When someone decides to start planning a trip to Russia and Ukraine, there are  so many different sites, Agencies, Boards, and Messages to search through to find contacts for Apartments, Translations, Transportation, and etc.
Many people would rather just go through and agency and save the time, and hassles,  and there is something to be said for this, but there are also many others who prefer to do it on there own. And there is something to be said for this also.
So if you are one who wants to put together your trip on your own, There will  be new website soon,( a co-operative )
where you can go and search for this Apartments and such.  It will only contain the information of Non - Agency  involved contact information, where you can contact the owners of the apartments, and or the relatives of the owners on your own, with out having to go through a middle man.  I already have a few contacts for apartments in Kiev, Kherson, Chernvotsy, and Kharkov,  but would like to have multiple choices, through out all of the cities.
I will also be placing the information on independent Translators ,  and being an agency owner for sometime, I know what the true going prices are paid to local people  In addition, I will be placing the direct contact information for local people in the different Cities, that handle legal documents and translations for the visa's and such. I already have this for Chernovtsy, Kherson, and Kharkov, but would like to have it for all of the big to medium sized Cities.
This will be for the Guy's who like to save a little money, and still be able to find all that they need.
It will only have the phone numbers and email addresses to the Owners, or relatives of the Owners of Apartments,
and independent Translators, and etc.  And again, I have been in this business for some time, so I know what the prices really are.  
So I have decided to try and ease this for many, who dont want to have to deal with an agency,
I am presently gathering information of a Webiste, that will offer contacts in Russia, Ukraine and other FSU's.
This webite again will be a non Agency ( non agency Profit )  and I will be open to any and all who would like to copy and paste the information, or just the link to there own sites as well,
People will ask if I run an Agency, why would I want to do this, I originally got involved in this Business, as I fell in love with the People of one Cities in Ukraine, and at the time, there was not many Agencies in this City.  But I will still be offering my services to the Person who wants to use an Agency, and not mess with doing it on his own, as mentioned earlier, there is many people with different needs, and plans. But I know that there are many who only want to go and meet with maybe just one or two lades.
So if you know of an Apartment, or your Wifes Parents want to rent out there Apartments for extra income, or you know of a good independent Translator, please forward the information to me/ and once again, I will not place any contact information to Agencies (middle men)  And I do know what most Agencies actually pay for these Apartments.
I will be gathering this information  for the next few weeks, and you can contact me , or send the information to my email address at drew@academicplanet.com    or steve2344@excite.com

... in response to Re:  In need of Information, posted by jj on Feb 2, 2002

Great news about time!I have no problem with so called middle men making a buck, it the blatant price fixing on this board and the other boards  that bother me,with sole purpose of extracting as much US dollars out of the unsupecting tourist, I thought the currency of the Ukraine was Hyrnvia.

... in response to So Be Forthcoming jj - Where, *Exactly* ..., posted by Dan on Feb 2, 2002

I could tell you but I would have ot kill you...  This is the going rate..  I would not stay in the dead center b8ut I think the area near the Britsh Embasy and Podil is best...

... in response to Endless Chatter . . ., posted by Dan on Feb 3, 2002

For almost two years Max/jj has said this same thing and not one time has he ever been able to tell us who to contact to get such a great price for a flat in the center.  If it were true you would seem he could tell us who to contact, if not, why would Max/jj keep saying it is possiable?

... in response to In need of Information, posted by Paul S on Feb 1, 2002

I sent him the link that is on my profile, which is a non-profit agency. I hope this is successful!
Mike

... in response to In need of Information, posted by Paul S on Feb 1, 2002

The idea sounds good - when I see it I definitely would consider it.

... in response to Re: I will share..so long as I not helpi..., posted by spyke on Feb 1, 2002

to the destruction of Western civilization and free market capitalism. spyke's idea of freedom is starvation, looting, violence, and anarchy. I guess countries like Afganistan, Somolia, Liberia, Zimbabwe, and Lebanon are what spyke wants the world to be like.
Freedom to spyke: the ability to loot your neighbor's house, rape his family, and murder them.
It all starts with what spyke is doing now... pure evil theft.

-blm

... in response to a little dramatic, don't you think?  n/t, posted by KenC on Feb 3, 2002

nt