Round The Black Sea

This all started as a desire to visit Armenia - and grew like topsy from there. There are some places which are so unexciting in prospect you couldn't really be bothered....but the Caucusus, Kiev - the home of the Russian Orthodox religion, a 'country' not recognised by the UK government and lots of interesting trains.....let's go!

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Trip Length: 5 weeks
Blog Entries: 23
Photos: 118
Words: 10801

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Blog Entries

Date	Blog Title	Location
May 9th 2012	Airports, airports, finally Istanbul	Middle East » Turkey » Marmara » Istanbul
May 12th 2012	So far plans all hanging together	Middle East » Turkey
May 13th 2012	Will the train to Yerevan be there or not.....	Asia » Georgia » Adjara » Batumi
May 15th 2012	Finally - the Caucusus	Asia » Armenia » West » Yerevan
May 16th 2012	Sunburn	Asia » Armenia » West » Yerevan
May 17th 2012	I kissed the Catholicos's cross	Asia » Armenia » West » Yerevan
May 18th 2012	More monasteries and churches, but the places	Asia » Armenia
May 20th 2012	Filling in the Wifi gaps	Asia » Armenia
May 21st 2012	Bye bye Armenia	Asia » Georgia » Tbilisi District » Tbilisi
May 22nd 2012	My day in Tbilisi	Asia » Georgia
May 23rd 2012	And now.....the High Caucusus	Asia » Georgia
May 25th 2012	In praise of Joe Stalin	Asia » Georgia
May 26th 2012	Time to gather my energy for Russian assault	Asia » Georgia » Western Georgia » Kutaisi
May 28th 2012	The ups and downs and last minute changes	Europe » Russia
May 29th 2012	An in-transit report	Europe » Russia
May 30th 2012	Mad traffic and stunning churches	Europe » Ukraine
June 2nd 2012	Liz and Peter in Kiev	Europe » Ukraine » Kiev
June 4th 2012	Finally - the Black Sea	Europe » Ukraine
June 7th 2012	Yalta, Sevastopol and more	Europe » Ukraine
June 9th 2012	Spare us trains that arrive at 5am	Europe » Ukraine » Odessa
June 10th 2012	Another bad travel day ,for us both	Europe » Moldova » Centre » Chisinau
June 13th 2012	Defeated by Turkish train disruption	Europe » Romania » Muntenia » Bucharest
June 15th 2012	The circle is complete, last day in Istanbul	Middle East » Turkey » Marmara » Istanbul