Ukraine
Chernobyl tourism: Exclusion zone becomes official tourist site amid health warnings
The Ukrainian government - capitalising on the macabre intrigue - has announced that Chernobyl will become an official tourist site.
Cruising Ukraine: A spectacular but little-visited European country
From the Black Sea port of Odessa to the colourful farmlands along the Dnieper River, cruising Ukraine guarantees spectacle and rich historical detail, ancient and more recent.
- by Catherine Marshall
Overnight train to Kiev, Ukraine: Not the drab post-Soviet country I had expected
The drab post-Soviet country of my imagination is replaced by a sumptuous cityscape resplendent in pastel colours and lit by a seaside sun.
- by Kerry van der Jagt
Chernobyl, Ukraine: What it's like to stay at the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone
Abandoned villages, limbless toys and a ticking radiation detector lurk at the site of the world's worst nuclear disaster.
- by Tim Richards
Poland to Ukraine by Lwow Express sleeper train: What it's like
According to old movies, there were two types of European long-distance train: the sexy, luxurious sleeper and the shabby dimly lit train packed with shady people.
- by Tim Richards
Lviv, Ukraine's Masoch Café: A cocktail bar dedicated to masochism
Waiters – male and female – dressed in black circulate, taking orders from couples and groups seated at wooden tables. And this is where things start to get interesting.
- by Tim Richards
Exclusion Zone, Chernobyl: A hostel opens in the most radioactive place on the planet
A new hostel has opened in the heart of the Chernobyl exclusion zone, one of the most radioactive places on the planet.
- by Hugh Morris
Chernobyl tourism: Video explores the eerie abandoned city, 30 years after nuclear disaster
Three decades ago, an explosion at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine sent a radioactive cloud across Europe. Now the abandoned city has become an unusual tourist attraction.
Famous Flyer: Marika Aubrey
Try to stay in unique places rather than chain hotels and try to get out of the main cities.
Eight places you need to visit right now
The world is changing: here are eight places you need to get to before they're overrun with tourists.