In preparation for this trip we have been using the Lonely Planet Baltics book to help formulate our route. Despite there being no mention of Valga, we decided to stop there as it is one of the main border towns between Estonia and Latvia – the border runs through the centre of the town. We …
I hadn’t originally intended to write about anything in Tartu. Tartu is one of the major university towns in Estonia, and aside from its academic prowess and associated architecture, it was meant to be a break for us after a hectic week in the capital. What we didn’t plan is a long weekend of solid …
On a previous visit to Riga I had visited the KGB cells Museum and was taken aback by this huge block of recent history that is somewhat unknown in the UK, especially for people my age. Estonia was part of the Soviet Union until its break-up in 1991, and in Tallinn especially there are two …
When researching things to do in Riga, the Bikernieki Memorial, situated in the Bikernieki Forest, seldom makes an appearance, with myself only hearing about it in passing from a few words in one of the Lonely Planet guides. This reference stated that the memorial was around 1km away from transport links and not signposted, so …
If you’ve read Dom’s introduction to the blog I’m sure you will be expecting lots of fascinating information on the technicalities of beer. While I love reading about up-and-coming breweries and different styles and tastes, I’m much more about tasting beer than writing about it so will bring a slightly different offering to Hopping Around. …
