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Thinking of Visiting Ukraine? Don’t Miss These 10 Sites!

Ukraine is a country frequented by many visitors or traversed on the way to another European destination. Ukraine is rich in culture and many architectural sites, along with green areas, forests and abundant rivers.

6 Things You Didn’t Know about the Vikings

Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus were founded by Norsemen Rurik, first king of the Rus', meets the Slavs Though the Vikings are most famous for pillage and destruction, that was not the only reason a Norseman sought adventure in far-off lands, as many went as traveling merchants or mercenaries.

Taking Photos at High Risk - Remarkable!

South Bridge, Kiev, Ukraine 11. 12. Motherland Monument, Kiev, Ukraine 13. Sochi, Russia 14. Novosibirsk, Russia 15. Krasnoyarsk, Russia 16. Krasnoyarsk, Russia 17. Peter the Great Statue, Moscow 18. 19. Novosibirsk, Russia 20. 21. Krasnoyarsk, Russia 22. Moscow, Russia 23. Novosibirsk, Russia 24.

The House of Your Dreams May Really Exist!

The Swallow's Nest, Gaspra, Ukraine A small castle resting on top of the Aurora cliff in Gaspra, Ukraine. Originally, the structure was a wooden cottage constructed around 1895, but in 1911 the property changed hands.

20 Stalin-Era USSR Photos That Have Never Been Seen Before

A market in Crimea, a few years before the peninsula was "gifted" to Ukraine by Stalin's successor 3. A street in central Kiev, Ukraine [related_articles] 4. Kids goofing for Martin's camera in Novospassky Monastery 5. Flooded streets in Kiev, Ukraine 6. A parade under the walls of the Kremlin 7.

Are These the Most Beautiful Streets in the World?

It must be said that some of these places were created by accident, such as the tunnel of love in Ukraine, while others took years of growth to look the way they look now: 1. Train Station in Jinhae, South Korea 2. Street in Bonn, Germany 3. Wisteria Flower Tunnel in Japan 4.

Journey With Us to the Beautiful Land of Crimea

Click on images to see them in full size The Adalary (rocky islands) of Gursuf In 1991, with the fall of the Soviet Union, Crimea became part of independent Ukraine, but in 2014, Russian forces invaded Crimea and currently occupy it.

This Artist’s Sketchbook is Filled With Dreamy Landscapes

This is exactly what Ukraine-based painter Marta Hladchuk attempts to do. She uses images of nature to paint some dreamy watercolor landscapes that you can’t take your eyes away from.

The Most Beautiful Places Time Has Forgotten...

Abandoned dome houses in Southwest Florida The remains of the SS Ayrfield in Homebush Bay, Australia The abandoned Wonderland Amusement Park outside Beijing, China Fishing hut on a lake in Germany Holland Island in the Chesapeake Bay The Kerry Way walking path between Sneem and Kenmare in Ireland Pripyat, Ukraine

The Human Sculpture Contest - Spectacular!

But in the Ukraine, every 1-7th of May, it is the people that imitate statues, as they have the international competition for human statues. Some amazing work can be seen here, with attention to detail and a very high level of discipline, standing all day without hardly moving.

Zoom Down into the Colorful World of Beautiful Mushrooms

Photographer Vyacheslav Mishchenko , residing in the Ukraine, has an amazing eye for the small wonders of the natural world. I've previously posted his marvelous snail series .

50 Fascinating International Borders From Around the World

Poland and Ukraine source 6. Australia and everywhere source 7. Haiti, on the left and the Dominican Republic, on the right; distinguished by their radically different environmental protection policies. source 8. A zipline connects Spain and Portugal source 9.

Up Close and Personal Under the Sea - Fantastic

Oleg Fedin hails from chilly Donetsk, Ukraine, but spends most of his time under the sea in tropical locations around the world.

12 of the Most Unusual Border Crossings in the World

Poland — Ukraine A giant fish created by Polish artist Jaroslaw Koziara marks the border between Poland and the Ukraine. Half of it is in one country, and the other half is in the other. Sweden — Finland If you fancy a round of golf, you can go and play one at the Finnish-Swedish border!