Western Estonia
You may cross the border between Latvia and Estonia using main road E67. However, there is an alternative – turn left just before the Estonian border to the small Latvian town of Ainazi.
Iceland
Iceland is a volcanic island laying on the border between Eurasian and North American Tectonic Plates. That makes Iceland a hotspot of many active volcanos. The population of Iceland is only 346 thousand people.
Spring in Bohemia
The whole Bohemian region covers about two-thirds of the Czech Republic. We had plans to visit a factory producing glass and crystal according to the old traditions, a local brewery and spend some time hiking in the mountains near Adrspach.
Easter in France
Alsace is the fifth smallest of the 27 regions of France, at the same time one of the most populous. The region has historically even had its Alsatian language, which could be a German dialect of French.
Abbotsbury Swannery
The Swannery was established by Benedictine Monks in the 11th century where they farmed the swans to produce food – how practical! They say that the Abbotsbury Swannery is home to the world’s only managed colony of nesting mute swans, although that is not the only thing you will find there.
South of Norway
After landing at Oslo airport, we picked up our pre-booked car from the airport car rental office and started our trip around south of Norway.
Lithuanian dessert sakotis
Sakotis is a special muffin in the shape of a tree with a hollow in the middle prepared by monks since the 15th century.
Marrakesh
During the 60s-70s of the last century, famous people and groups, Yves Saint Laurent, The Beatles, Rolling Stones and Jean-Paul Getty enjoyed stays in Morocco.
London – first quick look
There are 24 bridges across the River Thames in London.
The oldest is London Bridge, which was made from wood initially, but rebuilt in 1209.
Sahara desert
On our way back from Sahara desert, we asked the driver to stop at a local cooperative shop to purchase some Moroccan Argan oil and other local produce for taking those back home.