Kharkiv: Ukraine’s biggest college town

Kharkiv: Ukraine’s biggest college town

Kharkiv: Ukraine’s biggest college town Kharkiv is a not-so-often visited city in the east of Ukraine, lying just 25 kilometers from the border with Russia. Not only is it the second biggest city in Ukraine by population (1.5 million in habitants), it is also...
Last evening: Flight out of Kyiv

Last evening: Flight out of Kyiv

Last evening: Flight out of Kyiv Sitting on the modern train from Kharkiv back to Kyiv to catch our flights, we reflected on the short but epic trip through a less-beaten path tourist trail through parts of eastern and south-eastern Europe. From the bright...
To Kharkiv – to the Russian border

To Kharkiv – to the Russian border

To Kharkiv – to the Russian border Kharkiv (population 1.4 million) is Ukraine’s second largest city and located approximately 30 kms from the border with Russia. Between 1917 and 1935, Kharkiv was the capital of the Ukrainian Socialist Republic within the...