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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In defense of speed freak backpackers
So I like to see plenty. Big cities, small towns, isolated villages, and maybe a little hiking. I don’t just want to see the capital city and move on. I …
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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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