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Neither Vile Nor Villainous
Here we are in Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania. Lithuania is one of those countries that comes under the heading of Things Shauna Has Obsessed About, alongside Lenin, Alex Popov, Ed from Radiohead,...
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But You Can Never Leave
We just signed on for another three nights in our hotel after intense debate. Sure there are holes in the wall and the door won't shut properly, but it will cost us less for a week here than it does...
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A lesson I never seem to learn: Headphones are ESSENTIAL for all public transport journeys. No matter where you are in the world, there will always be someone with boogers rattling round in their...
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When Ponchos Attack
Poncho. Pon. Cho. Now there's a funny word. When we arrived in Riga I was suffering from flu and culture shock, a deadly combination that turns one into a shivering, mumbling twit. I was curled up on...
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The Big Red Machine
Tallinn is a tourists dream. Especially if you're a lazy tourist. The medieval Old Town emerged largely unscathed from nasty wars and nasty Soviets with their nasty slab buildings and Lenin statues....
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Liquid Lunch
Rhi and I are perfectly suited traveling companions. We have developed an uncanny ability to turn to each other at the exact same moment and say, "It's food o'clock!" Nine times out of ten we will also...
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Observation Deck
That last entry just came out all wrong and really should be flushed down a Lithuanian Multi-Story Toilet. Anyway, I have gone Flickr crazy and have been uploading photos of various travels, including...
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Eastern Treats
We've already established I'm stingy and not fond of traditional holiday souvenirs. So while my Contiki comrades were gathering up matryoshka dolls by the armload on Red Square, I was more guarded with...
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Baltic Rock
The cellphone is the cigarette lighter of the new millenium. I discovered this at an outdoor pop concert in Tallinn back in September. The event was staged by local phone company Tele2. They gathered...
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The Hill of Crosses
Just outside the Lithuanian city of Siauliai is the Hill of Crosses. Without doubt this was highlight of our Baltic trip last September, but I've spent months faffing around trying to write about it....
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