Estonia
Baltic Run Day 4 & 5
Posted 4 January 2017 by David IN / 0 responses
The Baltic Run continued apace on days 4 & 5, as participants celebrated the end of 2016 in Lithuania, before setting off for Latvia.
The Baltic Run Has Begun: Recap 1!
Posted 31 December 2016 by David IN / 0 responses
The Baltic Run has begun with participants setting off from Krakow on their exciting journey to Tallinn! Feature photo by Dirk Lenaerts
AHHAA… the Best Named Museum in the World
Posted 16 December 2016 by David IN / 0 responses
Tartu in Estonia is home to AHHAA, probably the best named museum in the world. If you’re planning a trip to Estonia and you see “AHHAA” written in your guidebook, don’t worry: the writer isn’t screaming. AHHAA is actually the biggest and best science museum in the Baltics, and is […]
How to Drive like a Pro in the Snow!
Posted 7 December 2016 by Barbara IN / 0 responses
With the Baltic Run fast approaching, it’s time for some top tips on how to drive like a pro in the snow!
More Noms in Tallinn: Coffee, Cakes, and Clubs and Bars
Posted 12 October 2016 by Judit IN / 0 responses
If you liked hearing about Tallinn’s top eateries, representing every rung on the burgers-to-fine dining gastro ladder, here’s a teaspoonful of gastric chink-fillers and list of liquid lunches to round off your Baltic Run in fittingly high spirits. Photo by Tom Pavel
Tallinn Restaurants: Where to Eat and Drink
Posted 10 October 2016 by Judit IN / 0 responses
Tallinn, destination of Baltic Run, is full of good restaurants and more are popping up all the time! Here’s part one of two on the top places to celebrate having completed the challenge. Photo by Dale Cruse
Hidden Gems of Estonia, Part Six: Old Tartu Observatory
Posted 31 August 2016 by Judit IN / 0 responses
Your virtual trail of discovery of hidden gems in Estonia takes you from a hill of crosses, created as a religious tribute to the unseen, to one of a scientific undertaking dedicated to charting the heavens. Welcome to the Tartu Observatory. Photo by Guillaume Speurt
Hidden Gems of Estonia, Part Five: Hill of Crosses
Posted 23 August 2016 by Judit IN / 0 responses
Though this hill – or mound? – of crosses in Hiiumaa island is nowhere near as extensive or imposing as the similar hill in Lithuania, its more personal natural makes it all the more haunting. Photo by Troy David Johnston
Hidden Gems of Estonia – Part Five: Seaplane Harbour, Tallinn
Posted 18 August 2016 by Judit IN / 0 responses
Estonia’s love affair with things that move like lightning, going back some 7,500 years, seems set to stretch out for several more generations into the future as soon as your eyes fall upon this building, from any angle or distance; this jaw-dropping massive concrete structure, originally dreamt up a hundred […]
Hidden Gems of Estonia – Part Four: Megaphones of Serenity
Posted 8 August 2016 by Judit IN / 0 responses
Yes. Megaphones. Three enormous ones, to turn up the sound of nature’s volume, a.k.a. the not – nothing you don’t hear anymore, because urban living. As if possessed by the spirit of all things green and leafy, intent on granting humanity a second chance at mending The Rift, a throng […]