Archive for the ‘Europe’ Category
Jul 31, 12 • Turkey • 1 Comment »
The Blue Mosque (or Sulatn Ahmed Mosque) and Haghia Sophia pop in one’s mind when Istanbul is mentioned. Few people think of the Suleymaniye mosque. The former two dominate the skyline of Istanbul and can be seen from many places of the city....
Jul 29, 12 • Turkey • 1 Comment »
Are you brave enough to try strange food in different countries while you travel? Have you eaten a snake? bugs or monkey? Do you know what is Kokorec? Maybe you have tried guts in Turkey? If not, we highly recommend you to do that next time you are...
Jul 28, 12 • Turkey • 5 Comments »
Have you ever heard of Miniaturk? Yes, mini Turkey or miniature Turkey. I was quite curious when my friend Emre told me that we can visit this park with miniature models of various famous sites from all over Turkey. He said: If you are lazy to visit...
Jul 27, 12 • Ukraine • 2 Comments »
Odessa is simply magnificent with its marvelous architecture. Its shady lanes, beautiful lightly pastel buildings and cozy squares create in the city a certain air of intimacy. Odesa’s history as a thriving trade center has left the city with...
Jul 26, 12 • Ukraine • No Comments »
Odessa Mama is a term used by the people of Odessa to lovingly call their city as “mother”. Though not only people from Odessa refer to Odessa as “mama”. Many people on the territory of ex-Soviet Union are familiar with...
Jul 22, 12 • Ukraine • 5 Comments »
It is getting closer to the end of our trip in Ukraine, which is the home-country of my beloved Alexey but an entire foreign country for me, that’s why I want to share my impressions as a foreigner and traveler with you. Or just simply share...
Jul 20, 12 • Ukraine • 4 Comments »
I bet you don’t know where a town of Zhitomir is located. Ok, maybe some of you. I am more than sure you don’t know who Sergey Korolev was. But I believe you know who Yuriy Gagarin is. If not, you probably have a serious gap in your...
Jul 19, 12 • Ukraine • 2 Comments »
Traveling around Ukraine may take a lot of time as it happens to be the second biggest country in Europe with a population of 45Mln. inhabitants. If you would like to see historical monuments from different regions of Ukraine; or feel the atmosphere...
Jul 11, 12 • Ukraine • No Comments »
St.Cyricl’s church is one of the oldest in Kiev Rus and was built many years before other famous Orthodox churches in the Eastern Europe. It is very often overlooked by visitors as it is located far from St. Sophia or Kiev Pechersk Lavra. If...
Jul 7, 12 • Ukraine • 5 Comments »
Visiting Kiev without visiting Kiev Pehcersk Lavra is like visiting Prague without seeing the Prague castle and St.Vitus cathedral. even if one plans a short visit to Kiev or Ukraine the Lavra as most people call it in Kiev will be on top-3-to-see...
Jun 21, 12 • Romania • 6 Comments »
How my visit to Bucovina and Transylvania broke some stereotypes about religion and nuns. I consider myself an atheist in the sense that I don’t approve of religion as an institution, but of course, it has nothing to do with having faith. Faith...
Jun 19, 12 • Romania • 1 Comment »
There may be many reasons to visit Transylvania. For me it was curiosity in 2004 and 2005. This time (May 2012) it was a family visit as Mara’s mom lives in Sighisoara. Founded by Transylvanian Saxons during the 12th century, Sighisoara...
Jun 15, 12 • Romania • 2 Comments »
When we think of Transylvania the name of Dracula often arises in our minds. Transylvania – the mysterious dangerous far-away land. A great number of stereotypes and misconceptions are connected to Transylvania and Romania. Dracula is one of them....
May 30, 12 • Czech Republic • No Comments »
I have reached that point (let’s call it age) in my life, when friends around me are getting married. Badly. And everywhere. Well, I admit mostly back home and less here in Prague. I have escaped most of these ceremonies from back home, due to...
May 13, 12 • Romania • 3 Comments »
I am Romanian, but I have left my country nearly 4 years ago. I have revisited on a regular basis, obviously since my family lives there. However I have never felt such emotional contradictions as this time. Sometime ago, in autumn 2011 I have...
May 12, 12 • Romania • 1 Comment »
After visiting the biggest monastery of Sucevita & nice encounter with the drunk nun we visited two most important of all Bucovina monasteries – Putna and Voronet. Both monasteries were built by Stefan the Great who earned his surname...
May 10, 12 • Romania • 6 Comments »
The painted monasteries of Bucovina are one of the greatest architectural and artistic landmarks of Europe. Though these picturesque treasures of Romania are often overlooked by visitors to the country as they are not easily accessible by...
Apr 10, 12 • Europe, Holland • 9 Comments »
Amsterdam is a cool place to visit. It combines unique architecture of houses built on canals, great museums, markets, clubs, coffee shops and many other attractions. Hence it is heavily visited by toursits. And one may get tired of herds and...
Jan 20, 12 • Austria, Europe • 1 Comment »
I got invited last minute to join a mixed crew of Czech, Spanish, Trukish, Swedish people going to ski in Zillertal area in Austria. We split into three cars and ours was the first to set off on a 5 hour ride. We had a target of getting keys from...
