Ukraine - Chernobyl

Some may consider visiting the scene of a nuclear accident to be a strange way to spend a few days off but I felt the need to visit, take photographs, and to tell the story. I’ve always been interested holidays that take me off the beaten track, and so when I discovered that you could take an organized trips to see the Chernobyl exclusion zone, and that I could use up some AirFrance miles to get to Kiev, I booked a trip.

Chernobyl - Ukraine

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Globe Trotter Battery Charger - £6

Updated on 17 Sep 2009 by Andy Bryant

I’ve just spotted my favourite travel charger has just had a price-drop on Amazon UK.  It is now just £6.00, including 4 x 2300mAh AA batteries.  I’ve used one of these for a couple of years on various trips in the US and Europe.  It packs down to a small size especially if you are just using a US-style plug.  UK and Euro adaptors are included in the pack, and snap on, so that you can set it up for quick UK or Euro use.

• UK: Uniross Globe Trotter Charger + 4AA
• US: Uniross Globe Trotter Charger + 2AA

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