Suze goes overseas

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…

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.…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…