Odesa, Ukraine Odesa (Odessa/Оде́сса/Оде́са) was our final destination in Ukraine on this trip. The night train arrived at the station around 9 AM after a 10 or 11-hour journey from Lviv. Luckily, we were in a sleeper car and were able to get some sleep. Our apartment was not supposed to be available for a […]
Lviv, Ukraine
Lviv, Ukraine We arrived at the train station in Lviv at about 8:45 PM and immediately headed out to request an Uber. Unfortunately, we had very limited phone service at the station. Since we didn’t have service, we couldn’t even use maps, it was a catch 22 situation. After about 20 minutes of repeated attempts, […]
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Kyiv, Ukraine
Kyiv, Ukraine Kyiv (Kiev, Київ) was our first stop in Ukraine. Due to the pandemic, we had to cancel our trip in 2020 and decided to make the trip in 2021. Also, after visiting South Africa we could not travel directly to Turkey our final destination on this trip. We needed to spend 10-days somewhere […]
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Visiting Ukraine Gotchas
Visiting Ukraine If you plan on visiting Ukraine, make sure you are prepared. Kyiv (Kiev, Київ) was our first stop in Ukraine. Due to the pandemic, we had to cancel our trip in 2020 and decided to make the trip in 2021. Also, after visiting South Africa we could not travel directly to Turkey our […]
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Ukraine 2021 Itinerary
Ukraine 2021 Itinerary In 2020 we had planned and booked a trip that included Ukraine, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and England. Unfortunately, that was canceled due to the pandemic. Therefore, we wanted to do some of that trip in 2021 that would include Ukraine, Georgia, and Turkey as our destinations. There was a last-minute change to […]
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Our Top Travel Credit Cards: Unlocking Rewards for Your Next Adventure
Our Travel Credit Cards We have several go-to credit cards that we use for travel. Some of these are to receive point rewards and others are for cash rewards. Since all the cards listed are only for US-based persons, they won’t necessarily apply to all readers. We have recently used point/miles rewards for flights during […]
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Travel and Vacation are not the same
Travel is Not a Vacation Travel and vacation aren’t necessarily the same thing, though people often use them interchangeably. When we travel, people always ask how long are we on vacation. I usually respond with we are traveling not on vacation. I will explain the difference below. Travel Travel often implies a journey or experience […]
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Where I’ve Been
Where I’ve Been The map below shows where I’ve been. They are grouped by color based on where I have lived, visited, and have been in transit. Blue is where I have lived as an adult, green is where I have visited and yellow is where I have been in transit at an airport. Red […]
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Georgia The Country
Georgia We spent a couple of weeks traveling through the country of Georgia starting in Tbilisi and ending in Sarpi when we crossed into Turkey. Unfortunately, the weather didn’t cooperate with our travel plans. We encountered, rain, cool overcast days, fog, and even snow. However, we enjoyed our time in Georgia but did miss out […]
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A Weekend in Greensboro, NC
Greensboro, NC We took a weekend road trip to Greensboro, NC for the 60th birthday party of my wife’s co-worker. However, it had not been on my radar as a place to visit. However, it is a nice fairly quiet college town with a lot of history from the civil rights movement. You may remember […]
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