good description of Kiev, by Jake Marmer. for more, see below

Kiev changed a great deal since my last visit, over a decade ago. One can feel the weight of the bloody civil unrest that led to the civil war that still continues in the East. There are new monuments and banners, including the ubiquitous: “Ukraine is Europe!” And indeed, clean streets, fancy department stores, flashing advertising signs, cute coffee shops teeming with chattering, colorful crowds seem far more Western than anything I have ever seen in Ukraine." from an article on the Vernadksy Library, in Tablet by Jake Marmer, For more, pick up "Klara's Journey," historic novel, "The Scattered Tribe, travel narrative, and "A Travel Guide to Jewish Russia and Ukraine."

Visiting Bruges and Ghent, my article in Jerusalem Post

Check my article on Bruges and Ghent, Belgium, in The Jerusalem Post. 

https://www.jpost.com//International/Bruges-or-Ghent-either-way-you-win-in-Belgium-559589.

For more info on Belgium and 21 countries in Europe, re Jewish sites, get “A Travel Guide to Jewish Europe,” 4^thedition, (Pelican Publishing) wherever books are sold. Follow me on twitter @bengfrank. www.bengfrank.blogspot.com. Blog

ICUMI, My article in Jerusalem Post, Antwerp, Belgium

 Check out my article on Antwerp, Belgium, in The Jerusalem Post. http://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Culture/Art-diamonds-and-fashion-all-in-Antwerp-549830. For more info on Belgium and its Jewish community, including, Brussels, Bruges, Ghent, and other towns, pick up  “A Travel Guide to Jewish Europe,” 4^thedition, Pelican Publishing,  20 countries in this guide. https://www.amazon.com/Travel-Guide-Jewish-Europe-Fourth/dp/1455623571/ref=sr_1_3?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1518623872&sr=1-3&keywords=travel+guide+to+jewish.Follow me on twitter @bengfrank. www.bengfrank.blogspot.com. Blog

Nice mention in Jewish Heritage Europe,

Nice mention in Jewish Heritage Europe, section on Guides and Guide Books, Jewish Travel Books of  my  “A Travel Guide to Jewish Europe,” 4^thedition, (Pelican Publishing(  http://jewish-heritage-europe.eu/2018/05/09/travel-season-new-editions-o-jewish-travel-books/.  The newsletter wrote about “this ground breaking book,” …”includes 20 countries across western, central, and east-central Europe. It provides ample historical background on the Jewish communities of the various countries, as well as addresses for active synagogues, Jewish organizations, and kosher restaurants.“ Wherever books are sold,

check this book review of A Travel Guide to Jewish Europe, 4th edition.

"The Definitive Guide To Jewish Europe," says Aaron Howard in a review in the Jewish Herald Voice, Houston, TX., re "A Travel Guide to Jewish Europe," 4th Edition, (Pelican Publishing,
now available wherever books are sold. Check out this most up-dated Jewish travel book. Read the review, here at  http://jhvonline.com/the-definitive-guide-to-jewish-europe-frankly-suggests-to-go-local-p24159-152.htm To order your copy .  https://www.amazon.com/Travel-Guide-Jewish-Europe-Fourth/dp/1455623571/ref=sr_1_3?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1518623872&sr=1-3&keywords=travel+guide+to+jewish.Follow me on twitter @bengfrank. www.bengfrank.blogspot.com. Blog

quote from book review in Houston Jewish paper

"…this book is what you'll need for planning your visit to Jewish Europe," writes Aaron Howard in an incisive book review of "A Travel Guide to Jewish Europe," 4th edition, PelicanPub.com in Jewish Herald Voice, Houston, Wherever books are sold, travel, travel agents, kindle, nook. .  https://www.amazon.com/Travel-Guide-Jewish-Europe-Fourth/dp/1455623571/ref=sr_1_3?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1518623872&sr=1-3&keywords=travel+guide+to+jewish.Follow me on twitter @bengfrank. www.bengfrank.blogspot.com. Blog

Going to Europe? or Armchair traveler.

If you are going to Europe and you enjoy exploring your heritage and Jewish sites, check  the new,“A Travel Guide to Jewish Europe,” 4^thedition, (Pelican Publishing), the latest and most up-to-date travel  guide. This 752-page. travel book is a  practical , anecdotal, and adventurous journey through historic Jewish Europe, including kosher resrturants, cafes, synagogues and museums. History and politics, too.  https://www.amazon.com/Travel-Guide-Jewish-Europe-Fourth/dp/1455623571/ref=sr_1_3?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1518623872&sr=1-3&keywords=travel+guide+to+jewish.Follow me on twitter @bengfrank. www.bengfrank.blogspot.com. Blog