We have a fishing trip planned for late spring. Right not the war issue could swing either way so I am not going to worry too much about that. I have a few acquaintances in Lviv and Kiev and they are very positive about the trip, safety, etc. Besides, I have a side in the war and I think my treating the country as normal and spending my money supports that side.
So lets concentrate on the people and the experiences. This part of the world looks stunning and the fishing looks pretty much "okay" which is good enough. Has anyone tried to cross the border into Romania or into Slovakia or Hungary? Any issues or problems. We fly into Lviv, then drive to Verkhovyna. We will be moving from Verkhovyna after about a week to Kosice so that border crossing is the one I am most concerned about. From there we know great fishing grounds that we have visited in the past that lay a little further west.
Of course if things get ugly I want to be able to run from Verkhovyna to the Romanian border.
@Fred
I hear nothing but good about Lviv. it's been on the radar for years but I don't like to spend hours and hours going to a dead end destination unless there is some great event. So I have been researching and plotting the great fishing adventure so Lviv would be in the course of events and not just a far away point to hit and bounce back from. Arrive Lviv, then on to the Carpathians to fish, then into Slovakia for more fishing and a couple of castles that I missed on earlier trips and then on to Budapest (sort of expected I guess).
@Fred, I think you add a lot to everything you comment on, and I appreciate your input. I finally got around to research your reference. Pretty interesting. Thank you for the point in the right direction.