April 20 – I woke up in the early hours of the morning with a weird pain in my left lower abdomen – bad enough that I couldn’t really sleep. Stuck in bed all day that Saturday, I hoped it was just some sort of digestive issue. The googling commenced. Wrong area for kidney pain….
Tallinn Coffee Shops Reviewed: for remote workers and digital nomads
Reviews of various coffee shops around Tallinn, with no particular selection criteria apart from proximity to wherever I’m going on a given day. No affiliations or paid promotions here, although Dan paid for a few coffees in exchange for the guest blogging. This post is cross-posted on Dan Round the World. Kohvik Lummus, a tasteful…
The bakery in Karja, Saaremaa (Karja Pagariäri)
The Vanilla Custard Cream Thing. Dan and I agree this is the top-ranking pastry product from Karja Pagariäri, a tiny grocery store and bakery, less than 15 minutes’ drive from the Cabin in the Woods on Saaremaa island in Estonia. We had tasted a similar pastry before – but not fresh like this, from this…
A month on Saaremaa island, Estonia – February 2024
I first visited the island of Saaremaa, Estonia in September, 2020 on a mini solo trip. Saaremaa is gorgeous in late summer, with temps still mild enough to enjoy the outdoors without a jacket. It was COVID times, so there were hardly any tourists, and I got a cut-rate Airbnb cottage on the beach, where…