{"id":95,"date":"2026-04-14T05:56:07","date_gmt":"2026-04-14T05:56:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hungrytravelfamily.com\/blog\/destinations\/central-eastern-europe\/ukraine\/"},"modified":"2026-05-03T11:10:26","modified_gmt":"2026-05-03T11:10:26","slug":"ukraine","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/hungrytravelfamily.com\/blog\/destinations\/central-eastern-europe\/ukraine\/","title":{"rendered":"Ukraine"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"95\" class=\"elementor elementor-95\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-htf0009 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"htf0009\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-htf0008\" data-id=\"htf0008\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-htf0001 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"htf0001\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">CENTRAL &amp; EASTERN EUROPE  \u00b7  UKRAINE<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-htf0002 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"htf0002\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-htf0003 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"htf0003\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Ukraine,<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-htf0004 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"htf0004\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">resilient, layered, hospitable<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-htf0005 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"htf0005\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Honest notes on Kyiv, Poltava, and the country we came to know before the war \u2014 written with care and respect.<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-htf0006 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"htf0006\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">SCROLL<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-htf0007 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"htf0007\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"width:1px; height:38px; background:#C8A45A; margin:0 auto; opacity:0.85;\"><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-htf0022 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"htf0022\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-htf0012\" data-id=\"htf0012\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-htf2phho elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"htf2phho\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">BEST TIME<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-htf2io78 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"htf2io78\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"text-align:center; margin:0 0 2px 0; line-height:0; color:#C8A45A;\"><svg width=\"26\" height=\"26\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"1.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"12\" r=\"4\"\/><line x1=\"12\" y1=\"2\" x2=\"12\" y2=\"5\"\/><line x1=\"12\" y1=\"19\" x2=\"12\" y2=\"22\"\/><line x1=\"2\" y1=\"12\" x2=\"5\" y2=\"12\"\/><line x1=\"19\" y1=\"12\" x2=\"22\" y2=\"12\"\/><line x1=\"4.5\" y1=\"4.5\" x2=\"6.5\" y2=\"6.5\"\/><line x1=\"17.5\" y1=\"17.5\" x2=\"19.5\" y2=\"19.5\"\/><line x1=\"4.5\" y1=\"19.5\" x2=\"6.5\" y2=\"17.5\"\/><line x1=\"17.5\" y1=\"6.5\" x2=\"19.5\" y2=\"4.5\"\/><\/svg><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-htf29468 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"htf29468\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">May \u2014 Sep<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-htf0015\" data-id=\"htf0015\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-htf2gsyb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"htf2gsyb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">LANGUAGE<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-htf2sca5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"htf2sca5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"text-align:center; margin:0 0 2px 0; line-height:0; color:#C8A45A;\"><svg width=\"26\" height=\"26\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"1.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><path d=\"M21 15a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8l-5 4V5a2 2 0 0 1 2-2h14a2 2 0 0 1 2 2z\"\/><\/svg><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-htf2i6jx elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"htf2i6jx\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Ukrainian<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-htf0018\" data-id=\"htf0018\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-htf2221d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"htf2221d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">CURRENCY<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-htf2aofr elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"htf2aofr\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"text-align:center; margin:0 0 2px 0; line-height:0; color:#C8A45A;\"><svg width=\"26\" height=\"26\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"1.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"12\" r=\"9\"\/><path d=\"M14.5 9.5C14 8.5 13 8 12 8c-1.5 0-2.5 1-2.5 2s1 1.8 2.5 2 2.5 1 2.5 2-1 2-2.5 2c-1 0-2-.5-2.5-1.5\"\/><line x1=\"12\" y1=\"6.5\" x2=\"12\" y2=\"17.5\"\/><\/svg><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-htf2lg85 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"htf2lg85\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">UAH<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-htf0021\" data-id=\"htf0021\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-htf2859n elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"htf2859n\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">OUR VISITS<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-htf2xvn3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"htf2xvn3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"text-align:center; margin:0 0 2px 0; line-height:0; color:#C8A45A;\"><svg width=\"26\" height=\"26\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"1.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><path d=\"M21 10c0 7-9 13-9 13S3 17 3 10a9 9 0 0 1 18 0z\"\/><circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"10\" r=\"3\"\/><\/svg><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-htf2pcf5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"htf2pcf5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2 visits<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-htf0025 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"htf0025\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-htf0024\" data-id=\"htf0024\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-htf0023 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"htf0023\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-family:Playfair Display, Georgia, serif; font-size:1.35rem; line-height:1.6; color:#1F2420; font-style:italic; font-weight:400; margin:0;\">Ukraine sits large on the map and larger in memory. We visited before the full-scale war \u2014 Kyiv\u2019s broad avenues, Poltava\u2019s quiet streets, kitchens opening onto courtyards. We write about what we saw, with care for what has changed.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-htf0400 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"htf0400\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-htf0401 htf-filled\" data-id=\"htf0401\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cbdf6075 htf-filled-image elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cbdf6075\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hungrytravelfamily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ukraine-full-width-banner-02-IMG_5283.