As my route was to go south towards Krakow, Poland, my next stop after Riga was Vilnius, Lithuania. However, before arriving in Vilnius, I stopped off in Šiauliai, Lithuania. I departed Riga at 6:00 am by bus ($17 CAD), and arrived in Šiauliai at approximately 8:25 am. I stopped off in Šiauliai because I read about …
Departing Tallinn at 6:00 am by bus ($7 CAD), I arrived in Riga at 10:20 am. The total duration was 4.5 hours. I stayed at the Rixwell Gertrude Hotel ($69 CAD) for two nights, which was amazing, and really close to the city center. Riga is another city with no skyscrapers, and very fairy tale …
The really cool thing about Helsinki is that it is so close to Tallinn, Estonia. Departing Helsinki at 3:30 pm by ferry, I arrived in Tallinn, at 5:45 pm (2.5 hours), and paid 19€ for the ferry down. In Tallinn, I stayed 2 nights at the Economy Hotel ($70 CAD) which was a 20 minute …
