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“Can you eat the flower ?”. Wine tasting at Castel Mimi

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March 2025. Castel Mimi. Moldova. One thing I should add about these Moldovan excursions; they weren’t cheap. Not surprising, as you’re basically hiring a private taxi for the day, and the vehicles weren’t shoddy Ladas. So it’s important you get your VFM from 50p pints and 10p donuts. Our fellow tourists (from Kazakhstan) had forgot… Continue reading “Can you eat the flower ?”. Wine tasting at Castel Mimi

BACK IN THE USSR – A TIRASPOL UNTAPPD CHECK-IN

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March 2025. Tiraspol. Transnistria/Moldova. The highpoint of our tour to breakaway state Transinistria now, as we reach the “capital” Tiraspol, home to the team that won in Real Madrid and more flags than you can possibly imagine. And more Lenin. And more tanks. Our estimable guide Lily had a dilemma. The couple from Kazakhstan had… Continue reading BACK IN THE USSR – A TIRASPOL UNTAPPD CHECK-IN

I SHOPPED THE SHERIFF (TRANSNISTRIA)

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March 2025. Bender. Transnistria/Moldova. Yes, dangerously close to the Ukrainian border. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office advised us not to travel to Transnistria, a breakaway Moldovan territory without consular assistance or valid insurance, but Mrs RM insisted. “It’ll be fine !” said our guide Lily, who then seemed to mislay her passport at the border,… Continue reading I SHOPPED THE SHERIFF (TRANSNISTRIA)