Eastern Europe Travel Stories Articles

The Underground Den of Submarines – Balaklava, Crimea, Ukraine

Alexandr Ivanov dives into the history of the one-time top secret underground submarine repair facility in Balaklava, now being turned into a museum.

Balaton Breeze – Lake Balaton, Hungary

John M. Edwards feels horror vacui visiting Central Europe’s largest lake, where Checkov meets Bukowski…

Wedding Crashing in the Republic of Georgia – Tbilisi, Georgia

There’s vomit on

The Baby Cemetery – Sumgait, Azerbaijan

In Sumgait, Azerbaijan

Fifty Nine: Siberia – Siberia, Russia

Philip Blazdell searching for a phone in the middle of Siberia.

The Cave Monasteries of Moldova – Moldova

Albert F. Englehardt witnesses the monasteries and churches of Moldova as they come back to life.

Anatomy of a Bribe – Moscow, Russia

Pegged as a narcotics dealer, Antonio Sanchez buys his way to freedom in Russia.

Chilling – Auschwitz, Poland

Mark Yiin

Words? – Auschwitz, Poland

Dave Hogan was asked, “Oh Auschwitz, was it good?” He wonders, how do you answer that moronic question. What words do you use?

The Monastery in the Rhodopian Mountains – Bachkovo, Southern Bulgaria

Klaus Rothmai