2010 July | Suze goes overseas

Day 13 – Tallin to Kasmu and a “short” walk I had mixed feelings leaving Tallinn. While it was such a beautiful city, I was looking forward to seeing more of Estonia and Kasmu, in the Lahemaa National Park, was supposed to be just as…

Kasmu: Picturesque beauty, bugs that rip your skin out and too many ants

31 July 2010

Day 11 – 12: The Old Town of Tallinn Arriving in Tallinn a couple of hours after leaving Helsinki, we were again amazed at how beautiful this region of the world is, and how fantastic it was to have such long days thanks to the…

Old Town Tallinn

30 July 2010

Day 10: Tuesday – Finland here we come A particularly early start to the day had us leaving Dublin and flying into Helsinki, Finland. Boy was I impressed. Finland is just a beautiful, beautiful country. We spent the rest of the morning wandering around the…

Holidaying in Helsinki!

29 July 2010

Day 9: Monday – Dublin: The land of the failed We arrive in Dublin and are yet to open the door of our room at the lovely Kinlay House when we are approached by the offer of a free tour. Well, I like ‘free’ stuff…

A Day in Dublin

12 July 2010

Day 6 – 8: Cardiff to Tremore to Dublin The next day we headed off to Fishguard to catch the ferry over to Ireland. Here’s Michael at the train station in Cardiff, where we got the train that took us all the way to the…

An Irish Family Reunion

11 July 2010

Day 5: Thursday – Cardiff Day five saw us catching an early train from Cheltenham to Cardiff, checking into our hotel (aptly named The Big Sleep) and heading into the very centre of town to Cardiff Castle. Cardiff Castle from the main road The history…

Dr Who, Cardiff Castle and the Drinking of Brains

8 July 2010

It’s July 2010 and I’m off on what is essentially a family holiday. Michael and I are taking three weeks to visit my brother in Cheltenham, England followed by Michael’s family reunion in Tramore, Ireland and finishing with almost two weeks in Estonia, where Michael’s…

Visiting Family in England

7 July 2010

Suze goes overseas

The challenge is to travel to one different country every year. At least.

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