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November, 2017

Lithuania’s Spectacular Trakai Island Castle

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Trakai Island Castle is on of Lithuania’s most impressive sights. Photo via Flickr We pass many incredible sights on the Baltic Run minimal assistance adventure rally, from picturesque Krakow to the pristine nature of Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia. However, there aren’t many places in the Baltic States that compare to Takai […]

Rivers of Latvia

Our favourite rivers of Latvia. Photo via Creative Commons Latvia is home to fantastic nature: more than half is covered in forest, there are in excess of 3,000 lakes, and more than 12,000 rivers. Of course, most of these rivers are short, but many are very beautiful. These are the […]

On the Edge of Estonia: Narva Castle

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One of Estonia’s prettiest castles has a remarkable location. Photo via Creative Commons   The endpoint of the Baltic Run minimal assistance adventure challenge is Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. We don’t continue on to Russia, although some of our participants do. If we did, we’d reach Narva, right on […]