UK to Riga by train or ferry Riga is a great place to visit, with more of a 'big city' feel than Vilnius or Tallinn. There are two basic options for travel from the UK to Riga: Overland by train via Brussels, Berlin, Warsaw & Vilnius, or by train from London to Stockholm and ove...
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You can travel to Estonia by train+ferry via Copenhagen & Stockholm, or by Eurostar and connecting trains to Rostock in Germany then cruise ferry to Helsinki and on to Tallinn, or overland all the way through Brussels, Berlin, Warsaw, Vilnius & Riga. The journey from London to Tallinn ...
The Vilnius-Minsk route is a record holder in terms of the number of buses. Buses from different companies depart every hour – from ‘Ecolines’ to private carriers. You can have a walk in Minsk or visit other Belarus cities, like Brest or Grodno, and then head further to Moscow. The ...
Some of that territory could well turn out to be those of these Baltic states. But it is not unreasonable to ask: Will the U.S. risk a nuclear war to defend Vilnius, Riga, and Tallinn? More important, can Washington put adequate resources to defend NATO while also pursuing a vigorous ...
Arriving in Vilnius I assumed it would be a similar story to Tallinn and Riga on my trip down through the Baltic States. As I wandered from the bus station down the streets to my hostel I got the distinct impression time was moving much slower here. Buildings appeared to show their age ...
Do not forget about the train: tickets for it are often cheaper than an airplane. Thus, you can get, for example, to Vilnius or Riga, and from there use other modes of transport. Another option is the bus. Over long distances, of course, not a very convenient way to travel, but the...
“There is no way out. There is no way out. I kept repeating it in my head. I felt like I could will myself to death with those words. But I couldn’t. I had kids. I had to get better.I had to.” -James Altucher,Choose Yourself ...
A sovereign nation or state needs to have the ability to make treaties, conduct trade, and operate diplomatically with other countries; essentially, it needs a functioning government. So, although a group of people may identify themselves as belonging to a certain place, they may not be consider...
While in Riga, Latvia we had a terrible mishap when our Samsung Gear 360°camera fell on a cobblestone street, putting a deep scratch on the lens. At that moment, those European cobblestone streets weren’t so dreamy anymore. While researching, we learned that the first model of the ...