On a day trip from Chisinau, Kenny and I traveled to the capitol of a would-be country, but seeing as how it's not really a country, Tiraspol isn't really the capitol. The far east region in Moldova is called Transdniestr (Pridnestrovskaya Moldavskaya Respublika, or PMP, a self declared republic. Despite it's small size, they have their own currency, police force, borders, and leaders. It's also one of the last remaining communist bastions in the world, but that...

Feeling a bit adventerous, Margaret and I decided to spend a few days "off the beaten path" in Moldova, a tiny country to the Northeast of Romania. We'd heard that Moldova had great wine and some of the biggest vineyards in Europe, so we thought we might be able to organize a winery tour. We caught an overnight bus from Bucharest at 10 pm, and ended up in Chisinau (Moldova's capital) at about 6 am the next day. It was still dark outside and there were some ske...