Day 67 June 26 2013 Warsaw Arriving in Warsaw – Poland this morning made me think about a few things I have experience between 2005 and August last year. When it comes to the average Western European analysis of Poland, not many people have a positive point of view; on the contrary most people I have spoken to are rather negative about their view of Poland. So let's examine this. In the first instance a number of people in the Netherlands I have spo...

Day 66 25 June 2013 Vilnius The free city tours are the best way to see any city. The guides are usually students; in the case of the three capital cities of the Baltic states they have been girls in the 20-25 years of age bracket. Some of them add some humor to it all as they do their very best the make it a good experience. Other than normal guides who are paid before hand and then rush you through a program ,the students do this in a relaxed way, easy pace ...

Day 65 24 June 2013 Before leaving Australia I had my own thoughts about the comfort level of trains and buses and the thought I may or may not like to travel on them. Thus far I had a fair share of both of them. Trains are less comfortable to sit in, although most trains I have had thus far have been "sleepers" which during the day are “sitters” meaning that the seat are actually designed to be beds at night. Buses however are very different. I hav...

Day 64 23 June 2013 Klaipeda is situated on the Lithuanian coast, one of its attractions is called the Curonian spit which is a strip of land running from the coast into the sea like a kind of peninsula. The strip of land features a beautiful beach on one side and a shoreline on the other. The ferry which takes people across the narrow straight actually caters for cars as well however today only travelers on foot or by bicycle were on board and the ferry was pa...

Day 63 June 22 Riga to Klaipeda Instead of going on the capital Vilnius of Lithuania I have decided that I needed a change. For 60 days I have been travelling from city to city and have not seen much nature or beach. So Klaipeda here I come. Klaipeda is situated on the coast of Lithuania and is famous for its high sand dunes and the "Coronian Spit". A narrow strip land with an inland sea on one side and the Baltic Sea at the other. I want to spent some time...