Why You Should Go Backpacking in Ukraine (Travel Ukraine)
Ukraine is a very much overlooked destination for travellers, which is a pity as it’s a great place to travel. I personally was just coming to Kiev (Kyiv) for a few days to see the city and tour Chernobyl, but fell in love with the vibe and ended up staying 10...
A Street Art Guide to Kiev Ukraine
Kiev is such a vibrant city at the moment and has a good street art scene with international artists coming to leave their mark along with some great local ones. Not all the street art that can be found in Kiev is included as some are further out in more far away...
Portrait of a City – Visit Beautiful Kiev
You know how sometimes you go somewhere and unexpectedly end up enjoying it so much that you end up staying longer than planned… Well I’ve spent a month in Kiev now and really love this city. In fact I’m enjoying my time here so much that I may stay...
Chernobyl Tour From Kiev (A Nuclear Ghost Zone in Images)
Seriously, you can do a Chernobyl tour from Kiev, and it’s seriously spooky, The Chernobyl disaster happened in 1986 in the former Soviet Union in the north of Ukraine. A reactor exploded discharging radioactivity into the atmosphere and killing 37 people within...
Kiev – The Surprisingly Cool Off The Beaten Path City
Kiev in Ukraine totally took me by surprise! I had initially decided to go there last minute from Amsterdam for just a few days, as I was not sure where to travel to next. I found a cheap flight and figured it would be interesting to pay a visit to the nuclear...
Hi! 🙂 I’m Jonny. I started ‘Backpackingman’ several years ago to give advice for other travellers about the countries I visit, especially about Japan where I have spent a long time.  Find out more here…
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