How about that Stalin guy eh? What a funny old fellow he was, rose to power after Lenins death, oversore both a massive period of growth for his nation as well as a massive period of killing for his own people and anyone else he could get his hands on really. After Tbilisi we have… Continue reading Gori, Hometown of one Joseph Stalin
Author: Louis Zezeran
Louis Zezeran is an Australian Stand Up comedian and comedy promoter based in Tallinn, Estonia.
He was the co-founder of Comedy Estonia, Comedy Finland and Comedy Latvia. Louis writes, does gigs and performs at private events through the Baltics and Finland
In Tbilisi and Wet
Not much time but we are in Tbilisi and spent the day walking around, its a nice city, its not quite chickens and donkeys on the sidewalk, its quite pleasant in fact. It is wet though so not sure of the next move, we are in a sweet little guesthouse called Irenas Homestay, this lady… Continue reading In Tbilisi and Wet
First Stop, Riga Latvia
One ferry ride later and Im in my first stop, good old Riga! I took the overnight ferry from Stockholm last night, the old rust bucket Regina Baltica, the smaller, less impressive of Tallinks Baltic fleet. as you can see above, 5pm leaving Stockholm harbour is quite the afternoon rush. Our boat may be small,… Continue reading First Stop, Riga Latvia
Where The Bloody Hell Is Georgia?
Sweden is such a nice country, even after having a year and a half of holidays, I get an extra 3 weeks in July because all of Sweden shuts down in this month to enjoy the 4 hours of sunlight they get annually. So whats a guy to do with some time on his hands… Continue reading Where The Bloody Hell Is Georgia?
Smoke Sauna Of Fiscal Policy
Im sitting here at work first thing in the morning feeling a bit bored, not an uncommon thing given its July and Swedish business virtually shuts down over this time, so im sitting and thinking. Im thinking about my thoughts and impressions of Eesti and how they have changed over time. Theres been a lot… Continue reading Smoke Sauna Of Fiscal Policy
Cultural Learnings Of… Putin Speaks to IOC, In English!
So this week Sochi in Russia won the bid to host the 2014 Winter Olympic Games. Great Success! One of the major factors attributes to this win is the main man himself, your favourite ex KGB bad ass and mine, President Putin flying down to Guatemala himself to give a speech and not just any… Continue reading Cultural Learnings Of… Putin Speaks to IOC, In English!
Cultural Learnings Of… Swedish IKEA!
It has only taken me 3 months but today I visited that most Swedish of institutions… IKEA*! So this one is like IKEA big time, a MASSIVE store over about 17 thousand levels**. Since I am now Volvo-less I had to catch the train out there, who ever heard of catching a train to IKEA?… Continue reading Cultural Learnings Of… Swedish IKEA!
Cultural Learnings Of… Working In Sweden
So whats it like working in Sweden? AWESOME, is the answer! A small photo gallery of my office I work for a consulting company in the city, meaning they hire us and then we get pimped out to our clients to do work for them. My company is great, they really look after you, as… Continue reading Cultural Learnings Of… Working In Sweden
Cultural Learnings Of… Midsummers
Check out the new photos from the weekend So, what is this midsummers holiday thing we dont have in Australia? See up here, the days get much looonger in the summer, not quite fully white but still quite nice even at middnight. That means also the days are much shorter in winter but never mind… Continue reading Cultural Learnings Of… Midsummers
Cultural Learnings Of… Estonian Gümnaasium Graduations
On friday, Sigrid and I went back to Nõo High School to see our mates, Jordan and Taavi graduate. High School graduation is a pretty big thing there, everyone is dressed up in their formal clothes and the ceremony goes for ages, every student gets a clap and the school hall is over flowing with… Continue reading Cultural Learnings Of… Estonian Gümnaasium Graduations