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-htfSEfacts elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"htfSEfacts\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-htfSEcolL\" data-id=\"htfSEcolL\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-htfSEeyb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"htfSEeyb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">FAST FACTS<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-htfSEhead elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"htfSEhead\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-xl\">Ukraine at a glance<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-htfSEline elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"htfSEline\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-htfSEicol elementor-align-start elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"htfSEicol\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-users\" viewBox=\"0 0 640 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M96 224c35.3 0 64-28.7 64-64s-28.7-64-64-64-64 28.7-64 64 28.7 64 64 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million<\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-ruler-combined\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M160 288h-56c-4.42 0-8-3.58-8-8v-16c0-4.42 3.58-8 8-8h56v-64h-56c-4.42 0-8-3.58-8-8v-16c0-4.42 3.58-8 8-8h56V96h-56c-4.42 0-8-3.58-8-8V72c0-4.42 3.58-8 8-8h56V32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32H32C14.33 0 0 14.33 0 32v448c0 2.77.91 5.24 1.57 7.8L160 329.38V288zm320 64h-32v56c0 4.42-3.58 8-8 8h-16c-4.42 0-8-3.58-8-8v-56h-64v56c0 4.42-3.58 8-8 8h-16c-4.42 0-8-3.58-8-8v-56h-64v56c0 4.42-3.58 8-8 8h-16c-4.42 0-8-3.58-8-8v-56h-41.37L24.2 510.43c2.56.66 5.04 1.57 7.8 1.57h448c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-96c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><strong style=\"color:#2D5A3D;font-family:&#039;Playfair Display&#039;, serif;font-size:15px;letter-spacing:1px;text-transform:uppercase;display:block;margin-bottom:2px\">Area<\/strong><span style=\"font-family:Inter, sans-serif;font-size:17px;color:#2a2a2a\">603,550 km\u00b2 (largest country in Europe)<\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-landmark\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M501.62 92.11L267.24 2.04a31.958 31.958 0 0 0-22.47 0L10.38 92.11A16.001 16.001 0 0 0 0 107.09V144c0 8.84 7.16 16 16 16h480c8.84 0 16-7.16 16-16v-36.91c0-6.67-4.14-12.64-10.38-14.98zM64 192v160H48c-8.84 0-16 7.16-16 16v48h448v-48c0-8.84-7.16-16-16-16h-16V192h-64v160h-96V192h-64v160h-96V192H64zm432 256H16c-8.84 0-16 7.16-16 16v32c0 8.84 7.16 16 16 16h480c8.84 0 16-7.16 16-16v-32c0-8.84-7.16-16-16-16z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><strong style=\"color:#2D5A3D;font-family:&#039;Playfair Display&#039;, serif;font-size:15px;letter-spacing:1px;text-transform:uppercase;display:block;margin-bottom:2px\">Capital<\/strong><span style=\"font-family:Inter, sans-serif;font-size:17px;color:#2a2a2a\">Kyiv<\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-tree\" viewBox=\"0 0 384 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M378.31 378.49L298.42 288h30.63c9.01 0 16.98-5 20.78-13.06 3.8-8.04 2.55-17.26-3.28-24.05L268.42 160h28.89c9.1 0 17.3-5.35 20.86-13.61 3.52-8.13 1.86-17.59-4.24-24.08L203.66 4.83c-6.03-6.45-17.28-6.45-23.32 0L70.06 122.31c-6.1 6.49-7.75 15.95-4.24 24.08C69.38 154.65 77.59 160 86.69 160h28.89l-78.14 90.91c-5.81 6.78-7.06 15.99-3.27 24.04C37.97 283 45.93 288 54.95 288h30.63L5.69 378.49c-6 6.79-7.36 16.09-3.56 24.26 3.75 8.05 12 13.25 21.01 13.25H160v24.45l-30.29 48.4c-5.32 10.64 2.42 23.16 14.31 23.16h95.96c11.89 0 19.63-12.52 14.31-23.16L224 440.45V416h136.86c9.01 0 17.26-5.2 21.01-13.25 3.8-8.17 2.44-17.47-3.56-24.26z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><strong style=\"color:#2D5A3D;font-family:&#039;Playfair Display&#039;, serif;font-size:15px;letter-spacing:1px;text-transform:uppercase;display:block;margin-bottom:2px\">Nature<\/strong><span style=\"font-family:Inter, sans-serif;font-size:17px;color:#2a2a2a\">Steppe, Carpathians, Black Sea coast<\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-mountain\" viewBox=\"0 0 640 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M634.92 462.7l-288-448C341.03 5.54 330.89 0 320 0s-21.03 5.54-26.92 14.7l-288 448a32.001 32.001 0 0 0-1.17 32.64A32.004 32.004 0 0 0 32 512h576c11.71 0 22.48-6.39 28.09-16.67a31.983 31.983 0 0 0-1.17-32.63zM320 91.18L405.39 224H320l-64 64-38.06-38.06L320 91.18z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><strong style=\"color:#2D5A3D;font-family:&#039;Playfair Display&#039;, serif;font-size:15px;letter-spacing:1px;text-transform:uppercase;display:block;margin-bottom:2px\">Highest point<\/strong><span style=\"font-family:Inter, sans-serif;font-size:17px;color:#2a2a2a\">Hoverla, 2,061 m<\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plug\" viewBox=\"0 0 384 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M320,32a32,32,0,0,0-64,0v96h64Zm48,128H16A16,16,0,0,0,0,176v32a16,16,0,0,0,16,16H32v32A160.07,160.07,0,0,0,160,412.8V512h64V412.8A160.07,160.07,0,0,0,352,256V224h16a16,16,0,0,0,16-16V176A16,16,0,0,0,368,160ZM128,32a32,32,0,0,0-64,0v96h64Z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><strong style=\"color:#2D5A3D;font-family:&#039;Playfair Display&#039;, serif;font-size:15px;letter-spacing:1px;text-transform:uppercase;display:block;margin-bottom:2px\">Power<\/strong><span style=\"font-family:Inter, sans-serif;font-size:17px;color:#2a2a2a\">230V, Type C\/F plug<\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-euro-sign\" viewBox=\"0 0 320 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path 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style=\"color:#2D5A3D;font-family:&#039;Playfair Display&#039;, serif;font-size:15px;letter-spacing:1px;text-transform:uppercase;display:block;margin-bottom:2px\">Member of<\/strong><span style=\"font-family:Inter, sans-serif;font-size:17px;color:#2a2a2a\">EU candidate since 2022 (uses hryvnia)<\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-mug-hot\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M127.1 146.5c1.3 7.7 8 13.5 16 13.5h16.5c9.8 0 17.6-8.5 16.3-18-3.8-28.2-16.4-54.2-36.6-74.7-14.4-14.7-23.6-33.3-26.4-53.5C111.8 5.9 105 0 96.8 0H80.4C70.6 0 63 8.5 64.1 18c3.9 31.9 18 61.3 40.6 84.4 12 12.2 19.7 27.5 22.4 44.1zm112 0c1.3 7.7 8 13.5 16 13.5h16.5c9.8 0 17.6-8.5 16.3-18-3.8-28.2-16.4-54.2-36.6-74.7-14.4-14.7-23.6-33.3-26.4-53.5C223.8 5.9 217 0 208.8 0h-16.4c-9.8 0-17.5 8.5-16.3 18 3.9 31.9 18 61.3 40.6 84.4 12 12.2 19.7 27.5 22.4 44.1zM400 192H32c-17.7 0-32 14.3-32 32v192c0 53 43 96 96 96h192c53 0 96-43 96-96h16c61.8 0 112-50.2 112-112s-50.2-112-112-112zm0 160h-16v-96h16c26.5 0 48 21.5 48 48s-21.5 48-48 48z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><strong style=\"color:#2D5A3D;font-family:&#039;Playfair Display&#039;, serif;font-size:15px;letter-spacing:1px;text-transform:uppercase;display:block;margin-bottom:2px\">Fun fact<\/strong><span style=\"font-family:Inter, sans-serif;font-size:17px;color:#2a2a2a\">Home of borscht, varenyky &amp; deep hospitality<\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-htfSEcolR\" data-id=\"htfSEcolR\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-htfSEmap elementor-widget elementor-widget-google_maps\" data-id=\"htfSEmap\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"google_maps.