This was the last stage of our Baltic tour by bike. As you can see from the map, we took a flight! No, seriously, my GPS watch was off most of the time. We lest the Murese farm in direction of Vijandi, a short 30Km trip followed by an Estonian pizza that gave us enough… Continua a leggere Baltic Cycling Tour #8: Last stage, Murese farm to Tallinn
Baltic Cycling Tour #7: Valga to the Murese farm
The most lively memory I have of this stage of the Baltic tour is that I was close to damage the physical side of my spiritual guide. The first part was the most pleasant one: on a train to Valga, after leaving the beautiful Sigulda where we a guy working at the train station told… Continua a leggere Baltic Cycling Tour #7: Valga to the Murese farm
Baltic Cycling Tour #6: from Riga to Sigulda
In Riga we participate to the Couchsurfing event “Riga Good Time” and ended up sleeping at a sauna party. Latvia confirms itself as a very creative place for accommodations, with an ex-prison, an ex-hospital and now a sauna! We also spent one afternoon in Jurmala, some 30km away from Riga and with beautiful and crowded… Continua a leggere Baltic Cycling Tour #6: from Riga to Sigulda
Baltic Cycling Tour #5: from Kuldiga to Sabile
When we left Kuldiga in the mid-morning, our plan was to reach Riga in the evening. Our plan was to cycle till Kandava and then hop on a train, but we struggled to reach Sabile due to the uphills in that hilly part of Latvia. Sabile is home of the northest (more north in latitude)… Continua a leggere Baltic Cycling Tour #5: from Kuldiga to Sabile
Where to dance Salsa in Istanbul
I visited Istanbul for a week, from 2nd till 9th Augustus 2013. I have to say that it was a particular period of the year, as it was between the end of ramadam and the beginning of eid, one of the big Muslim celebrations but also holidays time for non religious people. This means that… Continua a leggere Where to dance Salsa in Istanbul