After hanging out in Riga for a while, we hopped on a bus South to Vilnius the capital of Lithuania. We had heard good things about Vilnius that it was like Riga but without all the tourists and we had met two guys in our hostel from Vilnius who assured us that Vilnius was very nice. They even offered us a lift there the next day but after watching them drink three quaters of a bottle of Jack Daniels between them and with another in thier bags we chose to use our bus tickets. We got to Vilnius and were forced [View Full Entry]

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Not a very eventful last evening in Vilnius, but went on a 'pub crawl' with a few people, but it was a bit lame. I would by no means say that Vilnius has a raging nightlife scene. Think Riga was a bit better and Tallinn was comparable. We were in by 1:00, but I guess real late nights are not my thing anymore--well, maybe not quite. We'll see what happens at the coast. Overall, I would say Vilnius has its character, but it is nothing special. I would go with Riga and Tallinn over this place, but it is a bit [View Full Entry]

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OK, so checked out the Old Town, walked up to the castle for the best view of the city, and went to the former KGB headquarters to explore the old cells, execution rooms, etc. and the museum. Interesting. It is a neat old city here too. Had my 2nd day of really fatty, fried pancakes with meat in them. Maybe a little trip outside the city now--we'll see. [View Full Entry]

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Mileage ~2400 miles After leaving Berlin we travelled East and along the Polish North coast to Gdansk, a small city on the coast. We spent a couple of hours trying to find somewhere to stay as it had been pouring with rain and we weren't interested in camping. We eventually happened upon a very nice hotel in the centre of the city where we could put our feet up. We ate that night at a cafe looking out onto an attractive street. The next morning we explored Gdansk which was small enough to enjoy by foot. The buildings were quaint and [View Full Entry]

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So made it to Vilnius. Sort of scary drive in from the airport on the city bus. Not anywhere near as nic as Riga and Tallinn, but not bad--just a lot different. Have not seen much of the Old Town yet, but got some good, but very filling, Lithuanian food tonight there. Hostel is crowded, but some good people and a little more fun than the last one. Beds are just a bit sad. Anyway, up in the am to see the Old Town and maybe do the pub crawl tomorrow night. [View Full Entry]

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Hola no crean que me olvidado de ustedes lo que pasa es que en estos días he estado como medio ocupado e involucrado con muchas actividades y últimamente mi trabajo absorbe la mayor parte de mi tiempo, bueno le tengo varias historias después de 20 días , le cuanto que ya soy toda una celebridad en estos lados :) una tarde de trabajo tuve una llamada por el celular y empezaron a hacer algunas preguntas que si era verdad que venia de colombia y que si trabajaba en una empresa de tecnología etc, etc. Yo dentro de mi pensaba que era [View Full Entry]

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Hi everyone! Been a little while since the last update, but it has been incredibly difficult to come by internet cafe's in rural poland. Since the last blog we had a small accident with our lovely little corsa. Drove into a restircted area in Schwerin in germany, an automatic bollard came up out of the ground and smashed the front end and radiator. Paul was swearing and i was almost crying. But luckily a nice young german man, Gerhard, was passing by who happened to be a mechanic and offered to fix it for us that night! Saved! It was a [View Full Entry]

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From Latvia I moved south to Lithuania, first stop was Vilnius. I found Vilnius to be a very clean and assesable. It was also the turing point of the weather. The snow started to stop you could tell cause every one was starting to creep out of their houses for the first time. I spent a few days touring around seeing the sights and the museums then took a day trip to Trakai. Trakai is a small town on a lake with an unbelievable castle on an Island. You can see from the Photo I posted. Also what is a trip [View Full Entry]

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(Day 15 on the road) "Whats your mission on your travels?" That was the question I was asked by two girls I went out for dinner with on my last night in Vilnius. Well, a very good question indeed - what was my mission? Travel round the world walking backwards, or only using female donkeys as the preferred method of transportation, or taking a picture of every person I meet that was wearing pink sandals? To be honest, I don't have a mission. My only idea for the beginning of this trip is that I want to reach China by traveling [View Full Entry]

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Well i guess i have to make a short update of what is going on with my life, as in the last months i was most of the time out of time. Starting with the beginning of March i am working in a company as HR assistant, and i get to travel a lot in between Kaunas and Vilnius, i have to wake up at 5:30 or 6 every day and i make about 200 Km/day by car...i am not driving. During the last week my health was not that good but i recovered fast i would say and now [View Full Entry]

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