by Mark | Aug 26, 2019 | Architecture, Moldova |
Alternative Chisinau – Soviet architecture in the Moldovan capital Chisinau, the capital and largest city of the Republic of Moldova, will not win any prizes for architectural attractiveness, but this is hardly surprising given the city’s recent history. A huge...
by Mark | Aug 5, 2019 | Moldova, Transnistria |
Visit Transnistria: What to see in Tiraspol and Bendery in the unrecognised state of the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic We’ve been twice to Transnistria, a de facto/non-recognised country/state that split away from Moldova after the dissolution of the USSR in the...
by Kirsty | Jun 27, 2019 | Lithuania, Ukraine |
Linking locations connected to Chernobyl and HBO’s miniseries If like us, you’ve been watching HBO’s recently-aired, and utterly riveting miniseries, Chernobyl, you might be wondering about the filming locations. If you’ve travelled in the region, you may also be...
by Mark | Jun 22, 2019 | 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...
by Kirsty | Jun 13, 2019 | Georgia, Street Art |
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...
by Kirsty | May 30, 2019 | 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...
