6 Comments We woke to more glorious sunshine, so we spent the morning doing weekly chores plus a limescale treat. A lot of the water in Europe […]
Wild Camping
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2 Comments Up bright and early and what a beautiful day with the sun shining, the birds tweeting and the jack hammers bashing away. Behind the corrugated […]
The Black Madonna, the Queen of Poland, Jasna Gora
3 Comments Lack of internet has messed with my mojo and I feel lost without it. No interaction, it’s like talking to myself, to which I get […]
A City of Contrast, Culture and Colour, Lodz
6 Comments Yesterday, we sat by the lakeside deliberating our route to the South. Trying to work out timescales, where to head for the remainder of the […]
A Day of Deliberation & Polish Puncture
2 Comments Bang, bang, bang. What the heck! We jumped out of bed, the dogs started howling and bang bang, bang. What in the hells name is […]
Gunshot & Unexpected Organ Concert by a Lime Tree
1 Comment After 3 days with our feet up enjoying the sunshine and our own little Polish patch we were fully refreshed and ready to roll. We […]
In Search of Tom Cruise at Wolf’s Lair
15 Comments In the middle of the night, a coughing drunk woke us as he constantly fell off his bike. Poor thing, he tried to work out […]
In to Poland but Ooops No Polish Dosh
3 Comments After a morning in and around Vilnius which included stopping at a local store for today’s treat. A selection of tiny fairy cakes..one for Mac, […]
The Heads of Communism in the Secluded Grutas Park
12 Comments Today, is the Remembrance Day for Victims of Stalinism and Nazism. This day 25 years ago, the Baltic Countries said no to Soviet rule and […]
The Genocide Victims Museum on Remembrance Day
5 Comments The next two days we cycled and walked all around Vilnius and what a beautiful city. All the charm of a large village but all […]
A Picnic in the Beautiful Baltic City, Vilnius
4 Comments Over the last few days we’ve had little or no wifi, so I’ve got behind on a few posts. I took the morning to bring […]
Fairytale Castle to a Charming Capital, Vilnius
4 Comments Finally, a break in the weather, the sun was starting to shine, so out came the long awaited shorts and t-shirt. The coach tours were […]
Pilgrim Route & The Beautiful Tytuvenai Monastery
5 Comments Things had not started well. Craig bit my head off (he apologised later), Mac got the runs and I got sprayed in water from an […]
Rough Ride to Rundale Palace
1 Comment Hurray, a spot of sunshine. We moved to the main car and paid our €3.50 to an unauthorised looking person before heading to the gates […]
The Garden of the God Thor, Turaida
5 Comments The 800 year old town of Cesis took a bit of battering last night and this morning every where is drenched beyond drenched. Despite grey […]
The Black Swan of Gauja National Park
3 Comments During the night, we experienced our first Baltic storm. Vin was well and truly battered come morning light and we were well and truly shattered. […]
Riding the Baltic Storms & Roads, Cesis
6 Comments Parnu if often referred to Estonia’s summer capital with long white beaches, pastel coloured houses and big old villa’s. That might be the case but […]
Summer Capital of Estonia to Summer Spot in Latvia.
6 Comments In the summer of 1939, the Baltic States were forced to sign the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact with Soviet Union. Within days Estonia was occupied and the […]
Soviet Missile Bases and the Trail of Forest Brothers
2 Comments During the night, the breeze picked up and by morning the powerful force of the wind through the trees made an uneasy howling noise. To […]
Manors, Castles & Mansions of North East Estonia
2 Comments After a leisurely morning in Tallinn we set off east towards the Russian border. We had hoped to venture in to Russia for a few […]
The Captains Village in Lahemaa National Park
6 Comments At 11.30 prompt the Viking Express pulled away from Helsinki port and slowly but surely set sail to Tallinn, Estonia. We waved goodbye to Scandinavia […]
Towers, Torches and Towns in Tallinn
1 Comment Helsinki post complete then we nipped out on Eor for a final night time gander and once last look at Finland before we head over […]
A Night with the Classics & Good Bye to Finland
4 Comments For the last 2 days we’ve been parked on a little headland with a mini beach and flat, calm waters of the Gulf of Finland […]
The Summer Time Retreat, Finland’s Capital Helsinki
2 Comments We woke surrounded in wild geese. Thousand of the feather friends for as far as the eye could see. Mac n Tosh were eager to […]