Estonia Stories


USED CAR RENTAL OVERSEAS: POSITIVE EXPERIENCE

EXCERPTS FROM MY BOOK: MAKE THE WORLD YOUR SECOND HOME: AMAZON.COM This entry concludes discussion about saving a lot of money on rental cars when overseas. My three such rentals, each for a period of about three months, were all positive. We drove the Honda Accord that was rented in Slovenia (which I nicknamed “My Chariot of Hire”) on separate tr...


The weekend

Estonia, I knew that it existed although I never imagined I would ever be there. Well if you have the opportunity, I would certainly recommend it. I had no idea of what to expect from Tallinn and all I can say is that I would never forget it. It all started when I had to wake up at 5:45 in the morning since my bus was leaving at 7:00. I actually ma...


MUHU-POIDE AND PADASTE MANOR

(Excerpted from my book OUR SUMMER IN ESTONIA: AMAZON.COM) The following day we traveled to the nearby island of Saaremaa. Connected to Muhu by a causeway across a shallow inlet, Saaremaa is Estonia’s largest island, almost 1700 square miles. Saaremaa, like Muhu, was declared a frontier zone during Soviet occupation; therefore, travel to and from...


MUHU VISIT- PART FOUR- SOVIET STYLE OCCUPATION

(From my book OUR SUMMER IN ESTONIA, AMAZON.COM) It’s ironic that my second historical interest on Muhu spans those 800 years, with the battle of 1227, representing the beginning of Estonian subjugation, and a deserted Soviet air defense missile site representing the final shaking off of Estonia’s foreign occupation. Muhu was offlimits to all ...