by Calvin Sun | Aug 27, 2015 | Belarus, Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Post-travel Reflections, Sweden, Way Way Off the Beaten Path, What Dreams May Come, You're Going to Miss It...
If it’s not already playing, press play. And then start reading. “A journey is best measured in friends, not in miles.” – Tim Cahill You’re going to miss the first impressions, the first handshakes, the polite offers to cover taxi rides to...
by Calvin Sun | Aug 23, 2015 | August 2015: The Baltic Circle, Fail, How Did You Do That?, Lessons Learned, Lithuania, Public Transportation, Uncategorized Stories
Today we had a late morning once again, with some of us checking out flea markets and wrapping up the last Vilnius’ old town. At 2:30pm we left for the bus station (a 10min walk away) for the 20min bus for Trakai. This is where things got...
by Calvin Sun | Aug 22, 2015 | August 2015: The Baltic Circle, Lithuania, Rules Are Meant To Be Broken, Walking Tours, Way Way Off the Beaten Path, What Dreams May Come
Our group once again took advantage of Eastern Europe’s relatively laxer gun range laws and spent a whopping 3 hours shooting things we would never have a shot at — no pun intended — back in the USA. But more on that later… We woke up to...
by Calvin Sun | Aug 21, 2015 | August 2015: The Baltic Circle, Border Crossing, How Did You Do That?, Latvia, Lithuania, Public Transportation, Way Way Off the Beaten Path, What Dreams May Come
After an eventful night and saying goodbye to Teresa and Vivian early this morning, we packed our bags and planned for our most ambitious day yet: Take an international bus from Riga, Latvia to Siauliai, Lithuania to visit the Hill Of Crosses, before...