Walking Austria: Bad Ischl to Strobl (Wolfgangsee)
The area around Bad Ischl is covered in lakes. Small ones. Huge ones. All intertwined with rivers and overlooked by mountain peaks. It’
Walking Latvia: Sigulda to Turaida
If you’re looking for outdoor adventure, castles, and some of the only hills in the Baltics, this is where you’ll find it: Sigul
Hiking Latvia: Great Kemeri Bog Boardwalk
In 2019, I fell in love with bogs. I’d just arrived in the Baltics for the first time (that summer) and we made our way to a gor
How much does it cost to spend a month in Tartu, Estonia?
Tartu, Estonia. A couple hours southeast of Tallinn by train, this little university town is built along the shores of a river surrounded by
The spectacle of Pirita’s Bridgettine Convent ruins
Settled just above the Pirita River, this collection of ruins is all that’s left of one of northern Europe’s largest convents. B
Pirita park and its abandoned manor
Spending the summer in Tallinn? There are lots of green spaces to keep you occupied. And one particularly interesting one is the large park