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Baltica

Tallink, 27.05.2019 The ferry has just left Tallinn, bringing the chapter through the baltic states to an end. This is probably the cleanest, most modern and best organized ferry I’ve taken in my entire life. As I drove the Mini up the ramp I thought about the many summer ferries in Greece or the boatsContinueContinue reading “Baltica”

ElectroMinsk

Minsk, 24.05.2019 So, I’m writing this from an electro bar/club I ran into on my way back to the hotel from dinner. It’s apparently called Post Bar. The air was half summer half heavy rain, the sky dark on one side and fair on the other, and quite a breeze blew through the street asContinueContinue reading “ElectroMinsk”

Belarus for beginners

Grodno 23.05.2019 Approaching the Poland-Belarus border, Belarus announces itself already 30 km into the hills of Masuria, with a bright blue dome of an orthodox church in the hills around Novy Dwor. Reaching the border, I was excited to witness this anachronistic procedure of a Soviet-style border check again. But as my last such experienceContinueContinue reading “Belarus for beginners”

Masuria

Grodno, 23.05.2019 About 250 km north of Warsaw there’s an area dotted by lakes called Masuria. Having heard so much about it in the past I was very curious to see it. As I approached the Wolf’s Lair (see previous post at the bottom), the lakes were all around the hilly landscape, between the forestsContinueContinue reading “Masuria”

Through Warsaw

Elk, 22.05.2019 After leaving Auschwitz, I drove north to Warsaw yesterday, and left the city northwards today. Below are a few sections with observations from the road. Driving through Poland A lot of very broken people crossed my road, alcohol has an impact. Like the guy that was so drunk he reeled from the sideContinueContinue reading “Through Warsaw”