Belarus may be one of the least visited of the former Soviet republics, but Katie Aune explains why you should ignore everything you've heard and add Belarus to your next Eastern European itinerary.
Belavia Belarusian Airlines, the world’s favourite airline 3 September 1999 Dear All, I got up at glorious 4:30am to get ready for an exciting flight on Belavia to Crimea. This was one of the most exciting and fascinating flights I have ever taken, and tells everybody about everything that has gone right (1%) and wrong [...]
The Basics Country: Belarus Where is it: Belarus is located in Eastern Europe, east of Poland. Why do people go here: Although Belarus tends to be a stopover for those leaving or entering Lithuania/Poland/Russia/Ukraine, the country does provide a visitor with beautiful nature in the Belavezhskaja Pushcha Nature Reserve and modern architecture in the post-WWII [...]
Belarus (My 50th country) 2 September 1999 Doobre Zhen, (Hello in Belarussian) Actually, there’s no point writing in Belarussian, as few people, even the Belarussians, speak this language. Belarussian nationalists claim that they are a separate race from the Russians but have been excessively Russified such that they have forgotten their mother tongue. Others, for [...]