Transnistria

O is for Ten in Odessa

While we missed seeing most of the ten most recommended sights in Odessa, our trip there through Transnistria is among my most memorable. For a glimpse into what made that trip through Transnistria so memorable, check out this post on an earlier blog site. This post is one in a series of short posts includingContinue reading “O is for Ten in Odessa”

Transnistria: Just One More Little Country You Probably Haven’t Heard Of

This week I posted a video about Transnistria, a country in limbo at the edge of Europe, on Facebook. The reaction made me realize I haven’t done enough to tell my personal story about living next door to Transnistria. Here is my story, Traveling Through Transnistria, as published in the Third Edition of The Guilded Pen,Continue reading “Transnistria: Just One More Little Country You Probably Haven’t Heard Of”

T is for Transnistria

“Transnistria” (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0) by Marco Fieber/Ostblog.org Transnistria, a sliver of land at the eastern border of Moldova, right next to the Ukraine, wanted to be part of Russia, not Moldova, when the former Soviet Union broke apart in 1992. Refusing to assimilate into Moldova, Transnistria continued to use the Russian ruble even after Russia had issued newContinue reading “T is for Transnistria”