We are on the move again. Liam headed out to meet his family for the second part of his trip before Tom and I got up. We got up, headed out of the AirBNB to the bus stop to catch our Lux bus to Vilnius which is about a 5 hour ride from Riga. This… Read More Riga to Vilnius
Today was a fairly chill day in Riga. Liam did his usual morning run but Tom and I skipped the run. I had run 4 days in the last 7 and had done 20 miles. That is the most running I have done in months so thought a rest day was good. We decided to… Read More Last Day in Riga
We got up and did a run along the Daugava River to the large Riga radio tower. All Eastern European cities seen to have these large radio towers. The weather has been fantastic, so the morning runs have been enjoyable. I might even be back in some kind of running shape after this trip as… Read More Full day in Riga
We started the day with a run to another beach in Tallinn. We did a slight trail run to the beach – as you know I can barely run on a sidewalk so it was interesting but pretty. After a good cinnamon bun and breakfast, we went to the Museum of Occupation and Freedom which… Read More Tallinn to Riga and then dinner in Riga
The day started out with a nice run. Liam, Tom and I ran out of Old Town to the Baltic and ran along the water front. Liam wanted to do 10 miles but I was only up for 5 so at 2.5 miles, Tom and I split off and did a little run/walk tour of… Read More Second Day in Tallinn
Tom met Liam and I at the Tallinn airport. We took the Estonian version of Uber into the old city where we have an AirBNB. It is right on the Town Square where the Old Town Hall is located. A great location with only walking, no cars. We had a little glitch with the AirBNB… Read More First Day/Night in Tallinn
I am in the Polaris lounge at Dulles (IAD) waiting for flights that will take me to Frankfurt and then to Tallinn, Estonia. Two friends (Liam and Tom) and I are doing a trip to the Baltic states, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. Having never been to these countries I am really excited about seeing them.… Read More Next adventure in the next chapter
Spending Christmas in Verona was an ideal way to start the new chapter in my life. I hope the new chapter brings many more wonderful adventures and memories. I have been fortunate to have had a wonderful and fulfilled life and this just added to it. The trip home was uneventful which is always good, flights were… Read More Final Thoughts
For my last night dinner, I found a nice out of the way restaurant down a side street. I had a wonderful meal of caprese salad and coniglio with roasted potatoes. If you do not know what coniglio is, it is rabbit. It was nicely roasted. The potatoes were some of the best roasted potatoes I have had. I… Read More More food
I took a wine tour to the Valpolicella region of Veneto (the province Verona is in) which is about 30 miles outside of Verona to the north. It is the most famous region for wine making in the Verona area as it is the home to Valpolicella and Amarone. For Americans, Amarone is probably the best known… Read More Indulged in one of my passions
