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The one where I spent a night at a Finnish prison

Posted on May 30, 2018May 30, 2018 by scummy

Hotel Katajanokka dates back to the 1800s where the building served as a county prison and pre-trial detention centre. The

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Don’t Uber in the Baltics.. Taxify!

Posted on May 29, 2018May 30, 2018 by scummy

So there’s probably hundreds of taxi apps in the world today. Over in Southeast Asia, Uber has sold their business

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What to do in Haapsalu

Posted on May 28, 2018May 30, 2018 by scummy

Haapsalu is a seaside resort town, approximately 2 hours away (by bus) from Tallinn. It’s a sleepy town but I

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8 reasons to visit Narva

Posted on May 27, 2018May 30, 2018 by scummy

Narva is the Eastern most city in Estonia, with just a river separating the city from Ivangorod in Russia. It

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Tallinn’s old town charm

Posted on May 26, 2018May 30, 2018 by scummy

Tallinn was my final stop of the three Baltic cities. And without any prior knowledge, I did save the best

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The Baltic city that is Riga

Posted on May 26, 2018 by scummy

Riga is the largest of the Baltic capital cities and very pretty in its own right. Unfortunately if I had

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Amazing bus tour from Vilnius to Riga

Posted on May 23, 2018May 30, 2018 by scummy

I had the most amazing bus tour from Vilnius to Riga with Traveller Tours. This is a new route for

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Vilnius – not quite what I expected

Posted on May 22, 2018May 30, 2018 by scummy

Vilnius was my first stop in the Baltics after landing in Helsinki and having spent two days there. I was

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My Finnair flight from Hong Kong to Helsinki (AY 102)

Posted on May 19, 2018May 31, 2018 by scummy

Since I was using Asia Miles to redeem my flight, I was not able to get the direct flight from

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