Europe

5 hours of ideas for an incredible Amsterdam layover

There are plenty of things you can do with only five hours in Amsterdam. Like me, if you’re passing through and have a layover at Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport you’re going…
Ian Yacobucci

Travel Photo| St. Basil's Moscow, Russia

Tetris: I know what you're thinking, "Tetris".  In reality, one of Moscow's most famous and recognizable cathedrals is a monument to the religious devotion of the Russian Orthodox. This…
Ian Yacobucci

Escaping Ukranian jail with my first police bribe

Before arriving in Odessa, Ukraine I thought the whole Eastern European police bribe rumor a farce. Little did I know that if you’re in the wrong place at the right time you’d…
Ian Yacobucci

5 essential sights for and incredible 48 hours in Kiev, Ukraine

You won't stay parked for long when visiting Kiev as I found on my recent visit to the city.  48 hours is more than enough time to get a feel for this great city and check out…
Ian Yacobucci

Exploring Chernobyl the real future of a nuclear disaster

With names like zone of alienation and exclusion zone marking the areas surrounding the most famous nuclear power plant in the world, its surprising that 27 years after the biggest…
Ian Yacobucci