Beware the dust: Warning as tourists flock to Chernobyl
The Ukrainian government - capitalising on the macabre intrigue - has announced that Chernobyl will become an official tourist site.
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A spectacular but little-visited European country
From the Black Sea port of Odessa to the colourful farmlands along the Dnieper River, cruising Ukraine guarantees spectacle and rich historical detail, ancient and more recent.
Impressive cityscapes, sunny seasides: This is not the bleak Ukraine I had expected
The drab post-Soviet country of my imagination is replaced by a sumptuous cityscape resplendent in pastel colours and lit by a seaside sun.
Inside Europe's abandoned nuclear wasteland
Abandoned villages, limbless toys and a ticking radiation detector lurk at the site of the world's worst nuclear disaster.
This European train is a far cry from the Orient Express
According to old movies, there were two types of European long-distance train: the sexy, luxurious sleeper and the shabby dimly lit train packed with shady people.
At first glance this seems like a normal bar. Then things get interesting
Waiters – male and female – dressed in black circulate, taking orders from couples and groups seated at wooden tables. And this is where things start to get interesting.
Hostel opens in the most radioactive place on the planet
A new hostel has opened in the heart of the Chernobyl exclusion zone, one of the most radioactive places on the planet.
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