Traditional Ukrainian Pottery: Kosiv Ceramics
You’ll see them in many cities in Western Ukraine. These iconic pieces of ceramic art, in natural yellow, green & brown colors are probably one of the best souvenirs to bring back from Ukraine. These are Kosiv...
Where do Easter Baskets come from?
With the Easter season upon us, many Ukrainians are preparing for the holiday, and putting together their Easter basket… But where do the baskets come from? Many families have a basket passed down through gene...
18 Travel Experiences to Inspire You
Many of us are wistfully looking out the window, thinking of our next travel destination and all the places in the world we’d yet like to see! Here are some travel experiences to inspire you, and to add to your bucke...
Easter Cheese Horses
Yeah we’ve all heard of Traditional Easter food... Easter Eggs. Been there, done that. But have you ever seen cheese horses? Cheese Horses are two things: a folk toy with several hundred years of history, an...
One Day in Split
Split is known as the soul of Dalmatia, but is often overshadowed by bigger and flashier Dubrovnik. We will show you why you shouldn’t disregard this beautiful and vibrant city when planning your next trip to Croatia...
Przemyśl in Poland was a Popular Place!
Discover Przemyśl with us! (pronounced pSH-EH-m-ih-sh-uh-l) At the turn of the last century, a great many Ukrainian immigrants came to Canada from the area around Peremysl. Today Przemyśl is a quaint border town whi...
20 Travel Experiences for 2020
A new year and a new decade come with new travel plans. Here are some of our best travel experiences for inspiration: Easter in Ukraine The Biggest Ukie Dance Festival in the World! Visit the origin of Win...
Ushguli – Secluded and Undiscovered
Svaneti is a historic region of Georgia, high up in the Caucasus Mountains. We hear all about this land of picturesque mountain villages and friendly, yet fierce people, from our Travel Expert, Yulia! “I ...
Our Bukovets Work Trip
We created the Cobblestone Freeway Foundation, to support and inspire communities in Ukraine and around the world, that keep intangible cultural heritage alive.Our aim is to improve the circumstances whic...
The oldest wine culture in the world.
Did you know the oldest ever wine culture goes back over 8000 years? And it all started in a place you’d never guess. Georgia. We went to Georgia on our first ever Treasures of Georgia tour this Fall, to learn ...