Thanks Fanny for the pun of a title! I realized that whenever people ask for advice for what to see in Kiev and I look through my blog to rev up my memory again, all I have on Kiev is a crazy night out that began at the infamous Palata no. 6 (aka Hospital Bar), and...
Pictures courtesy of Mandy Cheuk, Simon Lu, Kai Tan, Cynthia Koo, and yours truly. With contributions by Cynthia Koo. If it’s not already playing, press play. And then start reading. “…Because the only people for me are the mad ones, the...
Our last hour in Lviv — a costume party at the Lviv Opera House: Afterwards, it was back on a bus heading to the Polish border town of Medyka. We figured that a bus would be more convenient than a train as buses have an easier time crossing the Polish...
As if our down to the wire panic attack to make the bus to Chernobyl wasn’t enough, it was another down to the last minute effort to make a bus that would take us to the border town of Lviv in Western Ukraine. We ran back to our hostel (and having lost Andrew...
Our first full group photo; some of us didn't know whether to smile or keep a straight face... The Pripyat Ferris Wheel just got served Close your eyes. Imagine if you were forced to leave everything you knew behind, a split second decision with no time to pack....
So in pulling an all nighter after last night’s festivities, I made a major mistake of letting everyone sleep a little more. Instead of giving them about an hour before having to leave the hostel, I decided to wake everyone up about 20-30min before. What ended...
So it’s Ruchika’s 22nd birthday today… Welcome to Ukraine, where the underground bars are just out of this world. This is Palata #6 (play the video!): wtf? Panorama of our underground hospital themed bar (click to enlarge). I’m not...
