Monthly Archives: June 2019

Lithuania – Vilnius, Kaunas, Alytus   Experiences Play/hear birbyne Taste Cepelinai Railway, Metro, Funiculars, Cable Cars: Lithuania Railway Experience   NOMAD MANIA Lithuania – Vilnius, Kaunas, Alytus World Heritage Sites Kernavė Archaeological Site (Cultural Reserve of Kernavė) Struve Geodetic Arc … Continue reading →

BELARUS VISA 1. Visa free arrival at the National Airport Minsk. Citizens of 76 countries can enter visa free for up to 30 days. This does not apply to arrival from Moscow or holders of diplomatic, service and official passports. … Continue reading →

SUMMARY Belarus officially the Republic of Belarus (Belarusian) formerly known by its Russian name Byelorussia or Belorussia is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe ]bordered by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Its capital and most populous city is Minsk. Over 40% of its 207,600 square kilometres is … Continue reading →

SUMMARY Belarus officially the Republic of Belarus (Belarusian) formerly known by its Russian name Byelorussia or Belorussia is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe ]bordered by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Its capital and most populous city is Minsk. Over 40% of its 207,600 square kilometres is … Continue reading →

SUMMARY Belarus officially the Republic of Belarus (Belarusian) formerly known by its Russian name Byelorussia or Belorussia is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe  bordered by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Its capital and most populous city is Minsk. Over 40% of its 207,600 square kilometres is forested. … Continue reading →

KIEV (pop 2,888,000) SUMMARY Kiev (or Kyiv – Ukrainian: Київ, romanized: Kyiv; Russian: Киев, romanized: Kiyev) is the capital and most populous city of Ukraine, located in the north-central part of the country on the Dnieper. Kiev is the 7th most populous … Continue reading →

Happy Cemetery (Merry Cemetery), Sapanta. Both the church and surrounding cemetery must be seen to be believed. All the grave markers are fantastic wood painted creations. Topped with a gable roof, each is a narrow rectangle with colourful geometric borders, … Continue reading →

It was not possible to visit this area of Ukraine in 2019. A Russian visa was required but would not be granted except under special circumstances (but especially not to citizens of the European Union). The areas of Donetsk and … Continue reading →

Ukraine – Central-East (Kharkiv, Dnipro, Zaporizhia) June 15-16, 2019 Byriuchyi Island is a spit (former island) in the northwestern part of the Azov Sea. Together with the narrow northern part of the Fedotova Spit, Byriuchyi Island forms the Utljuk Lyman separating … Continue reading →

Ukraine/Russia (disputed) – Crimea (Sevastopol, Simferopol) I enquired about traveling to Crimea. A Russian visa is required and that needs a Letter of Invitation so I wrote Kozak Travel in Sevastopol. The reply was: Because of sanctions from the European Union … Continue reading →