Places I Have Been

• Malta

  • Dec 2023
  • Valetta, Sliema, Rabat, Mosta, Victoria
    • Unusual mixture of cultures
    • Maltese language exists
    • Very calm in winter

• Cyprus

  • May 2023
  • Konnos Bay
    • Another team-building retreat at Fibery
    • Jordan Peterson was eating steaks nearby

• Spain

  • Apr 2023
  • Córdoba, Sevilla, Cadiz, Tarifa, Malaga, Granada, Madrid
    • Andalusia is beautiful
    • Semana Santa is crazy

• Slovakia

  • Nov 2022
  • Tatranská Lomnica
    • Two hours in Slovakia

• Austria

  • Oct 2022
  • Vienna
    • Showed Vienna to my mom

• Hungary

  • Apr 2022
  • Hajdúszoboszló, Budapest
    • Met my girlfriend’s friend who escaped from Ukraine

• Cape Verde

  • Feb–Mar 2022
  • Sal, Praia
    • The motto of Cape Verde is “No stress”
    • The Russo-Ukrainian War started around these days
    • Protested near the Russian embassy with my girlfriend and almost got acquainted with the President of Cape Verde

• Germany

  • Dec 2021
  • Hamburg
    • The tastiest herring sandwich of my life

• Germany

  • Sep 2021
  • Munich
    • Two nights in Munich

• Czechia

  • Aug 2021
  • Prague
    • One night in Prague when coming back

• Austria

  • Aug 2021
  • Vienna, Innsbruck
    • Took care of my friend Anton’s cats

• Poland

  • Dec 2020 – now
  • Warsaw
    • Moved to Warsaw

• Ukraine

  • Oct–Dec 2020
  • Odessa
    • Moved to Odessa without a plan

• Ukraine

  • Aug 2020
  • Kyiv
    • Left Belarus during the height of the protests to get some sleep

• Ukraine

  • Jan 2020
  • Lviv
    • Visited my new girlfriend’s relatives

• Georgia

  • Oct 2019
  • Tbilisi, Batumi
    • Mountains and khinkali

• Poland

  • Sep 2019
  • Warsaw
    • ???

• Latvia

  • Jul 2019
  • Riga
    • Went almost 500 km by bus for a Tinder date
    • It was worth it

• Germany

  • Jun 2019
  • Berlin
    • Another round of Berlinotherapy

• Russia

  • Jun 2019
  • Saint Petersburg
    • The best city for a recently divorced man

• Northern Cyprus

  • May 2019
    • Fallout vibes at the border
    • War is not good

• Cyprus

  • May 2019
  • Nicosia
    • Team building retreat at Fibery

• Poland

  • May 2019
    • IC3PEAK concert

• Spain

  • Apr 2019
  • Barcelona
    • OFFF

• Greece

  • Oct 2018
  • Athens, Piraeus
    • Several unexpectedly rainy days
    • Accidentally visited a bad neighborhood at night
    • My childhood dream was to visit the Parthenon

• Poland

  • Aug 2018
  • Warsaw
    • Tried LSD, partially enjoyed

• Spain

  • Jul 2018
  • Madrid
    • MadCool: Queens of the Stone Age, Jack White, and Artic Monkeys

• Poland

  • Jul 2018
    • Several days in Warsaw before Madrid

• Spain

  • Mar 2018
  • Madrid
    • Stayed one night in Madrid on the return route

• Peru

  • Mar 2018
  • Cusco, Machu Picchu, Ica, Puno, Lima
    • Machu Picchu is overcrowded
    • Climbing the dunes in Ica was tough, but it was worth it
    • Was scared by Lima on the first visit, but fell in love on the second
    • Barranco and Miraflores

• Bolivia

  • Mar 2018
  • Sucre, Uyuni, Potosí, La Paz, Copacabana
    • Joined my friend Bogdan in Sucre; he had been in South America for a month
    • Altitude sickness
    • Salar de Uyuni is the most beautiful place I’ve ever been
    • Felt vibes of Belarus in Bolivia
    • The cable car is the main public transport in La Paz
    • Lake Titicaca

• Brazil

  • Mar 2018
  • São Paulo
    • The first city in the Southern Hemisphere I visited
    • And the biggest one

• Russia

  • Feb 2018
  • Yaroslavl
    • My grandmother’s funeral

• Germany

  • Oct 2017
  • Berlin
    • Lebanon Hanover concert

• San Marino

  • Sep 2017
  • San Marino
    • I like countries of such a size

• Italy

  • Sep 2017
  • Bergamo, Verona, Venice, Rimini, Pesaro, Ancona, Polignano a Mare, Monopoli, Lecce, Bari
    • Biennale
    • Soave Wine Festival in Verona
    • Food

• Germany

  • May 2017
  • Berlin
    • Krovostok in Berlin

• Lithuania

  • May 2017
  • Vilnius
    • ???

