Blogs from Ukraine, Europe - page 38

When you enter a new blog on this website, you can choose from a list of locations for the entry. It starts with a general region such as Europe. Then you pick a country, and after that a city, zone, etc...For this entry, I got as for as Ukraine. The nearest city in the drop down list was approximately 400 km away from where I was. This was about the millionth sign that I will probably never find Felsoszinever (pronounced Fell-show-see-never) on a map sold anywhere in the Western world. Nor will I ever probably find Uzhgorod or Mukachevo, other towns I visited close to the Hungarian border. Nonetheless I was there, and these pictures prove it. Most of you that are reading this probably received my long winded email on my trip to Ukraine, so ... read more

So, arrivied in Odesa and the nice hostel I wanted to go to was full! I was transferred to this other hostel on the other side of town and it was FAR!!!!! Planned only one afternoon here so went to the Catacomb caves...and walked around the city... its ok, ODesa is old...lots of streets and buildings still under construction.....they have a beach...but I'm not that interested in... checked out the ferry schedule at the port...went to the wrong port and was LOST.. these guys offered help and brought me to the passenger terminal!! So nice! Anyways, got there and the ticket office was closed!! they had a schedule up and DUMB ME..! I didnt read it thoroughly.. then off to the hostel. Day 1 done. Next day took me an hour to hail a taxi!! actually..I ... read more

Greetings from the amazing Ukraine. I had explore the markets, ate some great smoked cheese, visited some orthodox churches, have seen 200 years old enbalmed monks in the Caves Monastery, tried my russian skills for the first time since school, seen the awesome microminiature art , and of course took some pics, so you guys would enjoy it too... Üdv a fantasztikus Ukrajnából. alkudoztam a piacokon próbára téve nem létező orosztudásom, ettem fantasztikus füstölt sajtot, meglátogattam jó pár ortodox templomot, láttam 200 éves balzsamozott szerzetes tetemeket a Barlang kolostorban, megnéztem a mikro miniatűr múzeumban a patkolt bolhát, és természetesen fotóztam, hogy ti is láthassátok merre is jártam.... Saludos desde Ukrania. estuve explorando los mercados hmmm los quesos ahumados estaban deliciosos... he visitado algunas iglesias, he visto monjes enbalmados desde hace 200 anos, he vi... read more

All Apologies... This is more or less my first travel blog (aka WeB Log) entry for my Wild On Middle East Trip. I'm writing this blog before I actually reach my first stop--Kiev, Ukraine. If there's one thing I remember from college--Ukrainians ARE NOT Russians (SEE Russification). I'll make my point in the next blog. I only have an hour and a half layover in Kiev before I jump on the plane to Tel Aviv; hence there's much in the way of details yet. So by now you might be asking yourself 'What's the point?' or 'Why did Tim even send an email to me to read his Travel Blog?' To be honest I just wanted to get my first entry uploaded and see if my profile is working (most comments welcome). I will add to ... read more

Tungvint-turister som oss er gjerne ute etter å finne lokale særpreg og karaktertrekk. Jakten på det som er annerledes er noe av grunnen til å ta bryet med å finne fram passet og forlate hjemlige trakter og tralter. Særpreget kommer selvfølgelig til uttrykk på ymse måter, i mat, arkitektur, kroppsspråk og så videre. Men det som for oss var mest påfallende i Kherson, var faktisk importert fra Japan. Byen har, som de fleste Svartehavsnære byene, en ganske livlig gågate. Her spaserer folk opp og ned og deltar i bylivet - normalt nok. Men fra vårt utkikkspunkt på uteserveringen på en pizzarestaurant la vi merke til et par ungdommer som trillet på et slitent stereoanlegg. Vel og bra, tenkte vi. Til vi så dem igjen senere: de var bare to av mange som tilbød ungdommene i ... read more