Crimea

Dear italki-users, let me share with you a bit of experience I  had in Crimea last summer, traveling with my friends along the southern coast for two weeks. First of all, the most common way of getting there from Russia nowadays is by plane, since traveling by train overland is impossible and using the ferry is too long. So we got to the Simferopol airport, aiming for Sevastopol. However, since we arrived at midnight, we decided to save our money by avoiding getting a taxi and staying in a nearby hotel. We found only two, both overbooked. We intended to do some hiking during this trip so we had our backpacks and all, so finally we just moved a little aside from civilization and camped in a field. Fortunately, in Sevastopol and other cities we visited we found lodgings. I would say nothing has changed since I was there two years ago, except the currency. And Crimea and southern Russia are quite alike, at least in the temperament of the people – open and direct.

Hello,

It sounds like you had a good time.

Be careful with the present perfect - as all of this action took place in summer 2015 it is finished action in finished time so you should use the past simple.

All the best

Bob