by Conor Clyne | Jul 16, 2014
Last evening: Flight out of Kyiv Sitting on the modern train from Kharkiv back to Kyiv to catch our flights, we reflected on the short but epic trip through a less-beaten path tourist trail through parts of eastern and south-eastern Europe. From the bright...
by Conor Clyne | Jul 15, 2014
To Kharkiv – to the Russian border Kharkiv (population 1.4 million) is Ukraine’s second largest city and located approximately 30 kms from the border with Russia. Between 1917 and 1935, Kharkiv was the capital of the Ukrainian Socialist Republic within the...
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...
