Ukraine Travel Blog

Travel tips and resources for travellers: Travel guides, itineraries, abandoned places, street art and off-the-beaten-path places in Ukraine

Hello and welcome to our Ukraine travel blog. You will find all our Ukraine blog posts in this section of our website.

Maybe you found our Ukraine travel blog because you are thinking about visiting Ukraine, or perhaps you are partway through planning a trip to Ukraine. Whatever the reason, we hope we can provide some useful resources and travel tips for Ukraine.

Even though our first trip to Ukraine was in 2015, it is a country that keeps calling us back, and we have visited many times since. Although we continue to revisit Kyiv (it’s one of our all-time favourite cities), each time we visit Ukraine, we also explore new areas of the country and, to date, we have been to 30 towns and cities in Ukraine.

Our Ukraine blog posts are generally aimed at independent travellers and backpackers like us and have a strong focus on travelling around using public transport, staying in budget accommodation and exploring off-the-beaten-path and lesser-visited places.

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Things to do in Kharkiv, Ukraine

Things to do in Kharkiv, Ukraine

A travel guide on what to do in Kharkiv, Ukraine. Brutalist and Stalinist Empire style buildings are plentiful, but the city also exudes an air of elegance.

What to do in Chernihiv, Ukraine

What to do in Chernihiv, Ukraine

What to do in Chernihiv, an easy trip from Kyiv and a hidden gem East of the Dnipro River. Chernihiv is a beautiful town with some impressive sights.

Visiting the Tunnel of Love, Ukraine

Visiting the Tunnel of Love, Ukraine

What and where is Ukraine’s so-called fairytale Tunnel of Love? Read our guide to the Tunnel of Love Ukraine, a highly photogenic leafy viridescent tunnel.

Our 2017 Travel Review in Photographs

Our 2017 Travel Review in Photographs

And a preview of what's on our travel agenda for 2018 Oops, we did it again! On not slowing down… 2017 saw us pass our 9-year travelversary but didn’t see us slow down very much! We stayed in a handful of places for a week which, to be honest, is quite an achievement...

An A to Z of Ukraine

An A to Z of Ukraine

For a bit fun, and hopefully some travel inspiration, here is an A to Z of Ukraine. From Andrew’s Ascent to Zhytomyr and everything in between.

Back in the U.S.S.R. …

Back in the U.S.S.R. …

Photo essay and thoughts on a new found admiration for unapologetic Soviet and communist-era architecture or the former U.S.S.R.

Ukrainian Bangers and Beauties

Ukrainian Bangers and Beauties

Hello, I’m Mark and I’m an Ladaholic. I am officially obsessed with photographing Ladas and other retro-style cars that date back to the Soviet-era.


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