http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Moldova/Transnistria/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Europe , Moldova , Transnistria en-us Sat, 05 Dec 09 03:53:25 +0000 Sat, 05 Dec 09 03:53:25 +0000 Transnistria Wikipedia Transnistria Having met our new dutch friends Vicky no longer felt obliged to go to a territory where she might never come back from so I Fiona headed off for the adventureObviously given the night before it was rather a later start than planned... but we made it to the central bus station around midday and headed off to Transnistria in a negotiated private car with s http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Moldova/Transnistria/Tiraspol/blog-426427.html Early morning we got ready to do a day trip to Tiraspol capital of the self proclaimed republic of Transnistria perhaps only Russia recognizes it anyway you cant stay for longer than 68 hours in the area if you try to spend the night will be lots of hassle there is a border we need to cross and we heard bad things about the way customs deal with foreigners says our homestay host but we reall http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Moldova/Transnistria/Tiraspol/blog-318917.html So went to the Cliff Monastary of Orheiul Vechi...It was a LONG walk up under the baking sun but AmazingThe whole area was like a valley and before it was all seawater you can see shells and stuff in the rocks and cliffs still I think it was 200 years ago that it was underwater...and now..its very good land for farmingThe cliff monastary was small.......but pretty cooool.We went there as http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Moldova/Transnistria/blog-185322.html Day 50 20th July.Sngera Benderi TRANSDNIESTRA Tiraspol Stepova UKRAINE Andrew swam across the lake early to wish us well on our way and we carried on east along the road in hot weather again. The roads were different than we were used to. Virtually empty of people no horses and carts no workers in the fields. Just before Benderi the landscape became wild and completely unused then http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Moldova/Transnistria/Tiraspol/blog-70634.html