There’s something magical about Christmas markets in a medieval city, and last month I headed off to Tallinn for the ultimate medieval festive break. The Baltics have been growing in popularity for their Christmas markets in recent years, and I’ve now been to Christmas markets in all three Baltic countries – Kaunas in Lithuania in …
There are countless city destinations all over Europe, and it feels like we have visited loads this year – and to my surprise, one that I loved more than most has been Gdansk. “Where?” my colleague asked, before promptly booking a flight to join us on the trip. It’s in Poland, by the way. This …
I’ve just returned from a spontaneous trip to Kaunas, the second largest city in Lithuania. Why Kaunas? Quite simply, a) because there were cheap flights, b) they worked for a long weekend for which I had one day’s holiday left to take at work, and c) I’ve never been to Lithuania before! Truthfully, I’d never …
“GO ON WITHOUT ME!!!” We ran as fast as we could through the airport – we’d just flown through security, where Ash set the buzzers off and we left him behind. A man down, my flatmate and I stormed down the corridor to our departure gate, which naturally was right at the end. “PLEASE LET …
