Valka, a town split by the Estonia-Latvia border
DAY 11 – Valga, Estonia and Valka, Latvia are one town divided by an international border. When I was there, you could just stroll back and forth between the two nations. [keep reading]
Tag: Estonia
Tartu, a perfect little city in Estonia
DAY 10 – Tartu is a beautiful and pleasant town in southern Estonia with a strange, vibrant creative urge. If only my diabetes had behaved better there. [keep reading]
Afternoon bus through Estonia to Tartu
DAY 9 – My blood sugar ranged from 50 to 338 today, but the bus ride from Tallinn to Tartu through central Estonia was exquisite. Dinner was from a supermarket. [keep reading]
Patarei, bizarre Soviet prison in Tallinn, Estonia
DAY 8 – My blood sugar on a day around the decommissioned prison at Patarei in Estonia was up and down, but it was worth it to see a place so jaw-droppingly weird. [keep reading]
Inside the medieval town walls of Tallinn, Estonia
DAY 7 – As if Old Town Tallinn, Estonia isn't enough of a time trip by itself, we chanced upon a secret door that led up into the ancient stone town wall. Nice birthday for me. [keep reading]
Chilly day in Old Town in Tallinn, Estonia
DAY 6 – The amazing and endless cobblestone alleyways of the Old Town section of Tallinn, Estonia must be explored on foot, without a map and with an open mind. [keep reading]
Bomarsund, an old Russian fortress in the Åland Islands
DAY 5 – What happens when you rely on public transportation on a far-flung Åland island in winter? You almost get stranded overnight in a Russian fort. [keep reading]