Riga is a fantastic city. Sure, it does not have the fairy tale views that you get in Tallinn, nor the grandeur of Helsinki. There is however an edginess to it, a carefreeness that also defines Brussels or Berlin, cities that do not concern themselves with just being pretty or […]
Tartu is the second city of Estonia, which make it sound a lot bigger than it actually is. It is lovely for an afternoon stroll though, and when you also pay a visit to the astonishing Estonian National Museum, wonderfully integrated in an old and abandoned Raadi Airfield, two days […]
On a continent where economic growth is close to wishful thinking for many countries, the development of the Baltics over the last decades stands out. Most of the economic activity is centered on Tallinn. Compounded with the fact that 25% of the country’s population lives here as well, it should […]
It has been a while! Again! Who knew selling sake and other Japanese drinks would be so time-consuming? And then there is the old writer’s block popping up again, which I may have used as an excuse for laziness in the past, but which has come back for real to […]