27/07/2010 Vilnius, Lithuania I keep forgetting what day of the week it is - days are just becoming the number of days away. I struggled to remember that it is in fact Tuesday, without looking at my phone first. This time last week I was playing rounders at the Staff Inset day in Basingstoke, I have traversed the borders of 4 countries since then (if you include the UK) and am soon to cross my next border (at 6.20am on Thursday morning no less!!). When I starte...

27/07/2010 Vilnius, Lithuania I keep forgetting what day of the week it is - days are just becoming the number of days away. I struggled to remember that it is in fact Tuesday, without looking at my phone first. This time last week I was playing rounders at the Staff Inset day in Basingstoke, I have traversed the borders of 4 countries since then (if you include the UK) and am soon to cross my next border (at 6.20am on Thursday morning no less!!). When I starte...

26/07/2010 Riga, Latvia to Vilnius, Lithuania Packing and tidying every few days is a laborious task, days like this are peaceful, but feel very much like a waiting game- clock watching till I need to get back to the hotel for my taxi, ready to travel to Lithuania. Today has been a day of kafje and wandering. Found the spot where the lady was selling Russian and Latvian dolls on Saturay- she was gone, but an old man was there selling them for 3Lats cheaper- th...

25/07/2010 Riga Latvia: Part 2 Holocaust and Jewish sites of the City My guide Peteris met me just after 6pm, if you want a good private guide on Riga's history or Jewish heritage call him: +371 2 9503503 - I will dig out his email address too if anyone is interested. He is fantastic, not so good with numbers- his own admission- but excellent guide. SALASPILS: the site of the old concentration camp, about 8-10km outside of Riga, the guide book says 8, he says...

25/07/2010 Riga, Latvia 2nd day in Riga- and what a lovely day it has been so far. It was difficult to sleep again in the heat: 29 degrees still, gone 1am and these strange green mosquitoes are everywhere (as it the Ukraine). I squashed a bug above my bed that looked funny and I'm afraid it might fall on my head! Breakfast at Karavella is free- a nice range of cereal, yogurt, egg and meats alongside hot and cold drinks. Though must pay attention to Coffee/ Wat...