Every morning we open our mobile phones with trepidation and wonder, what has happened now? Maybe it's the same for you, and for many others. Imagine how one man can ruin so much for so many.
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We have visited the capital city of Kiev in Ukraine twice, and this city is actually one of our favourite cities in Europe. Ukraine has 46 million inhabitants and is the third largest country in Europe by area. Although it's been a few years since we were last in Kiev, we think we have some interesting tips to share. Kiev is the city for those who like history, beautiful buildings, shopping and unusual restaurants.
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The Crimean Peninsula in Ukraine. We tell you about the wonderful holiday in Yalta, Ukraine in 2008 before the Crimean crisis in 2014. Today it is not recommended to go to the Crimean Peninsula. That's why we're going to take you there and show you what it looked like before the crisis and how wonderful it was there. Come to the Crimean Peninsula in Ukraine!
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Today we tell you about our trip to Odessa in Ukraine in 2008, which we did together with Peter's son Billie and his cousin Pontus. We are looking through old photos and realise that we have done a lot of trips that we have barely written about, as we did them before we started the blog. Our trip to Ukraine in the summer of 2008 is one of them. Today we take you to Odessa on the Black Sea.
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What is happening in Crimea? Do you find it hard to keep up? Political crises are often complex and it is not always easy to grasp the context. I found an American site that explains quite clearly how certain things are related to the unrest in Crimea. Here is an abridged version. The pictures are from our holiday in Yalta, Crimea in the summer of 2010.
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First the whole world followed the unrest in Kiev. Now the eyes of the world are on the Crimean peninsula and the city of Sevastopol. Crimea is an autonomous republic in Ukraine, where a majority of the population speaks Russian. It voted in favour of Viktor Yanukovych in the 2010 elections and now many Crimeans believe he was the victim of a coup d'état.
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Today the Swedish and Ukrainian national football teams meet in Kiev, and Peter is glued to the match. "I'm not interested in football, but the sea of blue and yellow in the stands is a bit fascinating. I became curious about the flags and did some reading.
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We have just returned from our third trip to Ukraine. We've been to Kiev in the winter and Odessa and the Crimean Peninsula in the summer, and we're really enjoying travelling in Ukraine! Sometimes we get questions about travelling in the country, so we thought we'd try to answer some of them.
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So it was time to celebrate New Year in Ukraine! We started our New Year's Eve in Kiev by checking out the outdoor concert organised for all Kiev residents in the city centre, just below our hotel. Then we continued to the Arena Citi entertainment complex, where we bought tickets for both dinner and a party. Time for champagne and New Year!
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We visited the Avalon nightclub in Kiev on New Year's Eve. This is the ultimate party palace in Kiev and there are several floors of restaurant, bar, nightclub and strip club. The whole building feels like a beautiful casino. Join us at the Avalon nightclub in Kiev - Ukraine!
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