best bet is to take a train to the Hungarian border town "Zahony",then you take a tiddly little train just over the border to the Ukrainian border town "Chop", and then buy a sleeper ticket to Lviv. All in all you will pay half of what you would pay if you got a direct ticket from Budapest.

There's also a direct train from Kiev, which only takes 6 hours if you take the express, and quite a steal at about 8 euros

Cost of living

The cost of living in Lviv is probably the lowest of any major city in Ukraine

The average monthly salary is $200.

Beer = 10-15UAH for Domestic, 15 + for foreign beer(although often brewed in Ukraine)

Food = Around for 50UAH for a standard meal in a non-fancy place.

Vodka = Dirt cheap, a double in a fancy club will cost you around 8UAH

Gym membership = Not cheap, the Ukrainian men don't place exercise high on their list of priorities. I pay 800 UAH per month.

Groceries = 1 Loaf of good quality wholemeal bread = 4 UAH,1 Litre of Milk 10UAH, 500g Chicken Breast = 20 UAH

GIRLS

Lviv is a University city, and there is a much higher amount of female students, as the men are more inclined to skip Education and stick to bread-winning. Many girls choose to study languages, with English, Polish, Italian, and Spanish being the most popular

The girls in Lviv are generally very pretty, they are about average height with a Brunette to Blonde ratio of about 80%. Their biggest assets are their slim bodies, but they are lacking in the boob and ass area.

Girls here are more conservative than in the rest of the Ukraine. Although Lviv has a population of 750k, the historic centre is relatively small, but that's where all the action is. So it's pretty much like a village, the girls are careful what they do, better to take them to the little hidden places.

The Ukrainian men are the worst looking men I have seen anywhere in the world, in fact they look like they are from another planet. They don't look after themselves at all, they stink real bad, they don't care what they eat, they drink at any time of day, 90% of them don't look normal. But that doesn't stop them from securing a hot chick, if a fat sweaty dude has a bit of money, car, apartment, then he can get a model-like girl.

The day and night game in Lviv is great if you're a decent looking chap, you can hit on girls in the street at any time of day and get a favourable response. I'm 6' 6" tall, just over 200lbs, with model looks so i'm certainly not lacking in confidence. I don't need too much game most of the time, usual pick up line is "Hey, what's your name?", if she talks to you then she will almost always give you her number.

The problems sometimes come when you start to phone and SMS these girls, they will often not reply to SMS or say they will call you back and don't Generally speaking, the ones that fuck you around the most are the hottest. So it's wise to lower the Ego a little bit and do a little chasing.

If you are a decent looking dude you will also get ALOT of eye contact here, they can spot a foreigner a mile off, and if they have a monkey on their arm, then they are even more inclining to eye fuck you. It's as if they're saying "Help rescue me from this stinky heathen"

Lviv chicks are quite into social networking, the most popular being Vkontake which is the Russian rip-off of Facebook. It's better than FB though as you can search for chicks by Age, Location, and many other things. Facebook is also fairly popular, if you find that a girl has an FB account with a low amount of friends then it's usually for conversing with foreigners. Mamba is also quite popular.

As I said, Lviv is a University city so most of the girls you meet are under 25, most of the girls I score with are 17-22, the oldest Ukrainian I have screwed has been 25, not bad for a guy in his mid-thirties . Most girls in Lviv are married after 25, and the other ones slowly become social Pariahs if they are not. My friends and I consider girls over 25 to be Milfs.

In the 5 months I have been in Lviv I estimate to have bedded approximately 34 women. This largely depends on my workload, I am trying to automate my online business so I can retire and concentrate on the game full-time(Tim Ferris Style). Had quite a few one-night stands, with a high percentage of those tending to be girls from other Ukrainian cities visiting Lviv.

One night-stands here are less likely than the East of Ukraine, but still I do alright.

I have been very lazy learning Russian here, I am only just starting to take private lessons after 5 months of being here. I should really be learning Ukrainian, but figure that Russian might be more handy one day. Hard to say what percentage of girls speak English, I would say 60% percent speak some English, and 30% speak good English.

This doesn't stop me with the non-English speakers, I sometimes use Google translate on my phone, or I bring a text book with me on my dates.

Entertainment

Nightclubs

Fashion Club - The most fancy club in Lviv. The girls are mostly 18-25, and they have to dress sexy to gain entrance, girls are regularly turned away for wearing jeans . Entrance fee is generally 100 UAH for men, and 80 for women. Entrance is a bit expensive by Ukrainian standards, but i'm always happy to pay, keeps the riff-raff out.

Fashion club can be good on any day from Wednesday to Sunday, but the jewel in the crown is Thursday night as it's ladies night, chicks get in for free. The ratio becomes mouth watering, approximately 8 to 2, and the two guys are pitiful wretches. The only thing you have to tolerate is the commercial pop-music, and also the occasional appearance of male strippers who take a girl from the crowd and strip her naked on the dancefloor. On other nights the dancers are female and topless.

