On the way back to Chisinau, our driver, Boris, stops by his house and invites us in. We’re about 15 km from Orheiul Vechi in a little village called Ivancea, populated by Ukrainians since medieval times. Ukrainian, rather than Moldovan, is the local language. The house is cosy. Outdoors, fruit and vegetables abound. Behind a [...]
Orheiul Vechi
In Moldova last June, my daughter Alex and I visited Orheiul Vechi, an ancient settlement by the Raut River northeast of the capital Chisinau. The Cultural Landscape Orheiul Vechi is on UNESCO’s Tentative list and is being considered for inclusion on the World Heritage List next week (see under Mixed properties down the list a [...]
Chic Chisinau
Chisinau is probably one of Europe’s least known capitals. It’s a walkable city, but if you have a broken leg, or just aren’t up for it, the bus service is frequent and ridiculously cheap (In 2008, we payed 3 lei for a ticket – about USD 0.30) Chisinau street scenes: The little city’s architecture is [...]
Back in the USSR – Time travelling in Transdniestr
The peculiar little non-existing country Transdniestr is a different world; a memorial to the Soviet era, a living museum of times gone by.
11 fave hotels of 2008
Here are my favourite sleeps of 2008 – in no particular order: In January, we spent an entire week in the same place. That’s pretty rare, as I get restless after a few days. This hotel was a boat, though, the M/S Helio, cruising along the Nile. In the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia – [...]
Travels of 2008 – and plans for 2009
So here it is – my first travel list of the new year. 2008… In early January, the kids and I boated up the Nile, sailing up from Luxor to Aswan and back down. And Nubia! It was fantastic! And how could it possibly not be fantastic: cruising up a river surrounded by 5 000 [...]
Welcome! I'm Sophie - writer, dreamer, negotiator, wanderer, mum - in search of the world's curious places. Mostly with my daughters, sometimes solo. The girls share their take on it, too.
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Winter family fun in Oslo
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Things to do in Yerevan, Armenia - Burano – a photo story
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Assisi from a bird’s perspective…
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Vi: Long, sandy and EMPTY beaches, that is what I love...
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Louise: Beautiful islands - and, if I may say so, beautifu...
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Annie - FootTracker: wooo, I did not know flickr has that new tool....n...
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Easy Hiker: I see you\'ve been having loads of fun playing aro...
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