Lena

As soon as I arrived in Istanbul, that very first day, after our tiring 16 hour bus ride from Trabzon, when we got dropped off by a clueless t…

First off, I should remind you that Georgia was not on our itinerary for this trip originally. While traveling through Russia, we met a great …

Given that air travel is the most expensive part of this trip, we try to avoid it as much as possible. Also, we are always on the look out for…

Did you know that I am half Ukrainian? My mother's family comes from Ukraine so I was happy to travel to her motherland and see this hidden co…

It has been quite a while since I've been back to my Motherland. The last time I traveled to Russia in 2004. I was young, traveled there with …

You might be wondering what it would be like to be with your spouse 24/7 and travel full-time. Married or not, you can probably imagine how di…

Eastern European foods we sampled during our trip through Poland, Russia and Ukraine had similar staples: potatoes, bread, butter, mayonnaise,…

So it's been a month - wow. We both agree that it's flying by too quickly already. Right away I should inform you that we are both very happy …

To be honest, I wasn't impressed when I stepped out of the bus in the Warsaw's city center. I saw many modern buildings with shopping centers …

After seeing Glasgow we were hungry to see more of Scotland so we were thrilled to take a short bus ride to Edinburgh, the capital. Shortly af…