Kaliningrad Oblast, the tiny state which is sandwiched in between Poland and Lithuania on the Baltic coast, has a long and interesting history of it’s own. Before 1255, a Prussian fort called Twangste existed as the main settlement but on that date the Teutonic Knights conquered the area, demolished Twangste and erected a new fort
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Wedged between the Gulf of Finland to the north and west and it’s giant neighbour Russia to the east, Estonia is perhaps the most interestingly situated of our three primary Baltic states. The very earliest traces of civilisation in Estonia date back to the Kunda race in around 8000BC and this nomadic community remained active
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Latvia has always been a little confusing to the traveler who does not know that much about that part of Europe, so finding out it is everything you could ask for, (think ski slopes, clear seas and historical sites) and comes within an acceptable budget is a good feeling! It is like the Scandinavia you
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The Republic of Lithuania is situated on the east coast of the Baltic Sea but has a surprisingly short stretch of coastline. Most of that coast has been pilfered by the tiny Russian enclave of Kaliningrad Oblast to the south. Latvia lies to the north, Belarus to the east and Poland to the south. The
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