Have you ever heard of Pärnu? When talking beach resort, most of us probably think Greece, Spain, Portugal. The Côte d'Azur. If you're American, Florida or California. The islands of South-East Asia. The Caribbean. Australia.Well, Estonians and their Baltic and Nordic neighbours may have a completely different answer for us: they have their own little beach paradise, and it's called Pärnu.If you've never heard of it before, don't worry, ...
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As a child of the Facebook generation who only let Twitter into her life reluctantly, I resisted Instagram for a long time...and immediately got hooked as soon as I gave in to the photo-sharing app! The travel pictures I see on it every day are like porn to my wanderlust and a constant source of inspiration, so I've decided to share the best of them with you!With each installment, the ...
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Have you ever visited a city and felt like something was missing? You've toured the touristy areas, you've seen the sights, but somehow you're not sure how it all fits together, what's between those landmarks and what 'lies East'. Or maybe, you haven't captured the atmosphere of the city, how it grew and the way the locals actually live, work, and play.Basically, you haven't scratched beneath the surface.This is what ...
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Do you know much about Bergen, Norway's second city? Yeah, I didn't either...To be honest, the only reason I put it on my Norwegian itinerary was so I could catch a train from there. The Oslo-Bergen train journey is hailed as one of the world's most beautiful, so my plan was to:a) fly to Bergen (only 50 minutes from Oslo and 40ish euros with Norwegian - and wow, you get ...
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When my friend Marie invited me to stay with her in Oslo two weeks ago, she mentioned that we could also spend a weekend at her cottage in the mountains. 'Yeah sure', I said, not giving it much thought, 'Why not. A weekend away sounds nice'. Immediately, she started getting excited, sending me pictures of said cottage and describing it down to the last detail...'Okay', I thought, 'she sounds very ...
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