Last week Ukraine ended up in the list of places people want to return to, got featured in quite a few Instagram photo shoots, and was visited by the Wandering Earl, whose blog was included in Time Magazine's Best Blogs of 2012 list. Quite a week :)

Read up the snapshots below and spread the word

"It snowed the first nine days I was in Ukraine. That was followed by a deep freeze – the coldest cold spell the country had seen in decades. So even though I enjoyed the six weeks I spent there, I would love to go back in the spring, summer or fall – pretty much any time other than winter! "

Read more from Katie Aune at The Places I Long to Return To. 

"First full day in Lviv, Ukraine. Such a laid-back, beautiful city that's full of such welcoming people, not to mention the great food, tasty hot chocolate, talented street performers, atmospheric plazas, interesting history and perhaps most surprisingly, inexpensive contact lens solution.

So far, Lviv seems like a great place not only for travelers but for those who work online and like to stay in one place for a few months at a time. I could stay here for a while myself!"

Read stories from Lviv, Carpathians and beyond at Earls' wonderful blog - http://www.wanderingearl.com. 

And here's the most interesting posts from our Twitter feed:

http://twitter.com/AmatJamaludin/status/362957991328227330

http://twitter.com/MightyTravels/status/363302476621287424

http://twitter.com/Mr_Volk/status/362952867310604289

http://twitter.com/JoshuaErrett/status/362958983247564800

http://twitter.com/danielblether/status/362949582067474432