After vainly attempting to get a visa out of the evil Russian consul in Ljubljana, I have given up my hope of going to St. Petersburg, Russia for my birthday in late May. So I’m going to the Ukraine, a country I haven’t seen before.
Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant Control Room
I’m going the cheapest way possible through Krakow, to Polish border, then from Lvov to Kiev. Maybe I will stop in Odessa on the way back, but I don’t think I have time to see the Crimea. I’d better hurry if I want to get out of there before the Eurocup hordes descend on the place.
Anyway, in Kiev I’ll have the opportunity to tour Chernobyl for a day. It’s supposed to be very interesting, but at nearly $200, very very expensive for a starving artist like me. To give you perspective: I travel on an absolute shoestring, and I’ll be spending less than $200 on the whole rest of the trip. But this may be a once-in-a-lifetime chance.
I leave it to you, internet:
Should I go? Or not?
Exiled Stardust 
i see it’s too late to vote… good luck in *yikes!* Chernobyl…
You can still vote. It’s just that it would be a meaningless illusion of democracy. Not unlike politics.
ha! true. I lived in Russia a few times, but can’t say I’ve been to Chernobyl… I saw a program about it recently. I don’t think I’d want to stay a whole day…. maybe 15 minutes.