Chisinau That's What I'm Talking About

"Greetings from Laos. It may be the developing world but it's got free wifi". This is a text I received from my Dad last year. He couldn't believe that his hotel in Vientiane had free wifi while nearly all the hotels in Ireland and the UK charge for the privilege. Hooray for price gouging...

I'm just back from a business trip to Moldova and while in Chisinau I was reminded of my father's text. Not only was wifi free at the hotel but also at the airport and many other places. Take note, Dublin.

We're experiencing a bit of a "cold snap" in Ireland at the moment but it still seems a bit tropical after the temperatures (-10c or worse) in Chisinau. The photo below gives you some idea of the conditions.

The best thing about Chisinau Airport? The blast from the past Soviet era aircraft. At the entrance to the airport there is a Tu-134 while on the tarmac I saw at least three AN-12s, six AN-24s, one AN-72, one IL-18 and four Tu-134s. Unfortunately most of them will probably not take to the air again but it was still a refreshing sight to see in this age of bland Airbuses and Boeings.