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Category Archives: Ukraine 2023 Trip Report

PhotosUkraine 2023 Trip Report

Photo Essay: Ukraine At War

Matthew Klint Posted onMarch 4, 2023March 4, 2023 36 Comments
Kyiv Ukraine 2023 Photo Essay

For the final segment of my Ukraine trip report, I have compiled an essay of photos I took in Kyiv that serves as both a visible reminder that Ukraine is at war but also a reminder that as in...

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Flight ReviewsJetBlueUkraine 2023 Trip Report

Review: JetBlue A321 Mint “Reverse Redeye” New York – Los Angeles

Matthew Klint Posted onMarch 3, 2023March 3, 2023 35 Comments
JetBlue A321 Mint Reverse Redeye Review

For the final segment of my Ukraine trip, I took a JetBlue “reverse redeye” (a late-night westbound transcontinental flight) from New York JFK to Los Angeles. This will be a short review, because I spent most of the flight...

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Flight ReviewsLOTUkraine 2023 Trip Report

Review: LOT Polish 787-8 Business Class Warsaw – New York

Matthew Klint Posted onMarch 2, 2023March 2, 2023 29 Comments
LOT Polish 787-8 Business Class Review

After an 18-hour bus ride from Kyiv to Warsaw and an 8-hour wait for my flight, it was time to board my flight to New York. While I spent most of the flight sleeping, I found the service and...

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Review: LOT Polish Business Lounge Mazurek – Warsaw (WAW)

Matthew Klint Posted onMarch 2, 2023 1 Comment

I’m going to keep this review short: the LOT Polish Business Lounge Mazurek was so crowded ahead of afternoon flights to New York and Toronto that I only stayed for about three minutes. LOT Polish Mazurek Lounge Review Warsaw...

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LOTLounge ReviewsUkraine 2023 Trip Report

Review: LOT Polish Elite Club Lounge Warsaw (WAW)

Matthew Klint Posted onMarch 1, 2023 4 Comments
LOT Polish Elite Club Lounge Review

LOT operates a lounge within a lounge at its hub in Warsaw Chopin Airport. Let’s review the LOT Polish Elite Club Lounge and how it differs from the adjacent Business Lounge Polonez. In short: it does not and I...

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Lounge ReviewsPriority PassUkraine 2023 Trip Report

Review: Bolero Executive Lounge Warsaw (WAW)

Matthew Klint Posted onMarch 1, 2023March 1, 2023 1 Comment
Bolero Executive Lounge Review

In terms of non-Schengen Area lounges, I found the Bolero Executive Lounge far less crowded than the next-door LOT Business Lounge Mazurek and therefore a far better alternative, even if you are traveling on LOT Polish. Bolero Executive Lounge...

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Lounge ReviewsPriority PassUkraine 2023 Trip Report

Review: Preludium Executive Lounge Warsaw (WAW)

Matthew Klint Posted onFebruary 28, 2023February 28, 2023 3 Comments
Preludium Executive Lounge Review

While LOT Polish may be the dominant carrier at Warsaw Chopin Airport, contact lounges also exist for non-Star Alliance carriers and Priority Pass users. Let’s review the Preludium Executive Lounge. Preludium Executive Lounge Review (WAW) This lounge is located...

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LOTLounge ReviewsUkraine 2023 Trip Report

Review: LOT Polish Business Lounge Polonez – Warsaw (WAW)

Matthew Klint Posted onFebruary 28, 2023 7 Comments
LOT Polish Business Lounge Polonez Review

With a long layover ahead, I set up camp in the Lot Polish Business Lounge Polonez, located in the Schengen Area of Warsaw Chopin Airport. The lounge is quite nice and offers a decent assortment of food and drink,...

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Ukraine 2023 Trip Report

Late Arrival Creates Flight Dilemma In Poland

Matthew Klint Posted onFebruary 28, 2023February 28, 2023 12 Comments

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...

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Ukraine 2023 Trip Report

Cigarette Smuggling And Polish “Hospitality” At Border

Matthew Klint Posted onFebruary 27, 2023February 27, 2023 20 Comments

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...

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Ukraine 2023 Trip Report

My Seatmate Detained At Ukrainian Border…

Matthew Klint Posted onFebruary 27, 2023 17 Comments
Ukrainian Border

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...

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Ukraine 2023 Trip Report

War Does Not Excuse Rude Behavior (Wear Your Headphones, Please…)

Matthew Klint Posted onFebruary 27, 2023February 27, 2023 13 Comments
Headphones Bus

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...

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Ukraine 2023 Trip Report

Mother Places Three-Year-Old In Overhead Bin So She Can Sleep

Matthew Klint Posted onFebruary 27, 2023February 27, 2023 18 Comments
toddler Overhead Bin

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...

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Ukraine 2023 Trip Report

My Precious Seatmate Won’t Leave Me Alone!

Matthew Klint Posted onFebruary 27, 2023 13 Comments
Three-Year-Old Seatmate

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...

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Ukraine 2023 Trip Report

Bladders Of Steel On The Kyiv – Warsaw Bus

Matthew Klint Posted onFebruary 27, 2023February 27, 2023 10 Comments
Kyiv - Warsaw Bus Rest Stop

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....

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Ukraine 2023 Trip Report

My “Luxury” Bus Ride From Kyiv To Warsaw Is Off To A Rough Start…

Matthew Klint Posted onFebruary 27, 2023February 26, 2023 33 Comments
Kyiv Warsaw Bus

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...

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Ukraine 2023 Trip Report

Banksy’s War Art In Ukraine

Matthew Klint Posted onFebruary 25, 2023February 25, 2023 1 Comment
Banksy's Ukraine

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...

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Ukraine 2023 Trip Report

A Ride On The Kyiv Metro

Matthew Klint Posted onFebruary 25, 2023February 25, 2023 7 Comments
Kyiv Metro 2023

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...

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Ukraine 2023 Trip Report

Sanctuary From Russian Bombs In A Kyiv Church Basement

Matthew Klint Posted onFebruary 25, 2023February 25, 2023 15 Comments
Kyiv Sanctuary

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...

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Hotel ReviewsHyattUkraineUkraine 2023 Trip Report

Review: Hyatt Regency Kyiv

Matthew Klint Posted onFebruary 25, 2023 32 Comments
Hyatt Regency Kyiv Review

This week I’m “liveblogging” my trip to Ukraine. Unlike traditional reports, these posts will be shorter and more frequent. The Hyatt Regency Kyiv has remained open throughout much of the conflict with Russia and continues to offer luxury accommodations...

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