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I haven’t kept any secrets about my love affair with Eastern Europe. This August, I achieved a huge goal of mine: I have finally visited every country in Eastern Europe! This is my favorite region of the world. It’s where I feel most myself. I truly feel like I am in my element in Eastern… Read More Why I Love Traveling Eastern Europe – and Why You Should, Too
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In August 2019, I achieved one of my most important goals to date. I have officially now visited every country in Eastern Europe!!! For clarity, I generally mean Eastern Europe in a cultural sense more than a true geographical sense: including Central Europe, the Baltics, the Balkans, and east to Russia. Countries like Poland and… Read More On Visiting Every Country In Eastern Europe: My Biggest Travel Accomplishment To Date!
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I’ve spent the last several years exploring Europe, and one region specifically: Eastern Europe. It is by far my favorite region in the world—there are so many places to see! This post is all about the cost to travel Eastern Europe and the money I spent. As a seasoned budget traveler, I knew that my… Read More How Much Does it Cost to Travel Eastern Europe For 6 Weeks?
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Traveling can often be a massive expense, and going on a trip can take significant time saving and creating a budget. Europe in particular is an amazing continent with so much to offer travelers, but with cities like London and Paris, it’s not necessarily going to be cheap. One of my best travel hacks? Traveling… Read More The Top 10 Budget European Cities In 2017
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I’ve visited lots of places in Eastern Europe. It is one of my favorite regions in the world to explore, but one that so many people deem “dangerous” and disregard completely. Which is why I’m here to tell you that it’s not that scary, and absolutely worth visiting! A trip to Eastern Europe will require… Read More 20 Tips for Traveling Eastern Europe
Every once in a while, I stay at a hostel that is done right. There’s no other way to say it—it’s just good. Dream House Hostel in Kiev, Ukraine, is like that. You can clearly tell this is a professionally-run hostel, and it definitely made my stay easy. Here’s my full review! Location: Dream House… Read More Hostel Review: Dream House Hostel, Kiev
On my most recent trip to Kiev, I knew that one of the main things I wanted to do was visit the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone. It’s perfectly safe to visit today, with security checks in place, as well as restrictions regarding how much time you can spend in certain areas due to the level of… Read More Visiting The Chernobyl Exclusion Zone In Ukraine
If there was one place this summer that stole my heart, it would be Kiev. I don’t know what exactly it was—the laid back atmosphere, the surprising beauty of the city, the passionate people who love their country, or the fact that it was insanely affordable. But something about Kiev clicked with me, and I… Read More A Guide To Kiev
My trip to Lviv was short but sweet—I had just a few days in the country before heading back to Poland, this time to Krakow. I’ve already written about taking the Warsaw-Lviv night train, but wanted to do another post on the Lviv-Krakow night train, in case anyone is traveling that direction and is wondering… Read More The Lviv-Krakow Night Train
One of the things that I use travel blogs for the most is for transportation advice—and especially overnight transportation. I recently took the night train from Warsaw, Poland to Lviv, Ukraine, and wanted to do a full write-up of the journey. You can read all about my best safety tips for night trains here! To… Read More The Warsaw-Lviv Night Train
My real question planning my trip to Lviv, Ukraine: would it be worth two night trains? Because of transportation schedules, visiting Lviv meant that I would be taking two night trains (to and from Poland) in a period of four nights…which is a lot for me, who struggles to get a good night’s sleep. But… Read More Off The Beaten Path: Lviv, Ukraine
Добрий день, Украïна! My first ever trip to Ukraine was a quick 3 days in Lviv, one of the largest cities in western Ukraine. It’s been strange and awesome and weird and wonderful all wrapped up in one. I really wanted to share my first impressions of this city and country, since it’s just so… Read More First Impressions Of Lviv, Ukraine
