The Opera House

Odessa enjoyments: borsch, pelmenis and opera

July 13th 2012
We have found a city where we both could imagine to live in - it's Odessa. There's something so laidback and charming in this city that it has become the only city of the trip where we started dreaming about living in it. It's not so easy to put a finger on what it is exactly that we like so much. Climate seems nice (not too hot as there is a breeze from the sea, we assume winters are ... read more

Europe » Ukraine

Ukraine was the center of the first Slavic state, Kievan Rus, which during the 10th and 11th centuries was the largest and most powerful state in Europe. Weakened by internecine quarrels and Mongol invasions, Kievan Rus was incorporated into the Gran... ... read more

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Johanna & Leo

Tutkimusmatkailijat

According to fi.wikipedia.org: "An explorer (=tutkimusmatkailija) is a person who explores new areas by traveling there in person." Our nick came into being more as an internal joke, but it fits quite well to wikipedia's definition so we've kept it so far! :) Although we don't aspire to become a new Ferdinand Magellan our goal is still to travel around the world. We are leaving on our trip in June 2013 and are planning to return to Finland in August 2014. ... full info

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