Yes we flew in to Kiev, stayed at the Kozatskiy hotel in Independence square, then caught the overnight train down to Odessa. Then a 40 minute mini bus to Illichivsk.
Because it was a wedding party, we hired all the sleeper carriages for our group.
We then had the wedding in a restaurant on the beach, where I danced all night and got so hot, I went swimming with all my clothes on.
Was fantastic, one of the best trips of my life.
We were going back in 2014, but then shit happened, you know the rest.