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-custom-embed\">\n\t\t\t<iframe loading=\"lazy\"\n\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?q=Ukraine&#038;t=m&#038;z=5&#038;output=embed&#038;iwloc=near\"\n\t\t\t\t\ttitle=\"Ukraine\"\n\t\t\t\t\taria-label=\"Ukraine\"\n\t\t\t><\/iframe>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-htfSEcap elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"htfSEcap\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Ukraine \u2014 a vast country of history, soul, and sunflower fields<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-htf0031 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"htf0031\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-htf0030\" data-id=\"htf0030\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-htf0026 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"htf0026\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Best time to visit<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-htf0027 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"htf0027\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-htf0028 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"htf0028\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/hungrytravelfamily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_8044-scaled.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-3398\" alt=\"Kyiv Saint Sophia Cathedral Ukraine Hungrytravelfamily 04\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hungrytravelfamily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_8044-scaled.jpeg 1920w, https:\/\/hungrytravelfamily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_8044-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/hungrytravelfamily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_8044-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/hungrytravelfamily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_8044-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/hungrytravelfamily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_8044-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/hungrytravelfamily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_8044-1320x1760.jpeg 1320w, https:\/\/hungrytravelfamily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_8044-600x800.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\"><\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-htf0029 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"htf0029\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Late spring through early autumn (May\u2013September) is the sweet spot: chestnut blossoms in Kyiv, long evenings in outdoor cafes, warm markets full of produce. Summer days are hot on the southern steppe; pack for both cool mornings and 30\u00b0C afternoons.<\/p><p>Winter is cold, bright, and quiet \u2014 snow softens every city and heated metro stations are part of the texture. Shoulder months (late April, early October) are our favourites: soft light, fewer crowds, food still good.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-htf0037 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"htf0037\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-htf0036\" data-id=\"htf0036\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-htf0032 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"htf0032\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Top experiences<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-htf0033 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"htf0033\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-htf0034 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"htf0034\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/hungrytravelfamily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_7951-scaled.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-3394\" alt=\"Poltava Monument to Taras Shevchenko Ukraine Hungrytravelfamily\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hungrytravelfamily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_7951-scaled.jpeg 1920w, https:\/\/hungrytravelfamily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_7951-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/hungrytravelfamily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_7951-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/hungrytravelfamily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_7951-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/hungrytravelfamily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_7951-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/hungrytravelfamily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_7951-1320x1760.jpeg 1320w, https:\/\/hungrytravelfamily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_7951-600x800.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\"><\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-htf0035 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"htf0035\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong style=\"font-family: Playfair Display,serif; font-size: 1.2em; color: #2d5a3d;\">Kyiv.<\/strong> The Golden Gates, Saint Sophia\u2019s bell towers, chestnut-lined Khreshchatyk \u2014 and the everyday city, bakeries, tram rides, parks along the Dnipro. We stayed in Podil and found a rhythm: coffee, walk, lunch, walk, dinner.<\/p><p><strong style=\"font-family: Playfair Display,serif; font-size: 1.2em; color: #2d5a3d;\">Poltava.<\/strong>\u00a0 A quieter, tree-lined city that carries the country\u2019s soul in a low-key way. Deeply rooted in history, it\u2019s home to a fascinating museum dedicated to the war with Sweden, and a peaceful riverside park perfect for unwinding after Kyiv. And the highlight: the tastiest local specialty \u2014 Poltavian galushki.<\/p><p><strong style=\"font-family: Playfair Display,serif; font-size: 1.2em; color: #2d5a3d;\">Lviv.<\/strong> Galician architecture, coffee house culture, cobbled Rynok Square. We haven\u2019t been back; friends still write from there.<\/p><p><strong style=\"font-family: Playfair Display,serif; font-size: 1.2em; color: #2d5a3d;\">The Carpathians.<\/strong> Hoverla, wooden churches, highland villages. Hiking in summer, skiing in winter \u2014 a different Ukraine from the cities, and one many visitors miss.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-htf0042 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"htf0042\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-htf0041\" data-id=\"htf0041\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-htf0038 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"htf0038\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Where to base yourself<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-htf0039 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"htf0039\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-htf0040 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"htf0040\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>For a first trip: five to seven nights in Kyiv with one or two day trips (Chernihiv, Kaniv, or a Dnipro cruise). Add Poltava or Odesa if you have ten days.<\/p><p>Kyiv neighbourhoods: Podil for cafes and a younger feel, Pechersk for monuments and quiet streets, the city centre near Maidan for convenience. We skipped ring-road hotels \u2014 walking home from dinner is half the point.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-htf0047 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"htf0047\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-htf0046\" data-id=\"htf0046\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-htf0043 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"htf0043\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Getting around<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-htf0044 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"htf0044\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-htf0045 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"htf0045\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Trains are the easy answer here too. Ukrzaliznytsia connects Kyiv to Lviv, Odesa, Kharkiv, and smaller towns \u2014 clean, cheap, on time. Night trains are an institution, with proper beds and tea in glass holders.