Travelers Blog

There are a lot of things that can be seen when people travel around the world. The same thing occurred when my friends and I were on our trip and just could not pass the chance of visiting Nikolaev but with a limited amount of time we were only able to stay there for a couple of days before we leave to Kherson. We were able to rent a decent apartment while we were there. ...  Read more

It was just last night when I made a visit together with my friend to Kharkov from Kiev via the night train. There were almost no available seats so we only got the platzkarty or a third class ticket as they call it. Our accommodation composed of a bed that may be fit enough for a person not shorter than 1.8 meters. ...  Read more

I started traveling from the Los Angeles airport and that was on a Friday. I got on a flight that took me to Kiev the very next day. I loved the plane service. Everything was great from the food to the staff. The flight landed with no delays. There was a slight problem caused by a delayed plane when I proceeded to go to the area where my connecting flight to Simferopol was....  Read more

My new travel to Novosibirsk started when I received bad news that the Kazakh Consulate will not update my visa. This meant that I had to stay sixteen more days in Russia. I knew I had to make the best of it. The error started when my visa application for Kazakhstan was only given to me a month later than expected and I was not able to notice the error before I was out of Mongolia....  Read more

Poltava is one of the oldest and historical cities in Ukraine. The city is located in the central Ukraine. Poltava also lies along the Vorskla riverbanks. This city is known for the Battle of Poltava that happened in 1709 and this is the reason why the city is very historic. Poltava has one of the most important events in Ukraine. ...  Read more

Mariupol is one of a kind. This is a port city situated in the southeastern part of Ukraine. This port is an important industrial center. The steel mills of the city help the country in terms of exports. There are many places to visit in Mariupol. Travelers will surely love this place and learn a lot of history and progress....  Read more

We arrived at Kiev around 10:30am. Actually we weren’t sure if that was really Kiev. People are getting off the train so we think we are in Kiev. Then our next task is to find a hostel. Finding a hostel is not that easy, especially if you are in a new place, we had directions from both the subway and a trolley. We choose the subway....  Read more

I went to visit Kherson a while back and I remembered this great village I was able to see at the time. It was known as Gammalsvenskby. It may be a bit difficult to pronounce but all the memories from my trip to that place were wonderful indeed. ...  Read more

The Odessa National Academic Theatre of Opera and Ballet attracts a lot of opera lovers and we went for a ballet performance. The facade of the building in the Italian baroque style is awe-inspiring. You can see the busts of Mikhail Glinka, Nikolai Gogol, Alexandr Griboyedov, and Alexander Pushkin in the niches of the building. As impressive as the facade was the interiors of the theatre and the performance too!...  Read more

It was both a horrible and interesting day. A day so unforgettable. I remember buying a bus ticket in Odessa for the Chisinau, Moldova trip. I asked the guy in the ticket booth if the bus will leave from Odessa passing through PALANCA to Chisinau and made sure that the bus will not pass through Transnistria. ...  Read more