OK, everybody knows what Kiev is famous for, right? What…no? Well, let me help you. For food, think delicious borscht (a meaty soup), yummy veriniki (dumplings) and chicken Kiev. For architecture, think heavenly golden onion domes piercing a robin’s egg blue sky and stately monuments to kings and saints. For women, think of Anna Kournikova as just your average girl next door…J)
When I got to Kiev I wasn’t disappointed because all of these things are true! But there were a few secrets they don’t mention in the guidebooks… Continue reading
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Night Train From Lviv
It’s almost midnight and I’m hurtling through the darkness somewhere in western Galicia (east of Budapest, north of Transylvania) by rail. I started my journey in Lviv’s magnificent station 9 hours ago but it feels like I’ve been on a time-warp journey. Does train travel always bring out the romantic in us?
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