Kyiv Oblast Travel Guide

Trespassing Chernobyl: to the most remote villages!

Visited abandoned wooden church, found soviet books, slept in forbidden places - read more to discover s.t.a.l.k.e.r's setting in real life :). One of the worst feelings in the hiking or trekking trip is the feeling that you have taken extra things with you. It could be some device, a suitcase, an

Exploring mysterious desert island on a raft +bike +a lot of beer

Hiding on an uninhabited island to survive apocalypse? Good idea, if you have any means of "water transport", even a raft, built by yourself. Or an emergency "escape pod" of the navy ships - it's even better, and in post-USSR countries it costs very small money. Raft? Who said "raft"? My friends.

Chernobyl ILLEGAL (don't try this at home)

Disclaimer: Do not take this text as advice - tresspassing the Chernobyl zone is forbidden (you can be fined if caught by police) and of course is dangerous. But the "illegals" or " stalkers" community exists, and you can visit this postapocaliptic place on your own risk. Imagine that you are in a

Trespassing Chernobyl. Escaping Prypyat ghost town

This is part 2 of the story. In part 1 I sneak inside Chernobyl exclusion zone and walk to one of the most remote dead villages, Krasno, which is famous for it's abandoned wooden church. The day for me started when I woke up in abandoned village house in Krasno. As all other buildings here, now it

Wednesday walk challenge ~ Craving for nature

Wednesday Walk is a challenge started by @tattoodjay The idea of the challenge is pretty simple and is explained well in this post. So, it was a wonderful sunny morning, none of us had urgent work to do, the house was clean and the fridge was full. It was Sunday and the whole day ahead, and we fina

My visit to Ukraine, April 2018: Prypyat then home

Post visit I learned that there are a number of licensed guides in Kiev who accompany visitors; you are under their control and guidance. Some are very good, some are very bad, alas mine fell very deeply into the latter. Unwilling to venture into the interesting, but safe areas including the city ho

Vytachiv, Duke's Spire and Wooden Chapel

Hello today, folks! Today I want to share a short story about one of my favorite places in Ukraine. It is a place where I come to for just being there, look outside and inside of myself, to breath and walk. The first picture is my entry to Week #036 of Landscape/Seascape contest hosted by @axeman. T

A walk through the Museum of Corruption in Mezhyhirya

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