by Conor Clyne | Feb 11, 2016
Moldova – Un paradis pentru Poligloți? Moldova este o țară de 3,5 milioane de locuitori fără ieșire la mare, situată între România și Ucraina. Țara cu granițele actuale a făcut parte din Uniunea Sovietică de jure între 1945-1991, după care a devenit independentă la...
by Conor Clyne | Apr 9, 2015
Moldova – Polyglot’s Paradise? Moldova is a country of 3.5 million people landlocked between Romania and Ukraine. The country in its present de jure borders was part of the Soviet Union from 1945-1991 after which it became independent upon the collapse of...
by Conor Clyne | Jul 16, 2014
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...
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...
