Rundales Pils

Leaving Riga in the rain we headed south towards Lithuania calling in on the way to visit one of Latvia’s main attractions, the Rundale Palace. This opulent 18th century palace … Continue Reading →

Latvia

  We spent the first night in Latvia at a costal campsite to the north of Riga. The windswept beach stretched miles in both directions and after a very bracing … Continue Reading →

Haapsalu

We decided to spend a day or two in Haapsalu, one of Estonia’s premier seaside resorts. We drove via Padilski; a former Soviet naval base and once one of the … Continue Reading →

Tallinn – I’m back!

The next morning, we cycled into Tallinn. I was keen to try the new folding bike but felt the need to unfold it somewhere private, avoiding the audience of the … Continue Reading →

Helsinki to Tallinn

I picked Helen up from Helsinki airport at about 1.30am local time, and after about 4 hours sleep at the ferry port we were checking in for the 3-hour ferry … Continue Reading →

A Capital Move

After a few days of unrelenting rain, we decided to move to Helsinki to be nearer to a spot of action and, as I am flying back to the UK, … Continue Reading →

Ekenas

Having hired a bike from the campsite we cycled into the town, in between showers. The old wooden, some very grand, houses in the old part of the town looked … Continue Reading →

Finland

We stayed overnight in the ferry port of Umea to ensure we were in the queue for the ferry the next morning at 7am. It was a peaceful evening with … Continue Reading →

Road to Sweden

  With Graeme back at the wheel we headed to Sweden. Crossing from Narvik on the west coast of Norway to Tore on the east coast of Sweden all in … Continue Reading →

Tromso

Our last full day in Norway found us sitting in the ferry port of Harstad at 6.30am waiting for the express ferry to Tromso. It was a cloudy, cold morning … Continue Reading →