Baltic Midsummer Madness in 4 Exciting Capitals
Midsummer, the longest day of the year is almost upon us! You can tell because it’s almost impossible to sleep […]
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The Top 5 Things to do in Christchurch
On my recent return to Christchurch, fellow travellers to New Zealand told me what I initially feared: “There is nothing […]
A Baltic Midsummer 3: Dzeguzkalns
Sandra and I had our fill of the Ligo festivities on Riga’s Krastmala, so we checked out the other celebration […]
A Baltic Midsummer 2: Krastmala
Latvians usually spend midsummer in the countryside with their family and friends, but Sandra, with whom I was staying in […]
A Baltic Midsummer 1: Salaspils Delight
It had been my desire to see how summer solstice is celebrated in the Baltic countries ever since I started […]
The Best of the Helsinki Day Festivities
The residents of Helsinki celebrate their city and the beginning of midsummer annually with Helsinki Day, even if the weather […]