If you're planning a trip to Kyiv, here are some tips I hope will help you on your journey. Arriving / departing: Travelling with Ryanair? Then you'll be arriving/departing from the old Borispol F terminal that has not much in the way of facilities. At the time I was there for departure (June 2019) there was limited… Continue reading Top tips for a visit to Kyiv, Ukraine
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A week in Kyiv – Day 7
Our last full day in Kyiv! Where did the time go? We should have been more rigorous with our mornings and done less sitting around the apartment. Oh well, you can't travel back in time, but you can travel to Pochaina metro to visit Petrivka market. Petrivka market is mostly about books; literature, scholastic, stationery,… Continue reading A week in Kyiv – Day 7
A week in Kyiv – Day 4
After two intense days at Chernobyl, we slept late and then sat in the apartment trying to organise a schedule. Sometimes this happens on trips - if we don't have a pre-defined agenda, we sit around procrastinating. It's as if we are afraid to say, "Let's relax and take it easy," because we feel we… Continue reading A week in Kyiv – Day 4
A week in Kyiv – Day 1
Originally I wanted a week's holiday on a Greek Island somewhere by the beach but booking that kind of holiday was too complicated for me. So instead, we booked flights to Kyiv in Ukraine. Kyiv (or Kiev as you may also know it) had been on our to-visit list for a while, but we only… Continue reading A week in Kyiv – Day 1