For Estonians 2016 was huge in a bunch of ways. We elected our first female president, became the first country to send triplets to the Olympics and built a massive new house to show off a lot of... Read more

It’s that time of the year – everything is covered in lights, cheery music is somewhere in the background, and you have a niggling feeling that you should buy… something. It is holiday season. Every country has their... Read more

Picture this: you are in Riga. Now what? I say, go to Vilnius! It is only 300 km away. Maybe you are thinking that after Riga (and maybe also Tallinn) you don’t want to see another Baltic capital.... Read more

Sometimes you pass a monument and the only thought in your head is, “??!??”. There is no sign, at best there is a confusing year number, and the passing locals seem to not even notice this thing’s existence.... Read more

Riga, Latvia – the biggest of the three Baltic capitals lures travellers in with its magnificent Old Town, beautiful and sometimes terrifying Art Nouveau buildings, vibrant nightlife and cheap yet excellent and abundant flight connections to the rest... Read more

Usually, when someone mentions Soviet architecture the first things that come to mind in Estonia are concrete block houses that make up much of Tallinn and so many other post-Soviet cities. Many will think of something ugly, boring,... Read more

Tallinn, the capital of Estonia is a unique mixture of cool Nordic atmosphere and post-Soviet weirdness. The city has thousands of years of history still visible and livable in the old town, yet around the corner you can... Read more

So, you arrived in Tallinn some days ago and you think you’ve done it all. You took the Free Tour, visited Telliskivi Creative City and spent all of your hard earned money either on local amber that’s definitely not... Read more

Estonia has a few islands. Actually more than a few. Not too long ago we would have told you that Estonia has 1521 islands. Respectable number that. But in the summer of 2015 we recounted. Found out that... Read more

Estonia is a country with a long history that is in large parts made up of the stuff that histories are usually made out of – treaties and wars and pacts and influence zones and a lot of... Read more

In this list we have treated ‘things’ rather loosely. Some of these you can buy and keep, and others you must experience and cherish the memory. Estonia is not on anyone’s map with mass production but this small... Read more

Estonia is a nation of 1,3 million people, so therefore one might think that finding any amount of world-renowned individuals from such a small crowd can be a pretty difficult task. Well, think again. Throughout the years Estonia... Read more

A cruise ship is in Tallinn usually for six or seven hours before it weighs anchor and sets off again. Six hours is not a lot of time but Tallinn is not that big and half a dozen... Read more

Burgers are trending in Tallinn and almost every restaurant has at least one on the menu, but where to go when you’re hit with a serious craving? Having only one burger on the menu isn’t good enough for... Read more

Yes, the age-old question – how to get from Tallinn to Riga? If it was the Middle Ages we would probably tell you to wait for the right wind and to set sail. But times have moved forward... Read more