Ukraine report

[Rootsman]

Hopefully my previous reports on Cairo and Marrakech were interesting
for you.  Anyway I just spent 4 days in Kiev, and I found that
there is a burgeoning shisha scene there. A wide variety of pipes are
available (inc Mya) but at quite high prices and you can rent a shisha
in some bars/clubs - it cost me 6GBP for a peach shisha and it was very
good.

I went on the trail of seeing if I could find any ma'ssell available
and I generally found only 50g boxes.  There was Habibi brand from
Jordan at 1.80GBP per 40g box and I got a few different flavours
(apple, grape, mixed fruit, melon...).  Legitimate Al Fakher was
around (1.60GBP per 50g) - picked up Apple, Double Apple, Melon, Fruit
Cocktail, Cherry.  I also got some Nakhla which I didn't have for
0.90GBP per 50g box - coconut, maybe 1 or 2 others.  Finally, a
solitary box (250g) of pineapple Prince Molasses from Egypt was spotted
and snapped up.  When I checked it the expiry was Dec 2004! 
Still will give it a try though.  When I got home I transferred it
to an airtight container and the ma'ssell was still wet as hell!

Nuff smoking to do now!  Maybe the forum should start a travel
reports section - would definitely help those who travel a bit.

[DownZero]

That sounds great. It's fun finding spots that sell shisha. Nice find 

[steve07]

Always want to see Kiev one of the oldest cities in the ukraine visit st. petersburg for me never had a chance to visit when I lived in Germany.

[sheeshabum]

My daughters and sons were in  the Ukraine at separate times for about 6 months each. There is the Ukraine, and there is Kiev, like comparing New York City to Beaver city Nebraska, or London to Middlewich  in England. It's super-cosmopolitan. It also tells me what a big market there is for hookah and shisha.