Month: April 2008

The last few weeks in Tallinn have been great, the spring is well and truly here and it changes the place so much, the birds sing and sometimes, just occasionally, I even see Estonian people smile! Yes, its hard to believe but it happens. They weren’t even drunk either! Ive been out on my bike… Continue reading I Come From A Land Down Under

This last weekend past was the one year anniversary of the riots in Tallinn, remember the ones where they moved the old Soviet statue and the young male Russian population of Tallinn went bezerk and trashed the joint? Its kind of funny because before the event, there wasnt much happening in Tallinn, I mean big… Continue reading Tallinn Riots, One Year Later

Reading over this blog, I remembered that I once had an apartment in Tallinn… Estonia… I remember that place… I moved there right? What do you mean I have an apartment there? Plus a flatmate? Now you are kidding me! Its been about 4 weeks since Ive been home, Ive been giving training courses, doing… Continue reading Travel Makes The Heart Grow Fonder

As seen on a Swedish letterbox… "No Advertising Thank You… But Gladly The IKEA Catalogue" What is missed here is that this sign isnt even needed at all. The IKEA catalogue is not advertising here, its more of an annual cultural bible. An Swede without their IKEA catalogue is like a Swede without salvation.

Many of you know, of all the things I have done in my travels, language is one of the things ive struggled with the most. I can speak some Estonia, some Swedish, some German but its not enough to have a conversation and despite my want I can always find something else to do beside… Continue reading Greatest Travel Book EVER