October 15, 2018

Emotional Restaurants in Lviv: Extreme Fun and Food

Lviv is Eastern Europe’s undiscovered gem, at least to Americans. This utterly gorgeous city, just 40 miles from the border of Poland, is not only home to stunning Austro-Hungarian architecture and colorful town squares, but has a gastronomy unlike anything I’ve ever experienced in all of Europe. They’re called “Emotional Restaurants,” and they are not […]

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October 23, 2017

Off to Odessa! 12 Reasons to Make This Your Next European Trip

Odessa is a port city on the Black Sea, founded in 1794 (relatively young compared to Kiev or Lviv) by the Russian empress Catherine the Great. Its reputation as the summer capital of Ukraine draws in visitors who are eager to stroll around the city’s tree-lined “Old Town” taking in the pastel neoclassical architecture, historical […]

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