VACATION CHOICES

South Train Station. Kiev.

With the Crimea gone to Russia many are rethinking their summer vacation plans. Lots of folks are poised to take a train to the cheaper, less-sophisticated Black Sea and Azov Sea resorts. Technically any Ukrainian national can go to Crimea. But for many it is not unlike sleeping with the enemy now. In Central Ukraine, the Dnieper beaches (below) are an acceptable alternative. The better-off stream to the Turkish, Greek, and Italian stamping grounds.