Odessa knows how to party
Time to let you guys in on a little secret. Not the world’s greatest secret, perhaps, but pretty snazzy nonetheless: Odessa is a wild and crazy party town whose ridiculous …
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The Potemkin Steps, i.e. my confusion
Odessa is a pretty nice place to visit. It’s an attractive city laid out in an easily navigable grid pattern (damn you, twisting and turning old-timey mazes!), and it has …
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Fun things to do in Kiev
Kiev is a city on the rise, with more and more backpackers making their way out to the edge of Eastern Europe each year, who find there’s a whole lot …
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Top 10 things to do in Ukraine
Yet another gorgeous yet overlooked Eastern bloc outpost, Ukraine is Europe’s largest country and home to some 45 million people, with a thousand years of history and mostly visa-free entry. …
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The eerie silence of the Hill of Crosses in Lithuania
It takes some balls to stand up to an empire. Particularly when that empire was the Soviet Union, whose gulag-filled Siberian wastelands were home to countless numbers of political prisoners, …
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Places to visit in Latvia
Latvia has quickly established itself as a popular destination with budget-minded travelers who still love themselves some modern European class. The stylish capital of Riga may get all the attention, …
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Places to visit in Estonia
Despite being a tiny little country off in the middle of nowhere, Estonia happens to be the home of one of Europe’s most picturesque medieval cities, plenty of seaside beach …
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Fun things to do in Tallinn
Out towards the edge of Europe you’ll find an oddly modern and wired little nation called Estonia, whose ever-present Wi-Fi (in public parks, no less) and inexpensive alcoholic beverages will …
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Funtimes in Estonia
I had a spectacular time in Estonia. As most travelers know, loving a country has as much to do with finding the right people as it does with how cool …
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The darker side of Riga
Did I enjoy my time in Riga? Yes. Did I adore its delightful medieval streets and historic buildings covering hundreds of years of artistic styles? Yup. Did I immerse myself …
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