Country Archive
Tartu: Jailed for non-return of a library book
Date: 12/18/2006Tartu, Estonia’s second city, has around 100,000 inhabitants—and a fifth of them are students.
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Medieval magic meets mud treatments, casinos, and WiFi in the Land of the Singing Revolution
Date: 01/31/2006
Author:
Steenie Harvey
Drab Eastern Europe? Think again. Estonia refutes any notion that a former Soviet Socialist Republic must be ineffably dreary.
I'm in Parnu, on Estonia's southwest coast, and its wooden villas are delightful. Ticking off the pastel colors--powder blue, old gold, blush pink, sage green--you feel like you've stumbled into a box of water-colors. Even mid-fall, gardens are equally vibrant--starred with asters shaded mauve, bronze, and yellow. Trees are laden with apples rosy enough to tempt Snow White.
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The Dark Side of Tartu
Date: 01/16/2006The Dark Side of Tartu: With so much to see, you probably wouldn’t think of venturing into Tartu’s less historic quarters. But walk up Riia Street, and you’ll notice a dark, gray apartment block...
Read OnPrancing Around Naked in Estonia
Date: 11/13/2005Estonians are exceptionally keen on steamy saunas...
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Europe's Spookiest City
Date: 10/30/2005I'm in Talinn. It's October...and there's a chill in the air of Europe's spookiest city...
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Three Old Town Deals in Europe
Date: 10/23/2005Founded by the Danes, Tallinn’s Old Town (Vanalinn) is absolutely exquisite--a walled settlement with medieval fortifications punctuated by russet-capped gate towers.
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