<\/p><p>Inside cities: Kyiv has a deep, beautiful metro (some of the deepest stations in the world). Marshrutkas and trams fill the gaps. A car is usually more trouble than it\u2019s worth in the big cities.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-htf0052 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"htf0052\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-htf0051\" data-id=\"htf0051\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-htf0048 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"htf0048\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Food and drink<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-htf0049 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"htf0049\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-htf0050 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"htf0050\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Ukrainian food is one of Europe\u2019s great cuisines and tragically underrated. The black-earth country grows everything; every babushka has a better recipe than the last restaurant.<\/p><p>What we always eat: borscht (proper, with pampushky and garlic), varenyky (dumplings stuffed with potato, cherry, or curd), deruny (potato pancakes), salo (cured pork fat on dark bread), and honey cake. Horilka is the national spirit; kvass is the national soft drink; kompot is what kids drink and what we pour cold in summer.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-htf0420 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"htf0420\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-htf0421 htf-filled\" data-id=\"htf0421\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f6a924e4 htf-filled-image elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f6a924e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hungrytravelfamily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ukraine-food-and-drink-photo-01-DD186E1D-F0B7-4508-9BEA-6D34256A6A08.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-htfSEbudg elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"htfSEbudg\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-45 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-htfSEbcL\" data-id=\"htfSEbcL\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-htfSEbey elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"htfSEbey\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">DAILY BUDGET<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-htfSEbh elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"htfSEbh\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What a day in Ukraine costs<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-htfSEbdv elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"htfSEbdv\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-htfSEbp elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"htfSEbp\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-family:Inter, sans-serif;font-size:17px;line-height:1.7;color:#2a2a2a;margin:0 0 14px 0;\">Ukraine is one of the most affordable countries we&#8217;ve visited in Europe \u2014 real budget territory without feeling rough. These are numbers from our last visit, roughly adjusted for 2025: comfortable but simple, one sit-down meal, metro + occasional taxi, one paid thing per day.<\/p><p style=\"font-family:Inter, sans-serif;font-size:17px;line-height:1.7;color:#2a2a2a;margin:0;\">Expect <strong style=\"color:#2D5A3D;\">~1,500 \u2013 2,800 UAH per day for two<\/strong> (roughly <strong>\u20ac35 \u2013 65<\/strong>). Kyiv and Odesa are the most expensive; smaller cities cut this by 20\u201330%.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-55 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-htfSEbcR\" data-id=\"htfSEbcR\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-htfSEbrh elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"htfSEbrh\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Mid-budget day, per couple<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-htfSEbl elementor-align-start elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"htfSEbl\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-bed\" viewBox=\"0 0 640 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M176 256c44.11 0 80-35.89 80-80s-35.89-80-80-80-80 35.89-80 80 35.89 80 80 80zm352-128H304c-8.84 0-16 7.16-16 16v144H64V80c0-8.84-7.16-16-16-16H16C7.16 64 0 71.16 0 80v352c0 8.84 7.16 16 16 16h32c8.84 0 16-7.16 16-16v-48h512v48c0 8.84 7.16 16 16 16h32c8.84 0 16-7.16 16-16V240c0-61.86-50.14-112-112-112z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><strong style=\"color:#2D5A3D;font-family:&#039;Playfair Display&#039;, serif;font-size:15px;letter-spacing:1px;text-transform:uppercase;display:block;margin-bottom:2px\">Accommodation<\/strong><span style=\"font-family:Inter, sans-serif;font-size:16px;color:#2a2a2a\">600 \u2013 1,400 UAH (~\u20ac14 \u2013 32) \u2014 mid-range hotel or Airbnb for 2<\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-utensils\" viewBox=\"0 0 416 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M207.9 15.2c.8 4.7 16.1 94.5 16.1 128.8 0 52.3-27.8 89.6-68.9 104.6L168 486.7c.7 13.7-10.2 25.3-24 25.3H80c-13.7 0-24.7-11.5-24-25.3l12.9-238.1C27.7 233.6 0 196.2 0 144 0 109.6 15.3 19.9 16.1 15.2 19.3-5.1 61.4-5.4 64 16.3v141.2c1.3 3.4 15.1 3.2 16 0 1.4-25.3 7.9-139.2 8-141.8 3.3-20.8 44.7-20.8 47.9 0 .2 2.7 6.6 116.5 8 141.8.9 3.2 14.8 3.4 16 0V16.3c2.6-21.6 44.8-21.4 48-1.1zm119.2 285.7l-15 185.1c-1.2 14 9.9 26 23.9 26h56c13.3 0 24-10.7 24-24V24c0-13.2-10.7-24-24-24-82.5 0-221.4 178.5-64.9 300.9z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><strong style=\"color:#2D5A3D;font-family:&#039;Playfair Display&#039;, serif;font-size:15px;letter-spacing:1px;text-transform:uppercase;display:block;margin-bottom:2px\">Food<\/strong><span style=\"font-family:Inter, sans-serif;font-size:16px;color:#2a2a2a\">400 \u2013 800 UAH (~\u20ac9 \u2013 18) \u2014 caf\u00e9 breakfast, casual lunch, one sit-down dinner<\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-bus\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M488 128h-8V80c0-44.8-99.2-80-224-80S32 35.2 32 80v48h-8c-13.25 0-24 10.74-24 24v80c0 13.25 10.75 24 24 24h8v160c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32h192v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32h6.4c16 0 25.6-12.8 25.6-25.6V256h8c13.25 0 24-10.75 24-24v-80c0-13.26-10.75-24-24-24zM112 400c-17.67 0-32-14.33-32-32s14.33-32 32-32 32 14.33 32 32-14.33 32-32 32zm16-112c-17.67 0-32-14.33-32-32V128c0-17.67 14.33-32 32-32h256c17.67 0 32 14.33 32 32v128c0 17.67-14.33 32-32 32H128zm272 112c-17.67 0-32-14.33-32-32s14.33-32 32-32 32 14.33 32 32-14.33 32-32 32z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><strong style=\"color:#2D5A3D;font-family:&#039;Playfair Display&#039;, serif;font-size:15px;letter-spacing:1px;text-transform:uppercase;display:block;margin-bottom:2px\">Transport<\/strong><span style=\"font-family:Inter, sans-serif;font-size:16px;color:#2a2a2a\">80 \u2013 200 UAH (~\u20ac2 \u2013 5) \u2014 metro day pass + occasional Bolt ride<\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-ticket\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><strong style=\"color:#2D5A3D;font-family:&#039;Playfair Display&#039;, serif;font-size:15px;letter-spacing:1px;text-transform:uppercase;display:block;margin-bottom:2px\">Activities<\/strong><span