Tag: Baltic states
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Top Travel Spots for 2022
Temple of Apollo, site of the Oracle at Delphi, Greece A truly stunning site. Stunning even in winter. Standing on the slopes of Mount Parnassus above the Temple ruins one can imagine the great and the good from antiquity who came to this very spot: emperors, philosophers, warriors, kings. To receive divine guidance from a…
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Baltic states, Part 3: Estonia
I am on a tour of the three Baltic States. Having visited Lithuania and Latvia, we are now driving up the coastal highway north of Jūrmala in Latvia towards Estonia. Estonia is the smallest of the Baltic countries with a population of a mere 1.3 million. The language moreover, is Finno-Ugric, sharing a common root…
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Baltic states, Part 2: Latvia
It is only about 45 kilometres from the Hill of Crosses in north Lithuania to the border with Latvia. Sandwiched between the other two Baltic states, much of Latvia is covered with forests, about a third of its territory in fact. Brown bears and wild boar patrol these forests. Many rivers too. The driver slows…
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Baltic states, Part 1: Lithuania
Summer had arrived and I was pondering which country to visit next. You know how it is. Time travels so fast in one’s retirement that summer is upon you before you realise that winter is past. In summer I prefer to go north but I had left thoughts about travels until late. Quick decision required.…