TravBuddy.com: delsol67's Brian's Baltic Journey - Sweden, Latvija, Estonia, Finland, and Russia travel blog Copyright 2005 TravBuddy LLC http://www.travbuddy.com/blogs/41163 For my August trip, I decided to see the Baltic countries that I havedn't visited. I traveled to Stockholm Sweden, Jurmala, Riga and Sigulda in Latvia, Tallinn Estonia, Helsinki and Nuuksio National Park in Finland, and then finished in St. Petersburg Russia. I traveled by air, water, rail and road.....what an amazing journey. en-us Fri, 15 Aug 2008 14:52:44 PST St. Petersburg, Russia.........Russian Wonderland http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/41163/St-Petersburg-Russia-7 Fri, 15 Aug 2008 14:52:44 PST St. Petersburg, Russia.........Russian Wonderland Saint Petersburg, Russia, Aug 15, 2008

Our final stop on the Baltic region trip was St Petersburg, Russia.  The process to get our visas for the trip was challenging and expensive.&…

]]> Nevsky Grand Hotel St Petersburg http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/41163/St-Petersburg-Russia-7 Fri, 15 Aug 2008 11:20:26 PST Nevsky Grand Hotel St Petersburg Saint Petersburg, Russia, Aug 15, 2008

The location is fantastic. You are only a short walk to St. Issacs, Church on Spilled Blood, Souvenir Market so, you are in the middle of everything.…

]]> Radisson Blu Royal Hotel Helsinki http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/41163/Helsinki-Suomi-Natural-6 Wed, 13 Aug 2008 10:42:11 PST Radisson Blu Royal Hotel Helsinki Helsinki, Finland, Aug 13, 2008

Hotels in Finland / Scandinavia are EXPENSIVE!!! But this choice is a value given that. It is on the lower end of that scale but offers a fantastic l…

]]> Helsinki, Suomi.........Natural and Cultural http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/41163/Helsinki-Suomi-Natural-6 Wed, 13 Aug 2008 14:30:28 PST Helsinki, Suomi.........Natural and Cultural Helsinki, Finland, Aug 13, 2008

We left on an EARLY morning ferry from Tallinn to go to Helsinki.  The capital of Finland, it was founded in 1550 by King Gustav Vasa of S…

]]> Von Stackelberg Hotel Tallinn http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/41163/Tallinn-Estonia-Medieval-5 Mon, 11 Aug 2008 11:42:56 PST Von Stackelberg Hotel Tallinn Tallinn, Estonia, Aug 11, 2008

The hotel is just on the outside of the Castle wall near the tower with the Estonian flag. The hotel is in a renovated building so, it has character.…

]]> Tallinn, Estonia.......Medieval Gem http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/41163/Tallinn-Estonia-Medieval-5 Mon, 11 Aug 2008 14:27:34 PST Tallinn, Estonia.......Medieval Gem Tallinn, Estonia, Aug 11, 2008

After leaving Riga we continued our Baltic journey by bus to Tallinn.  It is like a fairytale city with large sections of medi…

]]> Riga Old Town Hostel & Backpackers Pub http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/41163/Riga-Old-Nouveau-4 Sat, 09 Aug 2008 02:39:20 PST Riga Old Town Hostel & Backpackers Pub Riga, Latvia, Aug 09, 2008

Ok, first I booked a private room. The private rooms are not in the hostel, which is in the center and located well. The private rooms are in an apar…

]]> A day at Majori Beach (Jurmala, Latvija) http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/41163/day-Majori-Beach-Jurmala-Latvija-3 Fri, 08 Aug 2008 12:19:10 PST A day at Majori Beach (Jurmala, Latvija) Jurmala, Latvia, Aug 08, 2008

I took the train from Riga out to Majori, the main beach of Jurmala. It's about a 30 minute train ride and is very cheap round trip (not even 2 euro)…

]]> Lord Nelson Hotel Stockholm http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/41163/Stockholm-Sweden-1 Mon, 04 Aug 2008 09:51:58 PST Lord Nelson Hotel Stockholm Stockholm, Sweden, Aug 04, 2008

The best value for the individual traveler in Stockholm's Gamla Stan (old town) is definitely The Lord Nelson Hotel. It's on the main pedestrian only…

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