style=\"font-family:Inter, sans-serif;font-size:16px;color:#2a2a2a\">150 \u2013 350 UAH (~\u20ac3 \u2013 8) \u2014 one museum, monastery, or walking tour per day<\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-mug-saucer\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><strong style=\"color:#2D5A3D;font-family:&#039;Playfair Display&#039;, serif;font-size:15px;letter-spacing:1px;text-transform:uppercase;display:block;margin-bottom:2px\">Coffee &amp; extras<\/strong><span style=\"font-family:Inter, sans-serif;font-size:16px;color:#2a2a2a\">100 \u2013 250 UAH (~\u20ac2 \u2013 6) \u2014 two coffees + pastries, always<\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-htfSEbt elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"htfSEbt\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\u2248 1,500 \u2013 2,800 UAH \/ \u20ac35 \u2013 65 per day for two<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-htfSEpack elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"htfSEpack\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-55 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-htfSEpcL\" data-id=\"htfSEpcL\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-htfSEpey elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"htfSEpey\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">WHAT TO PACK<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-htfSEph elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"htfSEph\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Essentials for a Ukrainian trip<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-htfSEpdv elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"htfSEpdv\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-htfSEpl elementor-align-start elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"htfSEpl\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-jacket\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><strong style=\"color:#2D5A3D;font-family:&#039;Playfair Display&#039;, serif;font-size:15px;letter-spacing:1px;text-transform:uppercase;display:block;margin-bottom:2px\">Layerable clothing<\/strong><span style=\"font-family:Inter, sans-serif;font-size:16px;color:#2a2a2a\">Light layers for hot days, a warm jumper for evenings \u2014 weather can swing<\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-shoe-prints\" viewBox=\"0 0 640 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M192 160h32V32h-32c-35.35 0-64 28.65-64 64s28.65 64 64 64zM0 416c0 35.35 28.65 64 64 64h32V352H64c-35.35 0-64 28.65-64 64zm337.46-128c-34.91 0-76.16 13.12-104.73 32-24.79 16.38-44.52 32-104.73 32v128l57.53 15.97c26.21 7.28 53.01 13.12 80.31 15.05 32.69 2.31 65.6.67 97.58-6.2C472.9 481.3 512 429.22 512 384c0-64-84.18-96-174.54-96zM491.42 7.19C459.44.32 426.53-1.33 393.84.99c-27.3 1.93-54.1 7.77-80.31 15.04L256 32v128c60.2 0 79.94 15.62 104.73 32 28.57 18.88 69.82 32 104.73 32C555.82 224 640 192 640 128c0-45.22-39.1-97.3-148.58-120.81z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><strong style=\"color:#2D5A3D;font-family:&#039;Playfair Display&#039;, serif;font-size:15px;letter-spacing:1px;text-transform:uppercase;display:block;margin-bottom:2px\">Waterproof walking shoes<\/strong><span style=\"font-family:Inter, sans-serif;font-size:16px;color:#2a2a2a\">Cobbled Podil streets, long walking days, unpredictable rain<\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-umbrella\" viewBox=\"0 0 576 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M575.7 280.8C547.1 144.5 437.3 62.6 320 49.9V32c0-17.7-14.3-32-32-32s-32 14.3-32 32v17.9C138.3 62.6 29.5 144.5.3 280.8c-2.2 10.1 8.5 21.3 18.7 11.4 52-55 107.7-52.4 158.6 37 5.3 9.5 14.9 8.6 19.7 0 20.2-35.4 44.9-73.2 90.7-73.2 58.5 0 88.2 68.8 90.7 73.2 4.8 8.6 14.4 9.5 19.7 0 51-89.5 107.1-91.4 158.6-37 10.3 10 20.9-1.3 18.7-11.4zM256 301.7V432c0 8.8-7.2 16-16 16-7.8 0-13.2-5.3-15.1-10.7-5.9-16.7-24.1-25.4-40.8-19.5-16.7 5.9-25.4 24.2-19.5 40.8 11.2 31.9 41.6 53.3 75.4 53.3 44.1 0 80-35.9 80-80V301.6c-9.1-7.9-19.8-13.6-32-13.6-12.3.1-22.4 4.8-32 13.7z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><strong style=\"color:#2D5A3D;font-family:&#039;Playfair Display&#039;, serif;font-size:15px;letter-spacing:1px;text-transform:uppercase;display:block;margin-bottom:2px\">Compact rain jacket<\/strong><span style=\"font-family:Inter, sans-serif;font-size:16px;color:#2a2a2a\">Spring and autumn storms arrive fast; a proper shell is better than an umbrella<\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-mosquito\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><strong style=\"color:#2D5A3D;font-family:&#039;Playfair Display&#039;, serif;font-size:15px;letter-spacing:1px;text-transform:uppercase;display:block;margin-bottom:2px\">Bug spray (summer)<\/strong><span style=\"font-family:Inter, sans-serif;font-size:16px;color:#2a2a2a\">Mosquitoes in riverside cities and the Carpathians are no joke<\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-plug-circle-bolt\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><strong style=\"color:#2D5A3D;font-family:&#039;Playfair Display&#039;, serif;font-size:15px;letter-spacing:1px;text-transform:uppercase;display:block;margin-bottom:2px\">Type C\/F adapter<\/strong><span style=\"font-family:Inter, sans-serif;font-size:16px;color:#2a2a2a\">Standard EU plug \u2014 two-pin, round<\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-swimming-pool\" viewBox=\"0 0 640 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M624 416h-16c-26.04 0-45.8-8.42-56.09-17.9-8.9-8.21-19.66-14.1-31.77-14.1h-16.3c-12.11 0-22.87 5.89-31.77 14.1C461.8 407.58 442.04 416 416 416s-45.8-8.42-56.09-17.9c-8.9-8.21-19.66-14.1-31.77-14.1h-16.3c-12.11 0-22.87 5.89-31.77 14.1C269.8 407.58 250.04 416 224 416s-45.8-8.42-56.09-17.9c-8.9-8.21-19.66-14.1-31.77-14.1h-16.3c-12.11 0-22.87 5.89-31.77 14.1C77.8 407.58 58.04 416 32 416H16c-8.84 0-16 7.16-16 16v32c0 8.84 7.16 16 16 16h16c38.62 0 72.72-12.19 96-31.84 23.28 19.66 57.38 31.84 96 31.84s72.72-12.19 96-31.84c23.28 19.66 57.38 31.84 96 31.84s72.72-12.19 96-31.84c23.28 19.66 57.38 31.84 96 31.84h16c8.84 0 16-7.16 16-16v-32c0-8.84-7.16-16-16-16zm-400-32v-96h192v96c19.12 0 30.86-6.16 34.39-9.42 9.17-8.46 19.2-14.34 29.61-18.07V128c0-17.64 14.36-32 32-32s32 14.36 32 32v16c0 8.84 7.16 16 16 16h32c8.84 0 16-7.16 16-16v-16c0-52.94-43.06-96-96-96s-96 43.06-96 96v96H224v-96c0-17.64 14.36-32 32-32s32 14.36 32 32v16c0 8.84 7.16 16 16 16h32c8.84 0 16-7.16 16-16v-16c0-52.94-43.06-96-96-96s-96 43.06-96 96v228.5c10.41 3.73 20.44 9.62 29.61 18.07 3.53 3.27 15.27 9.43 34.39 9.43z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><strong style=\"color:#2D5A3D;font-family:&#039;Playfair Display&#039;, serif;font-size:15px;letter-spacing:1px;text-transform:uppercase;display:block;margin-bottom:2px\">Swimsuit &amp; quick-dry towel<\/strong><span style=\"font-family:Inter, sans-serif;font-size:16px;color:#2a2a2a\">You will end up at the Dnipro, the Black Sea, or a banya \u2014 promise<\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-credit-card\" viewBox=\"0 0 576 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M0 432c0 26.5 21.5 48 48 48h480c26.5 0 48-21.5 48-48V256H0v176zm192-68c0-6.6 5.4-12 12-12h136c6.6 0 12 5.4 12 12v40c0 6.6-5.4 12-12 12H204c-6.6 0-12-5.4-12-12v-40zm-128 0c0-6.6 5.4-12 12-12h72c6.6 0 12 5.4 12 12v40c0 6.6-5.4 12-12 12H76c-6.6 0-12-5.4-12-12v-40zM576 80v48H0V80c0-26.5 21.5-48 48-48h480c26.5 0 48 21.5 48 48z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><strong style=\"color:#2D5A3D;font-family:&#039;Playfair Display&#039;, serif;font-size:15px;letter-spacing:1px;text-transform:uppercase;display:block;margin-bottom:2px\">A contactless card<\/strong><span style=\"font-family:Inter, sans-serif;font-size:16px;color:#2a2a2a\">Cards work in cities; keep cash for