Our next stop after Estonia was its southern neighbor Latvia. Latvia forms the meat in the Baltic sandwich, and I absolutely loved our time in its capital city of Riga. Seriously, it’s up there with how much I loved Bali. Not in the same “I could quit my life and just stay here forever” sort […]
Archives for August 2015
Just Chillinn’ in Tallinn
Our ferry from Helsinki took us across the Baltic Sea to Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. Estonia is the first of the Baltic nations we’re visiting on our trip, though we plan to pass through all three (Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania) in the next couple weeks. We had booked a quaint Air BnB in the […]
A Miles and Points Moment
We’ve been so busy travelling and writing about all the amazing places we’ve seen that I haven’t talked about miles and points recently. But I wanted to write a quick note on the subject since our miles and points strategy has really been key to how we are able to finance a large part of our […]
Frolicking in Finland
We planned a two-night stopover in Helsinki, Finland after Russia because it’s easy to get to overland and it would be a good launching-off place for the rest of our Baltic adventures. Also, it would give us brief exposure to Scandinavia, which we sadly have to steer clear of on this trip due to how […]
Russia Budget and Tips
Russia is one of the most expensive places that we’re visiting during our trip; a decade of rising commodity prices has benefited the large exporter. Although a pullback in the ruble’s valuation versus the US dollar has helped things for American visitors, we still had to be careful of our spending here. Excluding our visa costs, […]