Go off the map in Transnistria, the country nobody recognises

The river Dnister flows through Ukraine and Moldova, as well as the city of Tiraspol in Transnistria. — MICHELE GRIMAZ/National Inbound Tourism Association of Moldova

In a strange city you’ve never heard of, in a country you won’t find on the map, Soviet Union heroes are still worshipped and a night out costs a fraction of dining in a popular tourist city.

Welcome to Tiraspol, capital of Transnistria.