All this talk about Kyiv (Kiev) these days reminds me of my own experience in Ukraine last July, 2019. I wasn’t sitting in a restaurant next to the American diplomats discussing official relations and military aid, but Kyiv is bustling with a feeling that you’re in the middle of a spy novel, waiting for Jason Bourne to come running out of a back alley to jump … [Read more...] about Ukraine Week
Experience Kiev in one day – 10 ways
Kiev is a welcoming, energetic, intriguing city in a country struggling to maintain a unique identity in the world. The stately capitol city is bursting with tasty food, friendly people, interesting sites and Cyrillic signs. Unfortunately because of a time crunch I was left with only about 48 hours in Ukraine. Since one full day was devoted to the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone I … [Read more...] about Experience Kiev in one day – 10 ways
Photo Gallery: Kiev, Ukraine
Kiev is a welcoming, energetic, intriguing city in a country struggling to maintain a unique identity in the world. The stately capitol city is bursting with tasty food, friendly people, interesting sites and Cyrillic signs. I spent a very full day in the metropolis of 2.9M people and these are a few of my favorite shots. Only have one day to spend in the Ukraine capitol … [Read more...] about Photo Gallery: Kiev, Ukraine
5 travel thank you gifts
Like many of you, I'll be traveling this holiday season to see my east coast family in Philadelphia. It's always important to appreciate your hosts, and while I'm a very last minute shopper, I have ideas for 5 travel thank you gifts. Think light weight items that remain staples for offering gratitude in the holiday tradition. Little somethings that can easily wrap up and … [Read more...] about 5 travel thank you gifts
I want to come clean
Greetings from hot and steamy Bangkok. I'm in SE Asia for about ten days exploring with my great friends Elliott and Brian. We flew on a new, 16 hour nonstop flight Singapore Airlines started between Seattle and Singapore. Amazing that with a little bit of entertainment (or the entire second season of Killing Eve) and some liquid merriment along the way, the … [Read more...] about I want to come clean