rural markets and smaller cafes<\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-bottle-water\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><strong style=\"color:#2D5A3D;font-family:&#039;Playfair Display&#039;, serif;font-size:15px;letter-spacing:1px;text-transform:uppercase;display:block;margin-bottom:2px\">Reusable water bottle<\/strong><span style=\"font-family:Inter, sans-serif;font-size:16px;color:#2a2a2a\">Bottled water is the norm; filtered water available at many cafes<\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-45 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-htfSEpcR\" data-id=\"htfSEpcR\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-htfSEptx elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"htfSEptx\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">FROM OUR EXPERIENCE<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-htfSEpth elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"htfSEpth\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Joona &amp; Alla's pro tips<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-htfSEptp elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"htfSEptp\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-family:Inter, sans-serif;font-size:16px;line-height:1.7;color:#2a2a2a;margin:0 0 14px 0;\"><strong style=\"color:#2D5A3D;\">Cards work almost everywhere.<\/strong> In cities you can live card-only. Rural markets and small cafes still like cash \u2014 keep a few hundred hryvnia for them.<\/p><p style=\"font-family:Inter, sans-serif;font-size:16px;line-height:1.7;color:#2a2a2a;margin:0 0 14px 0;\"><strong style=\"color:#2D5A3D;\">Learn the Cyrillic alphabet.<\/strong> A weekend of practice and you can read metro signs, menus, and shop fronts. Ukrainian and Russian share the script; English signage is growing but still inconsistent.<\/p><p style=\"font-family:Inter, sans-serif;font-size:16px;line-height:1.7;color:#2a2a2a;margin:0 0 14px 0;\"><strong style=\"color:#2D5A3D;\">Respect the language question.<\/strong> Ukrainian is the state language; many people also speak Russian, especially in the east and south. In 2024+ many switched to Ukrainian as a point of pride. A simple &#8220;Dobryi den&#8221; (good day) goes a long way.<\/p><p style=\"font-family:Inter, sans-serif;font-size:16px;line-height:1.7;color:#2a2a2a;margin:0 0 14px 0;\"><strong style=\"color:#2D5A3D;\">Check current travel advisories.<\/strong> Conditions change. Before planning any visit, check your country\u2019s foreign ministry guidance and Ukrainian government resources. Air raid alerts are part of daily life; apps like Air Alert and eDopomoga are essential if you are there.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-htf0057 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"htf0057\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-htf0056\" data-id=\"htf0056\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-htf0053 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"htf0053\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our take<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-htf0054 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"htf0054\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-htf0055 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"htf0055\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Ukraine is a country to travel slowly and listen to. The cities are generous, the food is extraordinary, and every conversation has a history attached. When conditions allow, go \u2014 stay in family-run places, buy from local markets, and let Kyiv, Poltava, or Lviv show you what they mean. Until then, follow Ukrainian writers and photographers; their stories are the best guide.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-htf0430 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"htf0430\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-htf0431\" data-id=\"htf0431\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-htf0431a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"htf0431a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">UKRAINE IN PHOTOS<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-htf0431b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"htf0431b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our trip, one frame at a time<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-htf0432r1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"htf0432r1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-htf0432a htf-gallery-cell htf-filled\" data-id=\"htf0432a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b421b374 htf-filled-image elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b421b374\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/hungrytravelfamily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_7919-scaled.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-3393\" alt=\"Poltava Ukraine Hungrytravelfamily\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hungrytravelfamily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_7919-scaled.jpeg 1920w, https:\/\/hungrytravelfamily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_7919-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/hungrytravelfamily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_7919-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/hungrytravelfamily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_7919-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/hungrytravelfamily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_7919-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/hungrytravelfamily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_7919-1320x1760.jpeg 1320w, https:\/\/hungrytravelfamily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_7919-600x800.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-htf0432b htf-gallery-cell htf-filled\" data-id=\"htf0432b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23b10ab1 htf-filled-image elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"23b10ab1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/hungrytravelfamily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_7951-scaled.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-3394\" alt=\"Poltava Monument to Taras Shevchenko Ukraine Hungrytravelfamily\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hungrytravelfamily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_7951-scaled.jpeg 1920w, https:\/\/hungrytravelfamily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_7951-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/hungrytravelfamily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_7951-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/hungrytravelfamily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_7951-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/hungrytravelfamily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_7951-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/hungrytravelfamily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_7951-1320x1760.jpeg 1320w, https:\/\/hungrytravelfamily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_7951-600x800.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-htf0432c htf-gallery-cell htf-filled\" data-id=\"htf0432c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b1a7de95 htf-filled-image elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b1a7de95\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/hungrytravelfamily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_0385-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-3441\" alt=\"Poltava Memorial Sign to the Poltava Galushka Ukraine Hungrytravelfamily\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hungrytravelfamily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_0385-scaled.