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Top Markets in Eastern Europe (Flea and Otherwise)

April 1, 20164 Comments

As the title of my blog implies (the kitsch part), I am a collector.  I have mild hoarding aspirations that I attempt to disguise by portraying myself as a discerning collector of random, yet…

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Balkans, Baltics, and Caucasus, Oh My! 2015 in Review

February 16, 20167 Comments

So I know that the time for year in review posts has come and long gone, but, like your hoarder neighbors who leave the Christmas wreath up until Spring, I too have put off…

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Pärnu, Estonia Stole our Hearts

November 2, 20152 Comments

My boss at my last job spent two years in the Peace Corps in Estonia in the 1990s, and when I told her my now husband and I were planning  a trip to the…

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How We Didn’t do Saaremaa Justice

October 18, 2015Leave a comment

We went to Saaremaa with the best intentions.  We had a list of things to see and a finite amount of time to see them.  We were also coming from a long day of…

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Abandoned Beauties of Lahemaa National Park, Estonia

October 2, 20156 Comments

On the first day of our road trip honeymoon through the Baltics (after leaving Tallinn, that is), David and I had quite a day planned –  heading first to Lahemaa National Park, then on…

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Getting out of Old Town in Tallinn, Estonia

September 18, 20158 Comments

There is no question that Old Town has a lot to offer any tourist – from backpacker to cruiser just in port for the day.  We arrived in Tallinn at the end of Summer,…

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The Hippie Homo Baltic Honeymoon (+Malta)

August 26, 20152 Comments

Hey friends – there’s about to be a couple of weeks of radio silence here, as I do not plan on doing any heavy blogging while I’m on my honeymoon (maybe some quick pictures…

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July’s 5 Travel Obsessions

July 18, 2015Leave a comment

I have written about my predilection for falling down rabbit holes before – see Chiatura, Georgia, what remains one of the highlights of David and my trip to the South Caucasus last winter.  I…

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Changing Plans, or the Baltic/Balkan Conundrum

July 11, 20154 Comments

So last I explained, my partner David and I had cancelled our plans to road trip around Tunisia due to some the terrorist attacks targeting tourists in Tunis and Sousse.  While I was upset…

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