Travel is full of surprises. The trip I recently took with Overseas Adventure Travel called Baltic Capitals, didn’t just include the three capital cities of Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia. It ended with three days in the Nordic capital of Helsinki, Finland, a substitute city for the Russian city of St. Petersburg. Obviously, the world politicalContinue reading “Discovering Surprises Outside of Helsinki”
Monthly Archives: July 2026
Learning About Art and Architecture in the Baltic Capitals
“Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life.” Pablo Picasso The above quote by Picasso about art can also apply to travel. For the dust that attaches itself to us due to the weary moments in life, can be washed away when art intersects with travel. For when the two manifest themselvesContinue reading “Learning About Art and Architecture in the Baltic Capitals”
Visiting the Cold War Museum in Lithuania
“The Cold War isn’t thawing; it is burning with a deadly heat. Communism isn’t sleeping; it is, as always, plotting, scheming, working, fighting.” Richard M. Nixon The Cold War Museum in Lithuania was among the top three major sites I visited while on the Overseas Adventure Travel trip Baltic Capitals. The other two countries asContinue reading “Visiting the Cold War Museum in Lithuania”
Visiting the KGB Museum in Lithuania
French writer Honore de Balzac wrote, “Perhaps it is only human nature to inflict suffering on anything that will endure suffering, whether by reason of its genuine humility, or indifference, or sheer helplessness. Do we not, one and all, like to feel our strength even at the expense of someone or of something?” I learnedContinue reading “Visiting the KGB Museum in Lithuania”
Exploring Russian Aggression and Resistance in the Baltic Capitals
“We are not putting down arms. We will be defending our country, because our weapon is truth, and our truth is that this is our land, our country, our children, and we will defend all of this.” Volodymyr Zelensky, President of Ukraine During the Baltic Capitals trip I took with Overseas Adventure Travel we exploredContinue reading “Exploring Russian Aggression and Resistance in the Baltic Capitals”
Travel the World with Passion 