Sorry I didn't had much time lately to write my "report" but to answer you , yes I went there to meet a few girls I have been writing thru the web, I had one coming from Nikolaev to stay with me for 4 days, for this one I send her the money around $200 for the travel without meeting her and after seeing all scam reports I really tought that it was money gone, but in the end she came as she said.
We had a great time and she is absolutely sweet and I am starting to fall for her. I invited her to came over for a visit and at the moment I am taking care of it.
The other ones I met, 5 in total excluding the one who stayed with me where a waiste of time and money. They normaly will choose a restaurant for dinner where you pay the same prices as in europe (or the states)and I could straight away see that they are in the dating business just for the curiosity and to have a good evening in a place that they can not afford normaly, at your expense.
When "my girl" left I start to hit a night club called "River palace" were the girls to men ratio is about 5:1 a bit expensive I think, about $200 for the night (don't drink too much so you can enjoy your investment) and the prices go down as the night goes by. I got a couple of good deals with really good looking women for $100 (for the night).
Good places to eat are the "Pervak" great restaurant and not expensive (expensive for locals) and the "Captain Nemo", the same as the other but with an absolutely fantastic decoration.
Always check the wine list, never ask for the sugestion, that will put you down for $70 for a bottle of red wine. Beer is cheap $2 for a beer in a night club, and dinning in local nice restaurants is also cheap.
Also try the Caraibean Club, its a must, fridays and saturdays its packed with beautifull woman, and I went with "my girl" and actualy got her jealous at me!
You dance with breasts rubbing against your arms and back! HONNEST!
Two english speaking magazines are distribuited for free (
www.ukraine-observer.com) and (What's going on) the latter with usefull contacts if you prefer mongering in the confort of your flat. Also most taxi drivers know places, I found out that if you tell them (prostitute office)
they take you to a few shops where you come in and you pick up your choice for $50 bucks. I personaly didn't like the style. Prepare yourself for a bit of a choque culture, keep a low profile, and always protect yourself!
Hope it helps!