If you are to read any guidebook on Lithuania the most notable site to visit is the Hill of Crosses, an area of pilgrimage in the north of the country. Most recommend visiting the hill as an excursion from Vilnius, however as we were travelling through the north of the country we decided to stop …
Prior to our arrival in a city myself and Dom put some time aside to work out our ‘cultural agenda’ for the duration of our stay. For every bar or brewery that Dom recommends, I attempt to find an exhibition or museum to even up the plans. My personal interest is in 20th Century European …
When discussing some of the most notable historical museums in Riga it seems somewhat absurd referring to them as historical as many of the events are with living memory of the population. Many museums of this nature in the city are free entry, with donations suggested, a clear indication that these histories are not to …
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 …