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The most northerly of the chilly Baltics, member of Nato since April 2004 and the European Union since May 2004 Estonia is making great strides with rediscovering their culture and revelling in their newly acquired relative wealth.

Estonian society is however tainted with the aftermath of Soviet occupation with ethnic tension and the ex Soviet style womens liberation making Estonias women reluctant to pursue more rights.

Being sparsly populated, Estonia has wide expanses of forest and lakes.

Visit Estonia and stay warm in one of medieval Tallinns candlelit cellars with the delicious Estonian speciality hot chocolate and truffles or take an Estonian style weekend get away to the Islands of Saaremaa and Hiiumaa on any day of the week.

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By Lauralee
May 11th 2007

more cobblestoned streets Europe » Estonia » Tallinn

guilds in Old Town

I figured if I was coming all the way to Finland, I might as well go to Estonia. For many, its an easy day trip that takes anywhere from 1 1/2 hours on a hydrofoil boat or 3 hours on a cruise type ferry. I think there are a fair number of Finnish people who enjoy making this trip for the cheap cigarettes and well, duty-free alcohol available here. I was relieved to find that the prices are similar to canadian standards. A good bench mark is always Mcdonalds and five dollars cdn will get you an extra value meal [View Full Entry]

By Ricechrisb
May 6th 2007

The sleepy land of Tallinn Europe » Estonia » Tallinn

Tallinntownhall

We've been extremely busy in the past few days. Arriving in Tallinn and finding a hostel was very easy (although on our way to Stansted the coach driver nearly crashed...). We settled in quickly and though we hadn't slept much we had to go out and make the most of the time we had. The city is very beautiful, as you've probably all heard, but there was very little atmosphere of any kind. Just peace in the daytime and a few rabbles of Brits roaming the town at night. Hardly any local people on the streets makes it seem much [View Full Entry]

By zacandsof
May 6th 2007

No shoestrings attached... Europe » Estonia » Tallinn

No durians allowed in Singapore

Sal was right about the Lonely Planet's "Europe on a Shoestring": 'Well, that is unless you call over a thousand bucks a week "shoestring"'. Nonetheless, as we hit the end of Adventure no. 1: Europe, we thought we'd give a bit of a summary. This computer is cool, we have just realised, because you can change the nationality of the keyboard (except it keeps defaulting to hungarian). So: Happz Euro travel blog )HungarianÖ Hqppy Euro trqvel blog 9French0 So the run down.... 1. Portugal Best food: That take away chicken shop in Lagos. We would have taken away the shop too [View Full Entry]

By zacandsof
May 3rd 2007

If Richard Dawkins walked into Tallinn, he would instantly believe in a God of Pancakes.... Europe » Estonia » Tallinn

Pancakes

Untitled zacandsof Wow. What decisions we have to make in Tallinn. I hope we don't keep up this stress forever. 1. We have to get out of bed. Do we get up at a) 11am b) 12pm c)1pm 2. We go to the best ever pancake restaurant for a cheap breakfast. Do we a) order the champignon and blue cheese b) order the bacon and smoked cheese c) order the raspberry and condensed milk d) order the chicken fillet e) you get the idea 3. We feel like having a sauna. Do we a) have the free one at the [View Full Entry]

By Al and Jen
April 26th 2007

I'm a-Tallin ya Europe » Estonia » Tallinn

The Old Town to the Sea

Who'd have believed I'd use that joke?? Okay, so I didn't believe it either. Estonia. How do I describe it? It's.....odd. It's an Eastern European country trying desperately to haul itself out of the post-Communist malaise and into Scandinavia. Tallinn is a city that is obviously developing quickly and there is clearly a great deal of wealth making it's way into the pockets of the locals. Despite this and the removal of most of the obvious monuments to Communism some parts of the city still feel as if they are still within the border of the Soviet nation. I think [View Full Entry]

By Emma_And_JeanClaude
April 11th 2007

With a big boat to Tallinn Europe » Estonia » Tallinn

Having fun while dad works

A while ago dad had the opportunity to go to Tallinn in Estonia with his job. He brought us with him because he thought we would enjoy it. Dad was on a conference much of the time so we had to have fun on our own. But that is not a problem. We know how to enjoy ourselves. Mum and dad can be so boring sometimes so we often have to take matter in our own hands to ensure we have fun at least. First dad was on a conference at his job. Then we spent the time playing with dad's [View Full Entry]

By ElbridgeGerry
April 3rd 2007

In Tallinn Europe » Estonia » Tallinn

Tallinn

I'm jet-setting around Europe now, (is it jet-setting if you've got the middle seat? I'm not sure) and I've landed outside of Russia again. HISTORY ALERT! Tallinn is the capital of Estonia and was founded in 2000 BC. It hosted the 1980 Olympics and is the home of a popular candy known as the "curd snack", which I can assure you I didn't partake in. Curd snack, heh heh. [View Full Entry]

By Ake_och_Emma
March 30th 2007

A couple of hours in Tallinn Europe » Estonia » Tallinn

The Logo of the Olympic Games in 1980

I have just come back from a quick visit in Tallinn, Estonia. Strictly this was not a holiday because I was there for a conference. But I had the opportunity to spend a few hours in Tallinn and tried to make the most out of them. I decided on spending the time on visiting two different sights. First Pirita, an area on the coast of the Baltic Sea just north of the City Centre, and then the Old Town. The Old Town is easily the biggest tourist attraction in Tallinn. Most parts of the Old Town dates back to the Middle [View Full Entry]

By Lee Clare
March 4th 2007

Tallinn & Riga Europe » Estonia » Tallinn

Entrance to Tallian Old Town

After the craziness that is Russia, Tallinn (Estonia) was a wonderful relief! We were not able to get visas as we were hoping for Belarus but the Baltic's so far have exceeded expectations to make up for it! We arrived in Tallinn early morning after the worst overnight bus I have ever experienced- the heater was on me all night and the icy road made for an uncomfortable bumpy night! None of the luxuries of south American semi-cama just rock hard seats and leg room for midgets. Tallinn old town is a beautifully preserved medieval maze of cobbled streets and squares. [View Full Entry]

By ian360
February 20th 2007

Hitching Hungary, Slovakia, Poland, Lithuania Europe » Estonia » Tallinn

Stunning Road In

The night of my last rambling blog, the hostel people took us out to this sweet hole in the wall bar. Literally a hole in the wall. The bar was made up of what used to be an old courtyard, heated with rickety heat lamps. To get in you had to push through two shabby doorways covered by heavy plastic strips hanging down, you push through them the way cars push through those things at car washes. I was sure that we were sneaking in the back way or something, but no, that was the main entrance. There was no advertising [View Full Entry]

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