We took a 2-hour ferry from Tallinn over to Helsinki. It’s a massive cruise-style ship with a casino, lots of shopping, even a Burger King. This seal wanders around, making the whole thing feel quite merry. The ship is quite a contrast to our Washington state ferries – this boat we took holds 2800 people: […]
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Abandoning the Latvian goat farm for Estonian architecture studies
It turns out that the only things stopping me from having a goat farm are the goats, the smell of the goats, learning about milking the goats, and the muddy areas of goat farms. But, as always, Ron was more open-minded and was trying, for some reason, to get a goat to kiss him: We’re […]
Fine dining in Latvia with Valerie
Well, here we are in Latvia! Look at that scarf I am wearing – crocheted especially for me by my OAT-designated tour buddy – she’s supposed to make sure I always show up on the bus and don’t get left behind, but she’s gone above and beyond by trying to keep me warm and fashionable. […]
Art, religion, and the further adventures of Ron’s phone
We did a day trip to the Curonian Spit, a 61-mile sand dune spit that is shared by Russia and Lithuania. I can promise you that we never got closer than 1.5 miles from the Russian border but Ron’s phone, as we know from its April solo trip to Paris, Atlanta etc., is an independent […]
Travels with Valerie 