Sometimes familiarity is the best destination
It is rare that I go somewhere again. Sure, there are a few mileage runs where a good enough deal is out there that I...
Trip Reports
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Around town in Odessa, Ukraine
Odessa is mostly known as a beach town. Not necessarily because the beaches are great (I wasn’t all that impressed) but that is mostly what...
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And then I ran in to a “powwow” in Sevastopol
So one of the great things about being in a country where you don’t understand the language and cannot figure anything out is that, well,...
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Beaching it up in Odessa, Ukraine
With a reputation as the go-to beach destination for so many years in the Soviet Union it isn’t surprising to me that during the summer...
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An unofficial tour of Odessa’s catacombs
The history of the catacombs in Odessa is rather different than any others I’ve previously visited. Most similar underground cities were built for protection from...
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Remembering the disaster at Chernobyl
Visiting the Chernobyl Museum in Kiev is a most sobering experience. The entry hall includes the road signs for each of the towns which was...
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More photos from Kiev
It is just after 10pm local time and train 105, the overnight ride to Odessa, has just pulled out of the station in Kiev. We’re...
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Exploring Kiev’s Pechersk Lavra: On the grounds and underground
The Pechersk Lavra, a monastic site on the southern edge of Kiev’s city center, has a history going back to the 11th century. The monastery...
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First impressions of Ukraine
There are certain stereotypes or preconceptions I have about various parts of the world. I know that many of them are probably wrong so I’m...
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Who took “the” from Ukraine?
I have no idea why, but Ukraine used to be The Ukraine from what I can remember. I don’t know when that changed or what...