Travelers Blog

I am what they call a lone traveller. I love visiting new cities and recording the information about all the exciting places I see there. My interest is even higher if the city is not a popular tourist location. In fact, I make it a point to find out such places of interest on the Internet and make my travel arrangements. The last such city I visited was Lugansk. ...  Read more

My family thought that I was crazy when I said I want to travel alone to Kharkov to see our heritage. They said that I can just visit my grandparents in San Francisco to where they migrated. They also said that Kharkov is not a friendly city, especially for a single lady of 21 who will only stay in an apartment. ...  Read more

Vinnitsa is one of the cities that you should visit when you are in Ukraine. This city is located in the central Ukraine. My family and I surely loved the city which is full of parks and many places to visit. ...  Read more

After several weeks in Ukraine I'm back home in Sweden. First of all I must say that everything about your service and the apartment I rent was perfect for me. Apartment was good and very clean so I'm very satisfied, so if/when I decide to visit Ukraine again you probably will hear from me again...  Read more

HELLO, Everyone!!! It was just a few days ago when I arrived in Moscow and the place is so big. Amazing! I went to several famous sites and on the very first day I went to the local market. It was great because the vendors sold a lot of soviet army propaganda souvenirs. I also tried some of the famous local pastries from the street vendors. Yummy. ...  Read more

Friday, the twenty third of October, I finally arrive in Kiev. For any traveler including myself the first impression of any new place translates into what the overall mood of the trip becomes. I have made the same mistake over and over again and this time I want to try and refrain from judging Kiev far too soon. I want to keep an open mind but I am experiencing some difficulty doing so because the trip had just begun and we already experienced problems with the tour....  Read more

Air and atmosphere are what made Moscow resemble St. Petersburg. Air in both places smelt of cigarettes mixed with car exhaust gas or something like that. A sunny day’s bright light never failed us and let us make many photos. ...  Read more

I decided to visit Odessa for the simple reason that there are well-preserved 18th and 19th century buildings there. The travel agency I booked with had me stay in an apartment. The accommodation in Odessa is wonderful. There were soft, fluffy pillows, and padded carpets on my apartment’s floor. ...  Read more

Armed with a backpack and a ready to be independent, I headed to Moscow. It was my first time to travel alone, and I was puzzled with such questions as where to stay, and what kind of accommodation I should expect from Russian apartments. ...  Read more

I am a complete workaholic and hardly indulge in going out on trips. My boyfriend is the exact opposite; didn’t they say opposites attract? He is always excited to go on tours and is a big fan of everything Russian. He speaks very fluent Russian too. So last September he dragged me out of my work schedule and made me accompany him to the Ukrainian city of Mariupol. ...  Read more