PoisonGas, BorderBribe...STUCK.

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Ok,
So, from Romania on to Moldova...
Took the train to Iasi and then the bus to Chisinau....besides hot...nothing much.
Met this Moldovian woman on the bus and she couldn't speak much English..
very interesting, still able to kinda communicate.
She was trying to help me to my hostel but I guess she got it wrong...we got off way far from the city centre and no ATM around works!!
She then paid for the taxi to the city centre and finally found an ATM that I can get money and pay her for the taxi ride....
Anyways, she brought me close enough to my hostel and I managed to walk there.

Got there and guess what!? The owner of the hostel took a day off!!!!..i did book a bed....but there was no bed available!!! ahhh..gonna have to sleep on this armchair tonight...>___<" This hostel is small and nothing advertised was there!!!!...bad....-____-"

Next bad news, Lviv had this poisonous gas accident....and its my next stop...
I need to change my plans now!! ahhhh! Lviv was the city in Ukraine I wanted to visit most!!! >___<"
Anyways, ok. when i thought I could just stay a few more days in Kyiv or maybe Odesa......Then there's another problem

The border between Moldova and Ukraine is seperated by this independence region of Transnistria. and recently...they have been blocking the traffic or giving travellers trouble to go pass the borders....Some guy had to bribe the border guards with 300USD to get through!!!!...Very discouraging.....
I was planning to visit Tiraspol..the capital..but now plans have to change...I guess I can just stick with Moldova and have to find the bus that doesn't go through that region....AHHHHHHHH...so complicated!!!>__<"
and its always when things need to be done that the hostel dun have internet!!!! argh.......so pissed off....
Also, travelling within Moldova is also a challenge.....no set timetables..or bus system here!!..the train here sucks as well.....ARGH....-____-"

and the heatwave here is..terrible!!! the air at night is still HOT....WTH......

As predicted...this is gonna be the most challenging part of my trip..just didn't know so many unpredictables can hit all at the same time...
might be a little toooo challenging.........hummm.....

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Comments

[Karen]

Bad luck
Looks like you've encountered some problems. Big bummer. Well, hang in there!

[walekim]

Hope it works out!
I know you can do it, but it may take more time.. ;)