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MINSK (pop 2 million) Minsk is the capital and largest city of Belarus, situated on the Svislač and the Nyamiha Rivers. The population in January 2018 was 1,982,444, (not including suburbs) making Minsk the 11th most populous city in Europe. … Continue reading →

Ukraine – Central-West (Vinnytsia, Zhytomyr, Khmelnytskyi) June 21, 2019 VINNYTSIA Podolsky Zoo.  This small zoo had a few unusual animals I have not seen in zoos recently: elands, curly pigeons, . The cages are dated and there is not much … Continue reading →

Ukraine – West Southern (Chernivtsi, Ivano-Frankivsk, Zakarpatiya) Khotyn Fortress (Sight). History. In 1250-64, Prince Danylo of Halych rebuilt the fortress. They added a half-meter (20 in) stone wall and a 6-meter (20 ft) wide moat around the fortress. In the second half of the … Continue reading →

Ukraine – Central (Kyiv, Cherkasy, Kropyvnytskyi) June 16-20, June 23, 2019 From Ukraine Northeast, I drove south of the Dneiper and stopped in the is town. Cherkasy (pop 262,000) The city is the cultural, educational and industrial center of Cherkasy Oblast and … Continue reading →

Lithuania – Vilnius, Kaunas, Alytus   Experiences Play/hear birbyne Taste Cepelinai Railway, Metro, Funiculars, Cable Cars: Lithuania Railway Experience   NOMAD MANIA Lithuania – Vilnius, Kaunas, Alytus World Heritage Sites Kernavė Archaeological Site (Cultural Reserve of Kernavė) Struve Geodetic Arc … Continue reading →

BELARUS VISA 1. Visa free arrival at the National Airport Minsk. Citizens of 76 countries can enter visa free for up to 30 days. This does not apply to arrival from Moscow or holders of diplomatic, service and official passports. … Continue reading →

SUMMARY Belarus officially the Republic of Belarus (Belarusian) formerly known by its Russian name Byelorussia or Belorussia is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe ]bordered by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Its capital and most populous city is Minsk. Over 40% of its 207,600 square kilometres is … Continue reading →

SUMMARY Belarus officially the Republic of Belarus (Belarusian) formerly known by its Russian name Byelorussia or Belorussia is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe ]bordered by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Its capital and most populous city is Minsk. Over 40% of its 207,600 square kilometres is … Continue reading →

SUMMARY Belarus officially the Republic of Belarus (Belarusian) formerly known by its Russian name Byelorussia or Belorussia is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe  bordered by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Its capital and most populous city is Minsk. Over 40% of its 207,600 square kilometres is forested. … Continue reading →

KIEV (pop 2,888,000) SUMMARY Kiev (or Kyiv – Ukrainian: Київ, romanized: Kyiv; Russian: Киев, romanized: Kiyev) is the capital and most populous city of Ukraine, located in the north-central part of the country on the Dnieper. Kiev is the 7th most populous … Continue reading →