In the aftermath of a reactor explosion in 1986, cities and villages were abandoned. Decades on, tourists can visit Chernobyl (or Chornobyl as it's called here) to find an eerie landscape of crumbling buildings being reclaimed by nature. It’s a prime example of dark tourism.

In the aftermath of a reactor explosion in 1986, cities and villages were abandoned. Decades on, tourists can visit Chernobyl (or Chornobyl as it's called here) to find an eerie landscape of crumbling buildings being reclaimed by nature. It’s a prime example of dark tourism.

Basking in its diversity, the port town of Odesa impresses with splendid 19th-century architecture, fusion cuisine of the Black Sea coast and nightlife that never stops. Another thing it’s famous for is comedy. Odessites are well known across Ukraine for possessing a distinct sense of humor that combines absurdity, a laid-back attitude and eccentricity. Here’s how to enjoy the city during its Carnival Humorina (the Carnival of Humour) in April like a local.