Siauliai Travel Blogs

Patriotism is the ability to share what your country has to offer with others (=

Today we went by Siauliai (about 5-7 miles north of it) to the Hill of Crosses (Kryžių kalnas), on the way there we stopped by to pick somebody up, who happened to be at a turkey farm!  This farm is pretty much in the middle of nowhere.    It was pretty cold walking around the h…

The Baltic states Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania did an impressive development from being part of the former Soviet Union to becoming EU's most eastern members. I heard about the beauty of Riga or Tallin before, now it was the time to discover these countries by myself together with my American friend Eric. Baltics, you better were ready.

Today is been surrealistic! Everything has been quite weird! J Let me start explaining…. By the way, I am writing right now with the effects of wine and vodka! Too many things happened to us today! :)   I woke up this morning at 7.15 to go running! It is something I love to do when…

10-days touring through Latvia, Liettua and Poland plus 6h stop-over in Copenhagen, Denmark on my way home.

Well, actually the first stop was Riga, where we spent a night after a long hard working week. We didn't plan on stopping anywhere until Prague, not for a night at least and that's why we decided to drive through Poland at night. I am the specialist of driving through Poland. I have done it so many…

After having seen the most fantastic pictures of Lithuania from fellow travbuddy Ewooce, I felt the urge to visit this place. I only had a weekend but I managed to get attach to this country very fast.

A leisure trip to the nations on the Baltic sea: Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania with a focus on religious history.

Hora krížov - symbol mučeníctva a viery Kriziu Kalnas (Hora krížov) sa nachádza 16 kilometrov od mesta Šiauliai. Hora krížov, posiata tisíckami krížov z najrozličnejších kútov sveta, sa stala symbolom mučeníctva a viery litovských katolíkov. Ľudia nielen z Litvy sem už ta…

English version can be found below. Hierna stapten we weer in de bus en reden we naar Šauliai waar we een klein uurtje de tijd kregen om wat te lunchen. Daar het eten erg lang op zich liet wachten heb ik telefonisch de reisleider maar even laten weten dat we het niet gingen redden. Eenmaal weer …

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Viaje por Dinamarca, Estonia, Letonia, Lituania, Finlandia y Suecia en Septiembre de 2006

i've finally managed to escape the oh-so-fascinating world of hedge fund finance, and am now decadently indulging my long-suppressed wanderlust with 15 months on the road and around the world... *note: apart from the odd review (generally of something not found in your standard guide book), this is really more just a map of my travels than a proper blog, but if you want more information on anywhere i`ve been or what i`ve been up to, send me a message and i`ll see if i can rustle something up.