5 rules for Ukrainian etiquette

5 rules for Ukrainian etiquette

5 rules for Ukrainian etiquette Ukraine is a country that in spite of its recent wars and economic turmoil is fast recovering its popularity for visitors. But what should you be careful of in terms of your manners while on a trip there? 1. When visiting a Ukrainian...
Odesa – Tourist Attractions

Odesa – Tourist Attractions

Odesa – Tourist Attractions GUEST POST Odesa is a quite young and a unique city. It has absorbed a multicultural mix of people because at the city’s high point of its prosperity, it welcomed Italians, French, Greeks, Russians, Ukrainians and many others...
5 reasons why I am learning Russian during a war in Ukraine

5 reasons why I am learning Russian during a war in Ukraine

5 reasons why I am learning Russian during a war in Ukraine Since late 2013, I have been spending a considerable amount of time in Ukraine, a country that is experiencing significant political instability. Protests against President Victor Yanukovich began in November...
Last evening: Flight out of Kyiv

Last evening: Flight out of Kyiv

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...
To Kharkiv – to the Russian border

To Kharkiv – to the Russian border

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...