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Hmmm…here's an interesting site. Bus stops in the Ukraine. A photographic documentary of sorts, but you have to admit that some of the stops are quite attractive. The vivid tilework, the intricate architecture, the dismal Soviet-era ...

Big Brother is no longer watching-at least not as closely. After the fall of communism, local governments opened many of the borders and welcomed tourists with open arms and relaxed visa restrictions. As mentioned in yesterday's Red Corner post, ...

Well, people, forget Spring Break.  Thanks to Travel & Leisure magazine, I now know where the ultimate dance beach party is. It turns out, it's in the Ukraine. According to the article, this summer the Ukraine hosts a huge beach party, ...

I had to laugh earlier this week when I read the Associated Press' gushing ode to the Ukrainian capital, Kiev. Shining with Orthodox golden domes that rise from forested hilltops, crisscrossed by narrow cobblestone streets, and speckled by quiet, ...

Case in Point. We've posted recently about the difficulty, hassles, and ridiculous expense of obtaining a Russian visa. The process hasn't really changed much since the Cold War and, in my opinion, deters many potential tourists from visiting ...

I would imagine that political races are different in Kiev, Ukraine from what I'm used to. But I had to do a double take at this picture by borderfilms (Doug). I had to look closely to see if it was altered in any way. I think it's real, but who ...

Europe has a long tradition of drinking. While this may not be such a bad cultural norm, there are a few bad apples who embrace their love of alcohol just a little too enthusiastically. If you've been to Europe, you know what I'm talking about. ...

"Everybody's working for the weekend," the somehow-still-in-existence '80s band Loverboy once sang. We here at Gadling are no exception. Here's a look at what's going on in the travel world today... The good: Elton John wants to adopt an ...

tweetmeme_url = 'http://www.gadling.com/2009/09/24/cyclist-circles-the-globe-in-174-days/'; tweetmeme_source = 'Gadling'; Last weekend, British cyclist James Bowthorpe rolled into London's Hyde Park, finishing an epic ride around the globe, and ...

Ah, the joys of living in the Ukraine. You can just see the warm enthusiam bubbling from the face of this elderly accordion player. But seriously, what a great photo this is. The photographer, Carpetblogger, captures a wonderful scene in this photo ...

Today's Photo of the Day comes to us from Carpetblogger--a talented photographer we've honored before who has a great knack for capturing the essence of the former Soviet Union. Here we have a street performer in Uzhgorad, Ukraine working hard for ...

Editor's note: This dispatch comes from Robert Reid (www.reidontravel.com) co-author of Lonely Planet's guidebook to Romania & Moldova. "Communists take ur dirty hands our of our country!' "They can't control Twitter! They can't control Youth!" ...

Yuri Lutsenko was trying to get to Seoul, South Korea. Unfortunately, the Ukraine's Interior Minister was a bit too tipsy to fly. Frankfurt police did not allow Lutsenko to board. His son was stopped as well – also "severely drunk," according ...

Reading about parts of Eastern Europe these days it seems every rundown old town that was once under communism is now the "new Prague". I celebrated Slovakia as such just recently (bit I have a couple of good friends from the region, and they ...

There is something about photographs of doors that I find intriguing. If I go through the thousands and thousands of photos I’ve taken over the years, I always find a whole bunch of pictures of doors. I think it has to do with the fact that ...