Ceausescu's Palace

From Chernobyl to Transylvania

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September 13th 2017
Our journey started with a few days in Kiev, the capital and largest city in Ukraine. As part of the former Soviet Union we were pleasantly surprised to find that the place was not as 'Russian-esque' as we had expected. In fact the whole place, the local people and the wide, tree-lined streets had a really nice upbeat feeling about them. In fact quite a few of the locals did not like the Russians ... read more

Europe » Romania » Muntenia » Bucharest

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The principalities of Wallachia and Moldavia - for centuries under the suzerainty of the Turkish Ottoman Empire - secured their autonomy in 1856; they united in 1859 and a few years later adopted the new name of Romania. The country gained recognitio... ... read more