While those who were following the Litvinenko case might have reconsidered their romantic fantasy of living out a James Bondian existence as a Russian spy, 33,000 passengers who flew British ... Read More

U.S. citizens find that their tickets to Eastern Europe cost well over $1000. A flight to Moscow, round-trip, can easily cost $1800 for economy-class seating. A Slate article (How Do ... Read More

Habitat for Humanity International's Global Village Program is seeking volunteers in four Eastern European countries - Romania, Poland, Hungary, and Russia. If you're interested in helping communities while you ... Read More

Russian tea culture may rival the tea cultures of Japan or England. Whether from a samovar or from an electric tea kettle, you'll be offered tea where ever you go ... Read More

The official Maslenitsa website has announced next year's Pancake Week Dates. From February 12 to February 18, Moscow will host its Maslenitsa Festival. Start planning now if you want ... Read More

The movie Everything Is Illuminated tells the story of an American searching for his grandfather's history in Ukraine. Anyone who has traveled to Eastern Europe for genealogical research might ... Read More

Beautiful - as the TrekEarth photographs of Moldova illustrate. While the discussion mainly focuses on the technical aspects of the photographs, the photographers have sometimes included some insightful captions and ... Read More

An exhibition of gifts to Soviet leaders has gone on show at the Kremlin. From the commonplace to the bizarre, these gifts demonstrate national devotion to leaders of Russia from ... Read More

If you've seen or heard about the Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan "moviefilm," you know it is about a journalist who leaves home ... Read More

While castle hotels in Prague and the Czech Republic are not as numerous as in Poland, there are still several to choose from if you want to surround yourself with ... Read More

If the locations of seaside or lakeside castle hotels in Poland aren't convenient for you, there are 10 more palace and castle hotels in Poland that might suit your next ... Read More

Poland has no shortage of castle and palace hotels that seek to offer guests luxury and leisure in historical settings. Many of these are located near lakes or by the ... Read More