Best to get a table if you can(book ahead) although you don't need one, sometimes a girl will ask if you can sit with them, and if you haven't got a table then you look like a bit of a tit. I don't really like these displays of superiority....but when in Rome.

Drinks are 8 UAH for a double vodka, 15 for Vodka and juice, nobody really drinks beer there, although they sell it.

Make sure you dress smart, jeans are fine, but try and wear a shirt with a collar, or at least a smart looking T-Shirt. Trainers are not allowed.

I've taken a few girls home the same night here, there are usually some 6's that are available to be fucked if things don't go to plan.

There are usually cops hanging around outside, so don't let them hear you're a foreigner. Cops generally don't hassle you at all in Lviv, but Fashion Club is something of a hotspot for them.

Chocolat

Chocolat is on Zelena street. Same kind of deal as Fashion Club, but the girls are slightly younger, average age 20-21. Drinks are about the same price as Fashion(cheap as fuck). Can get a bit hot in there at times, especially on Thursday which is ladies night also, again about 8 to 2 ratio. There are a couple of rooms at the back of the place which are good for taking girls to sit down. Entrance is 80 I think.

Picasso

Pretty cool club, a short taxi ride from the centre. Place used to be a theatre. Drinks v cheap, a beer will cost you 10 UAH for a big one. Vodka and mixer 15UAH. Age range 18-25. The music is generally the same commercial pop shit they play at all the clubs, the sound system is quite poor too. This is my favourite club though, I almost always have a kiss at least, the chicks seem very horny here and when they hear you are foreign they will be eye-fucking you to death.

If they ask you for ID on the door, just say I left my passport at the hotel or some shit, they will always let you in.

Metro Club


If you like your pussy barely legal, then Metro is the place to be. Average age is probably about 18. This is the only club in Lviv that black dudes are allowed in to!(there are a fair few black dudes in Lviv as they come here to study medicine, as it's dirt cheap).

There are also always Turkish men there, they are fine though

The Ukrainian men at Metro are the worst of the worst though, some come from the villages.

The girls here are generally 6's, no better than 8 usually, but you can score here quite easily sometimes. Make sure they are legal though, I know a Moroccon guy who banged an underage girl, and his family extorted a few thousand bucks out of him.

Entrance is very cheap, but drinks are not so cheap. There's a fried chicken place next door too.

Millenium club Shit don't go

Leroy Milfy place away from the centre a bit, chicks 23-28. They are generally looking for a sponsor.

Gallery Bit of a low class place in the centre, young crowd, bad music, you get the idea

Bars

Lviv doesn't have much of a bar scene unfortunately, the students like to drink at home then go to a club, there are a few half decent ones though.

Krayivka: The biggest bar in Lviv, a traditional place where they play live Ukrainian music and have some performances. You need a password to get in which is "Slava Ukraina". Once in you feel like you are descending into a sewer, the place does not smell good.

Generally full of Ukrainian cavemen and women from the villages. But you do usually have some hot girls too, and the seating arrangement is not bad for mingling. Very easy to strike up a conversation with girls there.

Avoid the food unless you have have a real craving for some serious grease. There is a pet rat in the place too , which is another reason not to eat.

There is something called "Medovouka" which is alright, it's the house speciality, honey Vodka.

Although this place is a bit of a dump, you are always guaranteed crowds on any day of the week.

Hasova Lampa(house of Lamps)

Multi Storey theme bar. Music is very good, Rock mostly. Again pretty busy on any day of week. Food is pretty poor though.

Masoch BDSM theme bar, the Medovouka here is very good. It can be also extremely good for meeting girls, but you have to be lucky, sometimes, it's sausage heavy. I have fucked a couple of girls downstairs as It's quite secluded. They also pick random people to be spanked, and they do it pretty damn hard too.

Cafes

By far the biggest and the most popular coffee house in Lviv is Gloria Jeans, this is where all the beautiful people go. It's very luxurious inside, and the tail is fantastic. In the summer the pavement outside is like a catwalk, the girls love to parade and show you what they got.

Summary

I love Lviv, I feel like I am rapidly becoming a king here . I feel like I can have almost any girl I want, I walk outside of my apartment and stroll around the city, hit on girls, it's all very pleasant. Nothing can take me away from here at the moment(apart from a short stint in Brazil this winter maybe)

There are some negatives, the service is absolutely appalling, they haven't got the first clue how to run a business, you can wait 10 minutes or more to get a beer, or they might just forget your order completely. The food is also pretty shit, everything comes swimming in oil.

That's it i've probably forgot tonnes of shit, but I will add when it comes to me.