This section covers a selection of our most recent posts.
The third and final country on our Baltic Road Trip was Lithuania. Entering from the north we stopped at the renowned Hill of Crosses before continuing on to the coastal town of Klaipeda, gateway to the Curonian Spit National Park. We finished our journey in Vilnius, the historically rich capital, with a stopover on the way at a fairytale castle on an island in a lake.
Read MoreIn our last post on Estonia, we finished in the south of the country in the town of Pärnu. In this post we continue our road trip south into Latvia. We knew little about Latvia before our visit. What we found was some fascinating medieval castles, a huge ostentatious palace, a wonderful, green national park and a capital city with plenty to offer.
Read MorePart One of our 7-week journey from Helsinki to Istanbul through Eastern Europe covered our days in Helsinki. Part Two describes our road trip through the Baltic States: Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. We’ve broken Part Two into three sections, so that each country is a separate mini post. We start with Estonia.
Read MoreOver June and July 2025, we did a 7-week trip from Helsinki to Istanbul travelling through the Baltic States and Eastern Europe. The trip took us from Finland to Estonia then to Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Hungary, Moldova, Romania, Bulgaria and finishing in Turkiye. We hadn’t previously visited most of the countries on our proposed route, so there were going to be a lot of firsts. This post is the first of five describing the trip. Here is Part 1: Helsinki.
Read MoreAfter three weeks exploring Georgia, we decided to spend a few days in neighbouring Armenia. What better way to travel to a new and, to us, little-known destination, than by an overnight train. So, we took the night train from Tbilisi to the Armenian capital Yerevan. Here’s what happened.
Read MoreIn “A Georgian Journey - Part Two” we visit Svaneti, high in the Caucasuses in the northwest; then for a complete contrast, Batumi on the Black Sea, Georgia’s sea, sun and gambling playground; next on to Akhaltsikhe, the jumping off point for a visit to the amazing cave city of Vardzia; before finishing our journey back in Tbilisi.
Read MoreIn September 2024 we spent three weeks travelling around Georgia, a country we’d been wanting to visit for some time. What did we know about Georgia before going there? We knew that Georgia is a small country sitting to the south of the Caucasus Mountains; that it had a history of winemaking going back thousands of years; that it was one of the first nations to declare Christianity as the state religion; and that it had been invaded many times by its much larger neighbours. But the Georgian people and their culture and traditions had remained resilient. We wanted to know more. Here’s what we found.
Read MoreBaku, Azerbaijan’s capital, is a city of 2.3 million, which sits on the Caspian Sea. In Baku towering, eye-catching 21st century skyscrapers provide a radically contrasting backdrop to medieval alleyways and ancient fortifications. Sounds interesting? We thought so too, so we arranged to spend a few days there to see it for ourselves.
Read MoreDodgy Knees recently published a post from Ken’s brother Brett and wife Linda on their trip in 2018 to Chefchaouen – Morocco’s Blue City. On the same trip they also visited the island of Gran Canaria in the Canary Islands. Despite its reputation as a tourist hotspot they found it to be remarkably uncrowded and relaxing. Definitely recommended. Here is their report.
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