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/hungrytravelfamily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_0385-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/hungrytravelfamily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_0385-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/hungrytravelfamily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_0385-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/hungrytravelfamily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_0385-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/hungrytravelfamily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_0385-1320x1760.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/hungrytravelfamily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_0385-600x800.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-htf0432r2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"htf0432r2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-htf0432d htf-gallery-cell htf-filled\" data-id=\"htf0432d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da7b2813 htf-filled-image elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"da7b2813\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/hungrytravelfamily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_8129-scaled.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-3396\" alt=\"Kyiv Saint Sophia Cathedral Ukraine Hungrytravelfamily\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hungrytravelfamily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_8129-scaled.jpeg 1920w, https:\/\/hungrytravelfamily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_8129-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/hungrytravelfamily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_8129-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/hungrytravelfamily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_8129-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/hungrytravelfamily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_8129-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/hungrytravelfamily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_8129-1320x1760.jpeg 1320w, https:\/\/hungrytravelfamily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_8129-600x800.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-htf0432e htf-gallery-cell htf-filled\" data-id=\"htf0432e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-abbda7ba htf-filled-image elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"abbda7ba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/hungrytravelfamily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_0966-scaled.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-3442\" alt=\"Kyiv Saint Sophia Cathedral Ukraine Hungrytravelfamily 06\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hungrytravelfamily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_0966-scaled.jpeg 1920w, https:\/\/hungrytravelfamily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_0966-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/hungrytravelfamily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_0966-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/hungrytravelfamily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_0966-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/hungrytravelfamily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_0966-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/hungrytravelfamily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_0966-1320x1760.jpeg 1320w, https:\/\/hungrytravelfamily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_0966-600x800.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-htf0432f htf-gallery-cell htf-filled\" data-id=\"htf0432f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f29ddc2 htf-filled-image elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2f29ddc2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/hungrytravelfamily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_1014-scaled.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-3443\" alt=\"Kyiv Maidan Nezalezhnosti Ukraine Hungrytravelfamily\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hungrytravelfamily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_1014-scaled.jpeg 1920w, https:\/\/hungrytravelfamily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_1014-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/hungrytravelfamily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_1014-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/hungrytravelfamily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_1014-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/hungrytravelfamily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_1014-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/hungrytravelfamily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_1014-1320x1760.jpeg 1320w, https:\/\/hungrytravelfamily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_1014-600x800.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-htf0065 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"htf0065\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-htf0064\" data-id=\"htf0064\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-htf0058 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"htf0058\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Common questions<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-htf0059 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"htf0059\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-htf0060 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"htf0060\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Kyiv or Lviv first?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-htf0061 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"htf0061\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Either works; we&#8217;d usually start with Kyiv. It&#8217;s the political and cultural heart, easy to fly into (when flights are running), and sets context for everything else. Lviv is beautiful but smaller; save it for a second or third visit.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-htf0062 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"htf0062\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Is it safe to visit Ukraine right now?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-htf0063 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"htf0063\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This question has a different answer for every person and every month. Since February 2022 tourism has changed completely; parts of the country are far from the front and parts are not. Follow your government&#8217;s advisories, the situation is fluid, and plan around the realities of air raid alerts and curfews. Supporting Ukrainian businesses from abroad is a real way to help in the meantime.