Category Archives: Trip Reports

This week I’m “liveblogging” my trip to Ukraine. Unlike traditional reports, these posts will be shorter and more frequent. With the late arrival of my bus (7:30 am instead of 5:00 am), I was forced to take a gamble...

This week I’m “liveblogging” my trip to Ukraine. Unlike traditional reports, these posts will be shorter and more frequent. Little did I know when we pulled out of passport control into the no man’s land between Ukraine and Poland...

This week I’m “liveblogging” my trip to Ukraine. Unlike traditional reports, these posts will be shorter and more frequent. The Ukrainian border formalities were not bad at all…for me at least. One man was not so fortunate. Ukrainian Border...

This week I’m “liveblogging” my trip to Ukraine. Unlike traditional reports, these posts will be shorter and more frequent. Another story from onboard the bus, and we haven’t even reached the border yet. This is getting comical. Whether in...

This week I’m “liveblogging” my trip to Ukraine. Unlike traditional reports, these posts will be shorter and more frequent. We’ve seen flight attendants take publicity shots inside overhead bins, but I’m surprised more parents have not tried what I...

This week I’m “liveblogging” my trip to Ukraine. Unlike traditional reports, these posts will be shorter and more frequent. The legroom may be poor and the temperature like a sauna, but a little girl has taken a liking to...

This week I’m “liveblogging” my trip to Ukraine. Unlike traditional reports, these posts will be shorter and more frequent. I must say I’m impressed by the Ukrainian people and their bladders of steel. Here, I’m not even being facetious....

This week I’m “liveblogging” my trip to Ukraine. Unlike traditional reports, these posts will be shorter and more frequent. I made the mistake of taking the bus company (Prosto Bus Plus) at its word. The joke is on me...

This week I’m “liveblogging” my trip to Ukraine. Unlike traditional reports, these posts will be shorter and more frequent. The biggest mistake I made on my trip to Ukraine was failing to check out Banksy’s art in-person. That’s another...

This week I’m “liveblogging” my trip to Ukraine. Unlike traditional reports, these posts will be shorter and more frequent. I returned my rental car at 9:00 am on the west side of Kyiv, which is right in the heart...

This week I’m “liveblogging” my trip to Ukraine. Unlike traditional reports, these posts will be shorter and more frequent. I was not without a friend in Kyiv and leading up to my trip was in touch with Bruce and...

This week I’m “liveblogging” my trip to Ukraine. Unlike traditional reports, these posts will be shorter and more frequent. Breakfast has been interesting at the Hyatt Regency Kyiv, with the hotel clientele ranging from media to mercenaries. I almost...

This week I’m “liveblogging” my trip to Ukraine. Unlike traditional reports, these posts will be shorter and more frequent. Chicken Kyiv is a смачний (delicious) dish. How have I missed it all these years? Chicken Kyiv In Kyiv On...

This week I’m “liveblogging” my trip to Ukraine. Unlike traditional reports, these posts will be shorter and more frequent. The trip report is not over, but a choice has arisen: take a train to Chișinău and fly out of...

This week I’m “liveblogging” my trip to Ukraine. Unlike traditional reports, these posts will be shorter and more frequent. I mentioned in my introduction that one mission of my trip to Ukraine was to acquire a piece of art....

This week I’m “liveblogging” my trip to Ukraine. Unlike traditional reports, these posts will be shorter and more frequent. Those in the West who are anti-Ukraine in the current war usually throw out the following trope: well, the Russians...

This week I’m “liveblogging” my trip to Ukraine. Unlike traditional reports, these posts will be shorter and more frequent. Ah yes, my first mistake of the trip (I know some still insist the trip itself was a mistake…). I...