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🍷🇱🇻 What to Drink in Riga: A Sip-by-Sip Guide to Latvian Drinks Culture
I’ve been studying wine and spirits for over two decades. One of the things I’m most interested in when we travel is what I call drinks culture – what can you learn about a country through their cultural drinking habits and traditions. I’ve been known to order several drinks off a menu – just so…
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🇱🇻 🇱🇹 Baltic Road Trip #2: A Castle, a Palace, and a Hill of Crosses
Road trip to Lithuania today. We’re on our way from Riga, Latvia to Vilnius, Latvia. Another new country for all of us! (This brings my country count to 39. Ken is at 34. Not that anyone is keeping track.) Pit Stop First stop – unscheduled – the castle of unknown significance. Our driver said this…
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🇱🇻 Eating Our Way Through Riga: A Latvian Food Tour
Today, we walked through the Riga Central Market on a Latvian food tour with our lovely guide, Ilze. She guided us through the market, gathering up typical Latvian foods for us to try at the end of our tour. The market is fascinating architecturally – it’s housed in five relocated German zeppelin hangars that were…
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🇱🇻 Exploring Riga: Art Nouveau & Soviet Architecture
Exploring Riga today – on a walking tour. I am so freaking cold. All of these Baltic women walking around in furs are starting to look pretty smart. You know what would be really handy? If menopausal women could summon a hot flash on demand. Sidebar: Breakfast fish (Baltic herring) is tough to face first…
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🇪🇪 🇱🇻 Baltic Road Trip: Tallinn, Estonia to Riga, Latvia
On the move again today – a Baltic road trip from Tallinn, Estonia to Riga, Latvia. And another new country for all of us! Weather update: A Last Word on Tallinn I was very impressed with Tallinn. 9/10 – would absolutely recommend/revisit. On the Road – Tallinn to Riga Stopped to stretch our legs in…
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📸 🇪🇪 Photo Essay: Estonia
I take a lot of pictures when we travel. A LOT of pictures. Probably approaching an annoying amount of pictures. But when I post them, I try to curate. I choose the top 10-15 photos that represent the day and edit them. Because no one wants to see 113 un-edited vacation photos. No one. After our…
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🍷🇪🇪 What to Drink in Tallinn: A Sip-by-Sip Guide to Estonian Drinks Culture
One of my favorite things to do when we travel is to explore the local drinks situation (alcoholic and not). I could spend hours in the local grocery/wine/liquor store just studying the shelves. Ken is not as enthusiastic about this activity, so I usually send him off to climb a mountain or something. When we’re…
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🇪🇪 A Taste of Tallinn: A Walking Food Tour
Still BRRRR today, but calmer winds. Quick stroll through the flower market to get my blood moving – my Estonian mittens have paid for themselves already on this trip. One of the best ways to learn about a culture is through food and drink. So whenever we visit a new country, we always try to…
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🇪🇪 Exploring Tallinn: History and Architecture Highlights
We are exploring Tallinn today. Went on a 2-1/2 hour walking history tour this am. Our guide, Jonas, is an archaeology and history teacher, originally from Iceland, but married to an Estonian. He was a phenomenal guide. It is legit FREEZING in Estonia today. 18 degrees this morning, with a ferocious wind. Super happy I…
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🇪🇪 First Impressions of Tallinn: Cold Temps, Impossible Language & Warm Bread
On the move today. Early morning flight from Munich to Tallinn, Estonia – new country for all of us! First impression of Tallinn: BRRRRR. It’s cold and windy. Was not expecting it to be glove weather. Had to buy an emergency pair of wool mittens. My hands are much happier now. So, the Estonian language.…
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🇩🇪 A Perfect Day in Munich: Weißwurst, Whiskey, and Family Traditions
Bavaria ordered perfect weather for us to enjoy the day in Munich. Slept on and off and on and off and on and off for 11 hours. Much needed, if broken, sleep. Traditional Bavarian Breakfast Breakfast bar at the hotel had a traditional Bavarian breakfast – Weißwurst and pretzels, so started the day happy! Walking…
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🇩🇪 Jet Lag Day in Munich: Walk, Eat, Drink. Repeat.
Grüß Gott, Munich! It’s zombie day, aka jet lag day in Munich. You gotta pay the travel tax. Trying to stay awake until after dinner. Right after dinner. In advance of a trip to the Baltic States, we’re in Munich for a couple of days to visit lifelong family friends. And eat. And drink. First…