by Conor Clyne | Sep 8, 2016
How to Recognize the Difference between Politeness and Friendliness when Traveling in Central and Eastern Europe The topic of politeness and friendless when you’re traveling is one where I’ve noticed a bit of a difference of opinion between me and my...
by Conor Clyne | Feb 3, 2015
Why I decided to travel all the countries (and regions) of Europe! Europe is not big geographically but politically and culturally extremely diverse. From Ireland in the west to Russia in the east and Malta in the south to Sweden in the north, Europe has a lot...
by Conor Clyne | Jul 11, 2014
Vinnytsia: Crossing the border into western Ukraine Reaching the Ukrainian border we crossed by bridge from Moldova to Ukraine dodging the hawkers selling potatoes in the no-man’s land of the bridge. On the Ukrainian side, we were greeted by ushanka (шапка-ушанка)...
by Conor Clyne | Jun 24, 2014
Chișinău & Bălți, Moldova – Off the tourist trail Having rocked Bucharest, we headed by plane to Chisinau, the capital of Moldova. While tourism is not so well developed in Moldova, we can recommend the region’s wine. It seems that almost everybody in this...