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Warnings Or Dangers: Be Careful!
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It's common knowledge that the tap municipal water is not for drinking. It is always better to buy and drink only mineral water in Odessa. It is available as still water and as gas water. Still water usually has light blue caps on the bottle whereas gas water bottles have dark blue caps... Besides, when traveling in overcrowded public transport watch your bags and pockets. Never put your wallet into your back pocket of your jeans! The Odessa pickpockets tend to be very inventive and skilful. Please do not doubt that...
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Warnings Or Dangers: Why Street Games?
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Please avoid taking part in any street games such as lottery, "thimble", etc., no matter how harmless and attractive they might seem to you. In fact, these games might include the whole performance of many "actors" who are a part of the gang, but it is common knowledge that they are all aimed at squeezing money out of you. Besides, be careful about buying liquors at the street kiosks: there is a lot of fake vodka, cognac, brandy, champagne and wine. It’s always safer to buy them at a big supermarket or at a distillery store or a specialized wine store. There are also health risks like everywhere alse in Ukraine: TB (it's just your hygiene) , HIV, sex-transmitted diseases (it's your descretion). Take care and ~ be safe ~ !
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Warnings Or Dangers: Dark Lanes
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Do not walk in dark lanes and side streets in the evenings. Grab a cab instead or order it by phone! If you order a cab by phone, it would be even a bit cheaper. The city thieves behave very orderly. If they find themselves in a dark lane and you are nearby approaching them, at first they will catch up with you, then leave you behind and at the very inappropriate moment, when you are fully relaxed and think that the danger is over, they will run past you gently tearing off your handbag (or anything else) from your shoulder. Therefore take care!
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(1 replies, Friday, Jul 4, 2008, 3:00 PM UTC) Hostels in Odessa?!
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sennaya Fri Jun 27, 2008 06:26 UTC
Nice city, many famous thieves came from there, such as Son'ka Gold Hand. | craic Wed Mar 26, 2008 06:43 UTC
just been having a stroll around the hero city - what a fascinating place | ATLC Mon Mar 17, 2008 22:50 UTC
Well built tips here! St. Nicholas is very important in The Netherlands too :-) | breughel Fri Mar 7, 2008 13:10 UTC
Great personal photo. Are you Rafael or Michelangelo? What happened with the battleship Potemkine after the revolt of 1905 in Odessa? |
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