Tiraspol City Hall, Transnistria
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A Bonkers Day Out In Transnistria, The Country That Doesn’t Exist

Have you ever heard of Transnistria? I can’t blame you if you haven’t. It’s a country that doesn’t exist. Transnistria, or Pridnestrovie as it’s called locally (full name Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic, or PMR), is an autonomous breakaway region of Moldova that self-declared independence in 1992 after the fall of the Soviet Union. The only problem? …

Chisinau Cathedral, Chisinau, Moldova
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Chisinau & The Least Visited Country In Europe: Moldova

Arriving in Chisinau, the capital of Moldova, I truly had no idea what I’d find there. My one preconception of Moldova is that it’s completely mad. This is entirely based on Eurovision, in which they have entered many of Eurovision’s most batshit crazy contestants. They are, after all, responsible for Epic Sax Guy. Not to …