- Kiev, had the political situation been any better I think it would be a winner, Kiev is supposed to be a really amazing city.
Kiev is an amazing city, but it is far from ready for mass western tourism. There is still a huge language barrier, with very few people speaking English over there. When I visited in 2008 all signs were in Cyrillic only, very few restaurants had English menus, and English speaking waitresses were even rarer.
I believe this was due to be addressed ahead of them hosting the Euro Cup in 2012, but there will still be a language gap. Until that is resolved, it will remain a relatively niche destination.