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Finland – Western and Central (Turku, Tampere, Jyväskylä)  World Heritage Sites  Bronze Age Burial Site of Sammallahdenmäki  Old Rauma  Petäjävesi Old Church  Struve Geodetic Arc  Tentative WHS  Paimio Hospital (formerly Paimio Sanatorium) (28/01/2004)  Sights (Temporarily Reinstated)  Archipelago National Park  Jyväskylä … Continue reading →

Belarus – Central and Northeast (Minsk, Vitebsk, Orsha) June 25- 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) … Continue reading →

Ukraine – West Northern (Lviv, Ternopil, Volyn, Rivne) June 21-23, 2019 Wooden Tserkvas of the Carpathian Region in Poland and Ukraine. These comprise 16 wooden churches built by horizontal log construction. They are located in isolated parts of the Carpathian Mountains. They … Continue reading →

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 →