• Ukraine

  • Mar 2017
  • Carpathians, Lviv
    • 4-day meditation retreat

• Vatican City

  • Feb 2017
  • Vatical City
    • Sistine Chapel

• Italy

  • Feb 2017
  • Rome
    • Was thinking about the Roman Empire all the time

• Scotland

  • Jul 2016
  • Glasgow, Edinburgh, Leith, Isle of Arran
    • Euro-2016, people supported Wales, but without big effort
    • Read Irvine Welsh throughout the trip
    • The country I would like to return

• England

  • May 2016
  • London
    • Visited workshop for Targetprocess customers
    • This time it was much better

• Germany

  • Mar 2016
  • Freiburg
    • Small and calm German city

• Switzerland

  • Mar 2016
  • Geneva, Zurich
    • The most expensive country I’ve ever been to

• Italy

  • Mar 2016
  • Milan
    • Tried coffee from a Moka pot at the Airbnb we rented, then bought my own

• England

  • Feb 2016
  • London
    • Got sick and mostly suffered

• Portugal

  • Oct–Nov 2015
  • Porto, Lisbon
    • Francesinha!
    • Visited home matches of FC Porto and SL Benfica
    • Got a haircut in a famous Lisbon barbershop

• Germany

  • Oct 2015
  • Berlin
    • Two weeks in Kollwitzkiez
    • Rainy and cold 

• Belgium

  • Jul 2015
  • Brussels, Ostend, Bruges
    • Cosplayed “In Bruges” on my birthday

• Spain

  • Apr 2015
  • Madrid
    • Malasaña and Plaza del 2 de Mayo
    • A rap party at a squat we entered accidentally

• Spain

  • Feb 2015
  • Canary Islands, Santa Cruz de Tenerife
    • Explored a volcano

• Netherlands

  • Dec 2014
  • Amsterdam
    • Smoked some marijuana in the coffee shop featured in Ocean’s Twelve

• Hungary

  • Oct 2014
  • Budapest
    • Enjoyed the thermal baths

• Spain

  • Jul 2014
  • Barcelona
    • Drank too many cocktails once
    • Enjoyed seafood and visited the Sagrada Família

• Germany

  • Jun–Jul 2014
  • Berlin
    • Spent the whole month in Berlin
    • Worked remotely before it was trendy

• Germany

  • Mar 2014
  • Berlin, Bremen
    • Rented a very personal Airbnb apartment, so got acquainted with Henrik without even meeting him in person
    • Ordered too much food every time

• France

  • Jan 2014
  • Paris
    • Visited my sister for two nights; she was studying there
    • Ate some random Chinese food, got an allergy, but survived
    • First flight with Ryanair

• Germany

  • Aug 2013
  • Berlin
    • First time in Berlin
    • Literally fell in love with the city

• Czechia

  • Aug 2013
  • Prague
    • Met my old Belarusian friends

• Austria

  • Aug 2013
  • Vienna
    • The most beautiful city I had visited up to that point

• Vietnam

  • May–Jun 2013
  • Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City (aka Saigon)
    • Coffee with condensed milk

• China

  • May 2013
  • Guangzhou
    • Google Maps showed you in the wrong position
    • Stayed in a luxury hotel at an affordable price

• Hong Kong

  • May 2013
  • Hong Kong
    • Traveled to the East with Dima again

• Lithuania

  • Apr 2013
  • Vilnius
    • ???

• Finland

  • Feb 2013
  • Helsinki
    • My first ferry trip, and met more distant relatives

• Estonia

  • Feb 2013
  • Tallinn
    • Visited my distant relatives from my father’s line

• Turkey

  • Dec 2012–Jan 2013
  • Istanbul, Prince Islands
    • New Year’s in Istanbul is wonderful

• Ukraine

  • Oct 2012
  • Kyiv
    • Agile Conference; I was sent there by my new company Targetprocess with my new colleagues
    • Met one of my Twitter followers

• Latvia

  • Oct 2012
  • Riga
    • Bought a yellow parka from Bench

• Lithuania

  • Oct 2012
  • Vilnius
    • Visited Acropolis, if you know what I mean

• Poland

  • Sep 2012
  • Białystok
    • One-day trip to activate a visa

• Ukraine

  • Jul 2012
  • Lviv
    • Euro 2012

• China

  • Apr–May 2012
  • Beijing, Shanghai, Hangzhou, Suzhou
    • A mind-blowing trip with my friends Dima and Anya

• Poland

  • May–Jun 2011
  • Warsaw
    • Was supposed to attend a Queens of the Stone Age concert, but it was cancelled
    • Bought iPad 2

• Egypt

  • Feb 2010
  • Hurghada, Cairo, Giza
    • My first visit to a non-ex-USSR country
    • My first and last all-inclusive hotel stay

• Lithuania

  • Jun 2009
  • Norviliškės, Vilnius
    • Attended the BeTogether music festival
    • Saw Gogol Bordello live

• Ukraine

  • Jun 2006
  • Feodosia
    • Classic vacations in Crimea

• Russia

  • Jul 2005
  • Yaroslavl, Moscow
    • Again

• Russia

  • Jun 1998
  • Yaroslavl, Moscow

• Russia

  • Jun 1994
  • Yaroslavl
    • World Cup in the USA
    • Lukashenko was elected President when I returned to Belarus

• Ukraine

  • Aug 1992
  • Azov Sea
    • Vacation on the Azov Sea with my family
    • Burned my skin for the first time
    • Caught a lizard
    • Also visited Kryvyi Rih and Kherson

• Russia

  • Mar–Sep 1991
  • Yaroslavl
    • Again

• Russia

  • May–Aug 1988
  • Yaroslavl
    • My mother’s home city

• Belarus

  • Jul 1985–Oct 2020
  • Hrodna
    • Born and live in Hrodna till 2005, then moved to Minsk