Moldova travel blog
My short stay is over, and it’s time for me to be leaving Moldova. I’ve enjoyed my time in Chisinau; it’s been nice to just relax and adjust back to life outside Ukraine. Moldova likes to make us Aussies feel welcome From here I’m jumping on a bus to Romania. I’ll let you know what I find when I get there. Nah, really Until then, I’ll leave you with this old Moldovan proverb: ‘If the sun doesn’t come in through…
Leaving Ukraine didn’t quite go according to plan. After having inadvertently overstayed my visa by a day during my last stint, and having been reprimanded for it when leaving the country, I had been very careful not to repeat the mistake. I was therefore quite surprised to be hauled off the bus to explain why I had breached my visa by eight days. It took 4.5 hours of miscommunication, confusion and fuck-ups to sort out the problem, which I still…