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-htf0069 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"htf0069\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-htf0068\" data-id=\"htf0068\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-htf0066 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"htf0066\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Cities we love<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-htf0067 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"htf0067\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-htf0086 elementor-section-stretched htf-cities-carousel elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"htf0086\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-htf0087col\" data-id=\"htf0087col\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-htf0086track htf-carousel-track elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"htf0086track\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-htf0320 htf-city-card\" data-id=\"htf0320\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-htf0320a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"htf0320a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Kyiv<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-htf0320b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"htf0320b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Capital on the Dnipro<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-htf0320c elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"htf0320c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"#stockholm\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Explore \u2192<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-htf0330 htf-city-card\" data-id=\"htf0330\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-htf0330a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"htf0330a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Poltava<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-htf0330b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"htf0330b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Quiet, soulful, historic<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-htf0330c elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"htf0330c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"#goteborg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Explore \u2192<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-htf0340 htf-city-card\" data-id=\"htf0340\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-htf0340a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"htf0340a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Lviv<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-htf0340b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"htf0340b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Galician charm<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-htf0340c elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"htf0340c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"#orebro\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Explore \u2192<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-htf0350 htf-city-card\" data-id=\"htf0350\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-htf0350a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"htf0350a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Carpathian Mountains<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-htf0350b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"htf0350b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Black Sea port city<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-htf0350c elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"htf0350c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"#haparanda\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Explore \u2192<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-htf0200 elementor-section-stretched htf-country-carousel elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"htf0200\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-htf0201\" data-id=\"htf0201\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-htf0202 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"htf0202\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">KEEP EXPLORING<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-htf0203 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"htf0203\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">More countries we love<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-htf0204 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"htf0204\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Swipe sideways \u2014 these are destinations we've been to and written about.<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-htf0205 htf-carousel-track elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"htf0205\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-htf0220 htf-country-card\" data-id=\"htf0220\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-htf0220a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"htf0220a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Poland<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-htf0220b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"htf0220b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Krakow, Warsaw &amp; Gdansk<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-htf0220c elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"htf0220c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"\/blog\/destinations\/central-eastern-europe\/poland\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Explore \u2192<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-htf0230 htf-country-card\" data-id=\"htf0230\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-htf0230a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"htf0230a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Hungary<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-htf0230b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"htf0230b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Budapest &amp; beyond<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-htf0230c elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"htf0230c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"\/blog\/destinations\/central-eastern-europe\/hungary\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Explore \u2192<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-htf0240 htf-country-card\" data-id=\"htf0240\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-htf0240a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"htf0240a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Germany<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-htf0240b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"htf0240b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Volcanoes &amp; black sand<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-htf0240c elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"htf0240c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"\/blog\/destinations\/western-europe\/germany\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Explore \u2192<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-htf0250 htf-country-card\" data-id=\"htf0250\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-htf0250a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"htf0250a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Latvia<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-htf0250b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"htf0250b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Cliffs &amp; slow wind<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-htf0250c elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"htf0250c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"\/blog\/destinations\/baltic-states\/latvia\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Explore \u2192<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-htf0260 htf-country-card\" data-id=\"htf0260\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-htf0260a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"htf0260a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Estonia<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div 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