by Conor Clyne | Jul 13, 2014
To Kyiv – Aftermath of the Euromaidan revolution Vinnytsia is about a 3-hour train ride from Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv. We arrived in Kyiv soon after the uprising that led to the former president, Viktor Yanukovich, fleeing the country, which I had personally...
by Conor Clyne | Jul 11, 2014
Vinnytsia: Crossing the border into western Ukraine Reaching the Ukrainian border we crossed by bridge from Moldova to Ukraine dodging the hawkers selling potatoes in the no-man’s land of the bridge. On the Ukrainian side, we were greeted by ushanka (шапка-ушанка)...
by Conor Clyne | Jul 5, 2014
Mamaia, Romania – May Bank Holiday Weekend From 1 to 4 May 2014, I traveled to Mamaia for what was billed (by my Romanian friends) as the biggest party all year in Romania. Mamaia is located on the Black Sea to the north of the city of Constanța, an historical...
by Conor Clyne | Jun 24, 2014
Chișinău & Bălți, Moldova – Off the tourist trail Having rocked Bucharest, we headed by plane to Chisinau, the capital of Moldova. While tourism is not so well developed in Moldova, we can recommend the region’s wine. It seems that almost everybody in this...
by Conor Clyne | May 20, 2014
How even after learning 10 languages I can still face the same challenges traveling as a monolingual! I recently flew to eastern Hungary planning to spend the night in Debrecen before going to visit the Transcarpathian region in western Ukraine. While I normally...
