When between you and the Ukraine there are the Danube and Moldova, you cannot easily cross the border.
When I reached Tulcea (Romania) I discovered that the only chance I have to get from here to the Ukraine is a ferryboat, and it costs 400 euro! and we like walking and travelling cheap.
Change of direction: Giurgiulesti. After 95 kms, I reached the border. But they informed me I have to transit through Moldova by car, and I need visa in my passport. But we like walking and get visas at the last minute!
The border in Oancia is easier to cross; they suggested to me to go there.
After 70 kms I reach the Moldova border. The Consul sells me a 48 hours transit visa for 35 euro (5 “because on Sundayâ€), enough to walk 50 kms getting into the Ukraine, where I am now reorganising a part of my Travels.
Thanks to this I enjoyed for 2 days another nice country, meeting wonderful people such as the boxing-trainer Andreijfrom Cahul, who was excited like a child because of my adventure; Nicola from Gavanoasa, who is a 10 O'clock in the morning white wine fan... Igor and a friend-without-name in Vulcanesti that organized for me an interview with local television, a snack meal and a little tour in the city. My love and thanks go to them, but also a little before the border in Romania, to Rela and her future husband George that helped me as my hosts for 2 nights in Foltesti and targu Bujor, where I stayed for a nice Romanian Saturday, with their relatives and friends, eating, drinking and chatting, while the weather nastily raged the flooding roads.
Also in Romania I met the woman (Italian) of my life, but this is another story...
The Project: To go on foot, "pedibus calcantibus", from Italy to Japan and back, going through 26 nations of Eurasia (Europe and Asia), in 5 years and covering 40.500 kilometres.
