Ukraine Travel Blogs

The formation of the square was initiated in the late 1960s concurrently with the construction of the Kursk-Kharkiv-Azov railroad. Now, with the majestic buildings, fountains, flower-beds gladdening our eyes, we can hardly believe that once there was a permanently wet swamp (the so-called…

Again - I woke up quiet late. I hurried down to the flamboyant breakfast and enjoyed the food. Sitting next to me was the guest from the first evening who had a visit of a woman from the light infantry. This time he was eating with another woman from Ukraine who was listening to his film project, m…

I spent 10 years in Yalta and i LOVE this marine town!

Crimea is very interesting and beautiful place.

This morning we walked around the Lavra Monastery complex in Kiev. The complex is huge, encompassing many Churches, squares, museums and two catacombs. It once housed over a thousand monks, now there are 120 monks (but with an average age of 35, it is not the remnants of a dying community, unli…

Last day in Kiev. I woke up with a start at 8 a.m. thinking that it was much later, when someone opened the apartment door.  I got up, showered and dressed quickly. Turned out that Michal had been up since 6 and had already been out and about • to have a coffee and read a newspaper.  H…

Now i live here! So i will add new photos time by time. And if you will need any tips about Kiev don't hesitate to ask me! :)

People i met here who contributed to, and improved my trip: Stale (Norway) my axe throwing brother! Rather than hang around in Budapest any longer i decided to jump straight onto the overnight train to Lviv in the Ukraine. I'd wanted to visit last time i was in Eastern Europe, but unfortunatel…

"The territory of Chernivtsi was settled in the 12th century. This settlement defended fort “Chern” (“Black”) on ount Tsetsyn (right bank of the Prut River), which was built by Volyn-Galician Princes called “Kniaz”.

How i love waking up in the middle of the night (NOT! as Borat would say) Anyways i was at least getting payed from when i left my home so hey i'll live:) I got to work in plenty of time waiting for the guy i was traveling with to Kiev and this was work related so those of you who know what i do …

Walking down the streets of beautiful Kiev, I was shocked to come across the VD-One store.  (For my EFL readers, in English VD is short for Venereal Disease or one of the many diseases a person can get by partaking in risky sexual practices.) At first I consider the possibility that the store …

First stop crazy Kiev! After a very early start, we headed to Kiev, with an 8 hour stopover in Milan, where we just headed into town and just about melted in the heat, had a wander around town, ate lots of icecream and of course a beer. We finally got our flight to Kiev, (1 hour delayed, …

Kiev was one of those places that hits you in the stomach, puts you on the floor and forces you to re-assess your life. I arrived happily to a beautiful crisp Saturday afternoon and was immediately met with lush fields of green on my way from the airport into town. My apartment was extremely centra…

I first came to Ukraine hundred years ago. When trees were higher, grass was greener, sun was brighter, photocameras were smaller and without changing lenses. Well, actually it wasn't that long ago. Less than 4 years past and it feels like a century. Today I got nostalgic and decided to look at som…

After a 3 hour flight we landed at Borispol airport in Kiev. We had arranged a ride to the apartment we rented. The guy who turned up was an American who sold his business in the US, divorced his wife and started all over in Kiev, talking about a midlife crisis... Our apartment was on Shota Rystav…