Today I am having a day off.
I live in a very nice place, 300 meters from the sea in the very popular area of Odessa called Arcadia, and thus far in the usual glorious summer weather I have hardly been to the beach!
Therefore, today, I am going today to enjoy the sun – and the view – so there!
Well dear readers, amongst the ever growing amount of spam I get that never makes it to the comments section, recently there has been a lot of SEO companies and keyword companies trying to move me up the Google and Yahoo rankings.
As of this blog entry I have allowed only 322 comments since I created the blog……and rejected 5457!
There have also been a few suggestions I move the content to a PPC friendly platform……but I am too technically challenged to know how.
Anyway intrigued, I thought I would do some investigation into what the biggest hitting search criteria for Odessa is.
So, here we are, in no particular order:
Odessa women, Odessa escorts, Odessa brides, Odessa dating, Odessa nightclubs, Odessa womens pics, Odessa apartments, Odessa, hotels, women in Odessa, Odessa agencies, Odessa marriage agencies, naked women Odessa, sexy Odessa women, Ukrainian women in Odessa, women in Odessa, hot Odessa women, beaches in Odessa.
Starting to see a familiar theme?
Much further down the top SEO and keyword lists are Odessa life, life in Odessa, politics in Odessa, tourism in Odessa, Odessa politics, Odessa restaurants, banking in Odessa, business in Odessa, visas for Odessa, Odessa night life, Odessa clubs, Odessa universities, jobs in Odessa, employment in Odessa, Consuls in Odessa and other everyday necessities such as bus, train and plane times in Odessa.
So the question is, who is to blame for the search parameter popularity and obvious bias? Is it Odessa or is it those who still believe that the women of Odessa religiously follow the Domostroy doctrine and will provide foreign men with all of the mythical traditional family values they think exist in modern Ukrainian women?
Sometimes I wonder about some of you people…… I really do!
Here’s a useful link to find just about anything a tourist needs in Odessa.
http://www.citymap.odessa.ua/map/?lang=1
Zoom in, zoom out, tick boxes and watch all the hotels, or post offices……whatever you pick…….appear.
(Yes, I know, nice place to live).
Well dear readers……I dont have anything much to do today. A lot to tell you about soon regarding Odessa……but as any woman will tell you……being premature just doesn’t have the same impact.
So, what to do with myself for the day?
Of course, if I do nothing, I will regret it tomorrow when I do have things to do…….but in all honesty, I am struggling to motivate myself to do anything at all today.
I think I will go read a book for a few hours and then see if I can summon up the interest to do something else.
Eh?……..Of course…….you’re right……..I won’t be doing much else!
Today I am doing absolutely nothing and taking a day off from life!!
Time to chill out……..
……You see some of us still know how to enjoy nature!!
Well dear readers……..I have much to do today………so here is a quick post on Miss Russia 2009, Sophia Rudyeva.
There is no doubt that Sophia is a beautiful 18 year old woman……..and seems deserving of her crown…….although who am I to judge.
Miss Russia 2009
Her mum will be justifiably proud. However, her photos taken when she was 15 for an American magazine called “Perfect 10″……..well, they probably won’t please Mum quite as much!!
And you can bet your arse……..Babooshka will not be amused!!!!
Anyway, like I say, I’m busy today……..although, somehow, I don’t think you will miss me!!!
Well, dear readers…..as you know it’s Father’s Day today….although technically not in the FSU…..as technically there is no such thing. The closest thing would be 23rd February each year which is called Soldiers Day…..and has now become a day for all men in the FSU……as at one point I suppose all will have been conscripted to the military no more than a few decades ago.
Anyway……BBQ for me today my dear readers…..because being a Brit, I get both UK and Slavic holidays celebrated……which does of course mean 2 Christmas’s as well.
No……before you start thinking that’s bloody fantastic……it also means the Mother-In-Law twice!!
I know you will be thinking of me today!
I know……..you’re reading the title and asking how can you “close” the public beaches.
Well obviously you can’t…….unless of course there is a toxic spillage……or a few Somali’ pirates have got lost and are holding several inflatable yellow banana’s to ransom half a mile off the coast…….or 73 Great White Sharks are swimming around and feeling kinda “peckish”.
The Mayor though, yesterday, signed the decree to open the Odessa beach season which runs “officially” from 1 May to 1 October this year.
Before you start with your “Yes but, no but, yes but, no but……”, crap………What this actually means is there is more public transport between these times to the beaches…….all of which, as you know dear readers, I have reviewed individually……just click on “Beaches” in the “Categories” section on the right of my page.
The additional public transport is not only directed at the beaches during this time……but also the popular tourist “must see” sites.
For those of you, who……having read my blog…….OBVIOUSLY……and decided Odessa is your destination for sun, sand, sea and……..sex scenery this year………here’s a list of the additional transport routes.
134 Bus – Petrova to Arcadia, additional 8 buses, 138 Bus – Lenposiolok to Shevchenko Park, additional 8 buses, 142 Bus – Derivianko Square to 13th Station of Large Fountain, additional 5 buses, 258 Bus – Arckhitektorska to 13 Station Large Fountain, additional 6 buses, Bus 259 – Petrova to 10th Station Large Fountain, additional 8 buses, Bus 261 – Levitana to 13th Station Large Fountain, additional 5 buses, 263 Bus – Shkilnyia to 13th Station Large Fountain, additional 5 buses, Bus 280 – Klevernyia Bridge to 13th Station Large Fountain, additonal 4 buses, Bus 246 – Zastava II to Arcadia 5 buses.
Additional trolley buses and trams are……..Trolley Bus 13 – Chapaivaska Divisia to Arcadia, additional 6 trolley buses and lastly Tram 8 – Lusanivka to Paustovskoho, additional 4 trams.
The fees range between 1 and 2 UAH……depending upon where you get on and off……which is between 12 and 24 Cents…..or 10 and 20 pence……….I know f*cking extortionate!!!
Along Odessa’s 30 kilometer coastline, 5 more police stations will be opened in addition to those already there, between 1 May and 1 October.
Eh?……..Ok, to save you looking…….here are the names of the “recognised” beaches one more time………and a few pics from the beach…….
Riviera Beach
Dolphin Beach
Otrada Beach
Lanzheron Beach
Arcadia Beach
Chalovsky (Nudist) Beach
Now that’s got you “clicking” on the “Beaches” menu option hasn’t it……..Think I’ll go and get some “Sea Air”!!!!!
