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Saaremaa and Homeward Bound From Parnu, we headed to our final (sad face) destination. And we went by boat. Well ferry actually! Did I ever say how much I like boats? This boat ride came with a price – an eight hour drive from Parnu…

Saaremaa – Windmill Capital of the World

26 October 2010
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Susan: “So. You want to go bog walking do you?” Michael: “Yep. I want to go bog walking”. And so it began. Soomaa National Park is famous for its bogs. Bogs are one of four kinds of wetlands. They are wetlands that have accumulated peat.…

Parnu – From Beach to Bog

25 October 2010

Day 17 – Back to Tartu and onto ParnuOur last day in Tartu and we weren’t happy to leave. Still, we decided to make the most of it and visit a couple of remaining sights – St Johns Church and the City Museum. St Johns…

Another day…in Tartu

24 October 2010

Day 16 – The unique history of Setomaa Setomaa is the home of the Seto people, who hold their own unique traditions of singing runic verse and worshipping pagan deities and are one of the last remaining traditional folk cultures in Europe. When most Estonians…

Lost in Setomaa

23 October 2010

Day 14 – 15: Tartu Old Town and Cathedral So we arrived in Tartu nearing the end of a long, hot day. Michael’s grandmother was raised in Tartu so we were really looking forward to visiting her home town. We got there and quickly realised…

Tartu – A little bit of history and a lot of festival

22 October 2010

Day 14 – Tartu via Rakvere We left Kasmu a little sad and a little glad (that we would be unlikely to come across that many bugs or ants again). To get to Tartu was a day trip, particularly as we had a two hour…

Rakvere – A castle and a bull statue

18 October 2010

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

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