A Christmas at Home Story Thursday December 23nd Twas the night before Christmas Filled with nativity characters and swamped in darkness, our house resembles the stable at Bethlehem. Except Mary and Joseph had candles. “Where’s the torch,” screams Stuart from the kitchen. “Who’s taken the torch?” “The same elves that take sello-tape, scissors and gift [...]
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Break for the border: On and over the Latvia border

Break for Latvia border We hadn’t intended to cross the Lithuania Latvia border and enter Latvia. Well not that night, anyway. We’d been hoping to stay in or just beyond Palanga, to give time to prepare ourselves for the transition, learn a few phrases, get some local currency. Palanga was billed in our guide as [...]
Baltic Madness, Journeying, Latvia, Lithuania July 24, 2010
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