Former secret Soviet bunker in Līgatne, Latvia
Līgatne is situated in northwest Latvia, 25km from Sigulda and 29km from Cēsis. The local Tourist Information Centre lists quite a few reasons to come and visit their town and I’m sure they are all valid ones but our one inducement to visit Līgatne was to go on a...
Street Art in Tbilisi, Georgia
Where to find Tbilisi’s best street art and graffiti, including a location map This is going to be an unashamedly photo-based post featuring some of the street art and graffiti we’ve seen in Tbilisi. As with many former Soviet or Communist countries, Georgia’s...
The Best Day Trips from Kiev in Ukraine
Suggestions for excursions from Kiev including how long they will take Whilst Kiev has more than enough things to see and do to keep most visitors happy for a few days or more, we know that many of you enjoy a day excursion or two. Some travellers start to feel...
In photos: twenty-five examples of Soviet modernism in the former USSR
Photographs of some of the best examples of Soviet modernism in the former USSR, plus a brief explanation of this genre of architecture.
Abandoned Georgia – the Composers’ House in Borjomi
Visiting the now abandoned Composers’ House in Borjomi, Georgia. The kind of artistic and intellectual retreat was typical in the former Soviet Union.
