Exploring The Chernobyl Exclusion Zone | An Experience Like No Other

March 18, 2017.Reading time 15 minutes.

I’m not exactly sure when I learned about the Chernobyl disaster. I can’t have been a little kid, where on Earth would I have heard about such an event? I also know that it had to have been sometime prior to 2012. It was in this year that the horror film Chernobyl Diaries was released, and I […]

Very Strange, Very Beautiful: Welcome to Kiev!

March 16, 2017.Reading time 8 minutes.

After breezing through the Ukraine VOA process, it was time for me to get moving and start exploring! I’ll be the first to admit that I didn’t expect a whole lot from Kiev. The reality is that my time in Ukraine was purely a result of me wanting to visit the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone (stay […]

Everything You Need To Know About The Visa On Arrival In Ukraine

March 13, 2017.Reading time 8 minutes.

Sometimes, finding accurate information on the vast space we call the Internet can be kinda tough. People love to share stories that are incredibly positive or incredibly negative – but finding any accuracy and real neutrality can be difficult. I found this out firsthand when I tried to search for accurate and up to date […]

A Side Trip To Pretty Sibiu

March 11, 2017.Reading time 4 minutes.

When I decided to go ahead with a short Romanian pit stop on my way to Ukraine, I had initially only planned to visit Brasov and Bucharest. However, thanks to a few suggestions from some wonderful globetrotting friends, I decided that I should make a pit stop to one of the smaller cities, even if […]

Get Your Garlic! Get Your Stake! I’m In Transylvania!

March 9, 2017.Reading time 6 minutes.

After a wonderful ‘pick me up’ in the form of a Slovakian weekend, I was feeling recharged and ready to do a little exploring in a new country. It took two trains and an encounter with the most disgusting toilet on planet Earth, but after not too long I had arrived in Romania! If you […]

Slovakian Surprise | I Love Bratislava!

March 6, 2017.Reading time 6 minutes.

When I decided to make a quick stop in Bratislava en route to Romania, I had no idea what to expect. I knew nothing about Slovakia, and less than nothing about Bratislava! However, sometimes a little ignorance isn’t actually a bad thing. I only stayed in Bratislava for a short time, but it was undeniably […]

A ‘Before Sunrise’ Inspired Day in Vienna

March 4, 2017.Reading time 7 minutes.

After a day of unpleasantness in an Austrian hospital, I was feeling completely and utterly down in the dumps. My feelings towards Vienna were not exactly warm and fuzzy, but I really did try to find something, anything, that I could love about Vienna. As it happens, one of my favourite movies, Before Sunrise – a […]

Got The Blues In Vienna

March 2, 2017.Reading time 7 minutes.

After an eventful time in Kiruna, I was looking forward to spending a bit of time wandering the streets of some pretty European cities and chilling out a little bit before heading onwards to some more intense travel destinations. Vienna was my first stop, but unfortunately, it wasn’t exactly a great one. You may recall […]

An Eventful Evening At The ICE HOTEL

February 27, 2017.Reading time 16 minutes.

After a day spent exploring (and a much needed nap) I woke up in time to see the sun disappear from the sky. I had a few hours to kill before a snowmobiling trip, so I took the opportunity to take as many pictures as I could – some of which were so much more […]

Welcome to the Swedish ICE HOTEL

February 25, 2017.Reading time 11 minutes.

When I say that my bucket list is so long that I will most likely never complete it, I am not kidding. I have never actually written down a list (let’s be real, it would be a novel) but I have a mental one up in my head, and I could easily rattle off 250 […]