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When I lived in Kyiv I visited the National Museum of Chernobyl. Not the easiest to find but this museum does an excellent job of actually making you feel like you are at the site of the infamous nuclear accident. Road signs from towns and villages near Chernobyl greet you as you ascend the stairs, and as you descend the signs are crossed out to signify your departure. They do not get too many visitors so go along as there is a donation for the victims of this disaster.

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Yalta

Yalta, nestling in a coastal alcove at the base of the picturesque Crimean Mountains, makes a superb year-round holiday destination. Its position protects the town from the elements, giving Yalta a unique microclimate. Autumn visitors can stroll amongst the palm trees in brilliant sunshine.

The town itself is a jumble of winding little streets stretching around the seafront. Restaurants, casinos, shops and bars line the main promenade, which is crowded with street hawkers offering everything from palm reading to portrait photos in 18th-century costumes. The town owes its de-rigueur status as an elegant resort to Tsar Alexander II. Alexander was so captivated by Yalta he created his summer residence at nearby Livadia, thereby initiating a wave of aristocratic palace-building projects along the coast.