This trip to a wintry Ukraine (there’s no need for a ‘the’ prefix anymore) is the deepest we’ve travelled into Eastern Europe, a part of the world which has witnessed such tumult and transformation in the decades following the denouement of the Cold War. As fans of all things Le Carré, the freezing temperatures feel somewhat appropriate for our journey east; shorts and sunshine aren’t things we’ve come to readily associate with post-Soviet hinterlands.

 

WE MAY USE BLOGS TO PLAN MOST OF OUR TRIPS, BUT WE ALWAYS HAVE A BEATEN UP GUIDEBOOK IN OUR BACKPACKS! BUY YOURS NOW.

 

like to speak a little of the local lingo? consider buying a Ukrainian phrasebook