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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 Sean and Megan
September 14th 2008

The Baltic States Europe » Estonia » Tallinn

The Fifteenth Century Town Hall
Tallinn, Estonia

Saturday 23 - Wednesday 27 August 2008 We both had a tops night sleep in the ‘Romantika’ (something about ships perhaps....) and, because we had forgotten to set our watches to the new time zone, only woke up when an announcement was made saying we were an hour from Tallinn. The port we arrived at was very well set up and clearly catered for large numbers of tourists arriving by passenger ferry. There were already three large ships berthed in the port and later we discovered a second port just around the bay. A city sightseeing bus was waiting out the [View Full Entry]

Our 'Funky' Bike Tour Visits the Old Tallinn Prison

By Rwanda2008
September 10th 2008

One Day in Estonia Europe » Estonia » Tallinn

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Couldn't find the Info Center until I spotted a Beetle parked beside

I woke up Tuesday morning in Helsinki and walked to the harbour to catch my ferry to Tallinn,Estonia. The ferries run very often, and Tallinn is often considered a suburb of Helsinki. I got checked in and found a comfy seat for the 3 hour trip. The sea was pretty rough on the crossing, but I decided that I had been on enough boats by now and passed on taking any gravol. At about hour 2 I could tell that the ups and downs were starting to get to me, so I tried something that I didn't think would work. I [View Full Entry]

By Byrklei
September 10th 2008

I lived past my eight day in school mark. Europe » Estonia » Tartu

School, as it turns out, is not hard... yet. I imagine that it will be and very soon too. From what I hear, people who go to my school are loaded down with homework and have to do loads of tests all the time. Kids come from all around Estonia to come to this school because of how fantastic it is. I am taking my classes and I am not really understanding most of it yet I am getting there. I have found my dream class! I have a BRITISH STUDIES CLASS!!! How freakin amazing is that?! I get to learn [View Full Entry]

By Krunch
September 1st 2008

Tallin, Estonia (with a break for Tartu in between) Europe » Estonia » Tallinn

Tallin 29/08/08
In the beautiful gardens in the palace.

Tallin was beautiful. Its a city I would really recommend out of the Baltic States to visit. I've been to Riga, Lativia and I loved that too. Mikk told me Tallin was the probably the better looking of the 3 capitals and I can see why. In fact during the occupation of Tallin when the Russian's were there Tallin was left generally in tact - as the model Soviet City. After checking in on the 28th I briefly showered and check my stuff into a dorm - at a cost of 10$AUD a night. I then followed the map that was [View Full Entry]

By yaan
September 1st 2008

TALLINN-ESTONIA Europe » Estonia » Tallinn

Tallinn-Estonia Old Town,incredible charming.A resilient race,culture charged,breathtaking ,situated on the Gulf of Finland.Hard done by ,by the Swedes and Russians,shy ,reserved people,seem to be wanting in confidence on account of their plight in the past.This only adds to their beauty as people,totally unaffected by the superpowers. It is refreshing to see people hold their own alongside the gargantuans,who never fail to surprise and dissapoint us in most of their decisions. On this point full credit must be given to the Swedes,who have not been implicated in anything controversial [View Full Entry]

By Byrklei
September 1st 2008

The day I have been waiting for!!!... Europe » Estonia » Tartu

Lasted only an hour and a half long. Well, that was how long I was in class anyway. It is so different from America, yet also similar. I supposedly have eight classes in one day, and my day starts at eight. It is nice to have a later start that in New Mexico! So excited for that! So today we had an opening ceremony and there was a guy I met back in Finland who happens to be going to the same school as me. As it turns out, he is Brazilian with dark eyes, dark hair, and a darker complexion. [View Full Entry]

By Sozek
September 1st 2008

Tallinn to Berlin to Leuven Europe » Estonia » Tallinn

the high road
This one of several picturesque high points presents a commanding view of the old city

Tallinn The border crossing from Russia into Estonia was easier than I'd expected, though overnight bus rides as a rule cause me pain. I can never get to sleep. Following a night of on-and-off dozing we arrived in Tallinn a little before sunrise. Being from Schenectady, I'm used to scary, abandoned-looking bus stations, but the one in Tallinn was still impressive. It was locked, of course, and it would be 90 mins before it opened. Sitting alone with my 35lb bag didn't feel safe ... but neither did walking. I was a bit stuck. I resolved to make for the old [View Full Entry]

By Krunch
August 31st 2008

A short break to Tartu, Estonia Europe » Estonia » Tartu

Tartu 31/08/08
The sculpture of kissing students - in the middle of Raekoja square meaning to characterise the romantic and pontaneous student life. The inspiration for the statue was actually author's sisters son w... [more]

In the evening around 6pm Mikk's brother picked me up from the hostel. I grabbed my stuff and was ready to go. The drive took about 2 hours i think and then we were at Mikk's campus.That night we stayed in the new room Mikk was moving into that semester. After helping Mikk unload all his stuff we went out to Tsink Plekk Pang for dinner for Chinese. One of his mates came by and from here the four of us went out to a bar nearby. It was pretty good fun we had a few shots and then we headed [View Full Entry]

By Byrklei
August 26th 2008

My Italian Day in Tallinn Europe » Estonia » Tartu

So today my host sister and her friends all took me out to Tallinn. For those who don't know, it is the capital of the country I now live in. It was about a two hour drive so that was boring yet once we got there, it was so sweet! It reminded me of America in the 1920s because of the old coca cola signs and the dress-wear in the windows. Then, as the day went on, the old buildings didn't fit the American persona. For lunch, we went to this cafe type place and I ordered this brichete and it [View Full Entry]

By AndyAllen
August 22nd 2008

Riga and Tallinn Europe » Estonia » Tallinn

Ive been on the road for about a week and half now and beginning to lose track of the days but hopefully I can just about remember whats happened since my last blog ... I spent Sunday evening watching the Riga Festival fireworks with Davide and Ricardo. I have to say they were amazing, probably the best display I've ever seen, except they kept having loads of breaks which meant it went on for probably too long. Afterwards we went to a local cafeteria type place where you just help yourself to as many dumplings as you want. Its probably the [View Full Entry]

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