As my vacation neared an end, I took a short 40 minute flight down the coast from Tallinn to Riga, Latvia. The idea for this trip actually stemmed from Riga. My brother’s friend (my friend too, I guess) is in a band and when I saw him at Christmas, he mentioned that they’d be playing […]
European travel
Tallinn, Estonia
Did you know Estonians are some of the most unhappy people in Europe (according to the Happy Planet Index)? Blame the Nordic climate or centuries of foreign rule. Estonians just have a troubled history, from the 13th century when they were peasants and serfs, to being deported to Siberia in World War II, and working […]
A few days in Helsinki
Helsinki Cathedral – built as a tribute to Tsar Nicholas I of Russia and known as St Nicholas’ Cathedral until the independence of Finland in 1917. I’m posting aboard the Tallink Silja ferry from Helsinki to Tallinn–a 2 hour cruise across the Baltic Sea. I spent the last day and a half in Helsinki and […]