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Holly Mann, Travel »

[12 May 2008 | 13 Comments | 204 views]

If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!This is a continuation of the travel tales - from a trip Josh and I went on in the Ukraine a couple of weeks ago. If you missed the first post, you can read it here. Our first day in the Ukraine was pretty rough. The following morning, Paco, the a Spanish backpacker, wrote down a few hotel names and addresses on as mall piece of paper for me. We parted ways and I …

Blunt Honesty, Interesting, Travel »

[6 May 2008 | 9 Comments | 65 views]

It’s been a while since I’ve posted on here. I should be posting on here at least every other day. Josh and I are finally home (in Thailand). Our trip started on April 21st and ended on May 4th. We planned on staying in the Ukraine for the entire trip (originally bought return tickets for the 9th of May) - but we cut the trip short. I’ve now learned about the importance of planning and organizing a trip before you depart to the destination! I …

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[29 Apr 2008 | No Comment | 62 views]

Josh and I have been traveling around since the 21st of April. Originally I planned on staying in the Ukraine for three weeks, but due to a convention, hotels were virtually unavailable. (Except for a $1000 USD a night hotel - the Hyatt - we stayed at for two days). So now I am writing from Bahrain. We are only a five minute drive to Saudi Arabia (just go over a bridge). Yesterday we flew on Gulf Air from Paris to here (Bahrain) and we were supposed to be on …

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[26 Apr 2008 | 2 Comments | 58 views]

    To be in a country in which few people speak English (even in the capital, Kiev) is such a strange experience. It puts you at the complete mercy and dependence of others. Thank God the people are so kind here. They have been unbelievably giving and helpful to us. Josh and I have been in the Ukraine since the 21st of April. I booked our tickets on a whim. I haven’t done any major traveling since I had my son Josh, and now he is 3 years old. He …

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[19 Apr 2008 | 2 Comments | 80 views]

Last week I booked two tickets (for Josh and I) to travel to Ukraine. We leave on the 21st of April (in a couple of days). We’ll visit the Carpathian Mountains and while we’re there we will bring Leonid Stadnik (the World’s Tallest Person) a couple shirts we had made for him here in Thailand. He’s so large (and living in such a remote village) that it is incredibly expensive for him to get properly fitted clothing. Why am I doing this? He’s become an inspiration to me and many …