Epinions Recent Reviews for trvl-Dest-Europe-Estonia

trvl-Dest-Europe-Estonia: A trip of a lifetime

Fri, 31 Mar 2006 03:09:34 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author lyuba - I grew up in Tallinn, Estonia,but four years ago moved to California. I still go to Tallinn every year or so to visit. And every time I go, I'm surprised by the beauty of the city. The combination of old town and new buildings is beautiful. Although the...

trvl-Dest-Europe-Estonia: Medieval Tallinn, Estonia's Heart And Soul!

Wed, 6 Oct 2004 16:58:01 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author whalewatcher - If anyone would ask which city and country surprised us the most during our recent trip to the Baltics, the answer would unequivocally be Tallinn, Estonia. I must confess, however, that apart from bits and pieces of its turbulent history, I knew precious...

trvl-Dest-Europe-Estonia: A Secret Gem

Wed, 4 Feb 2004 13:11:34 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author zoltanus - I never thought Epinions had a section on destinations! This review of Estonia is based on my experiences gained in 2001 but I don't suppose anything has fundamentally changed except that now the country is to become a Member State of the EU in less...

trvl-Dest-Europe-Estonia: Tallinn

Sat, 8 Nov 2003 16:44:53 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author jackie34 - We've had two short holidays in Tallinn recently and are looking forward to our third. The medieval town is stunning, with it's towers and churches, winding cobbled streets and picturesque squares. The people are friendly and the accommodation is very g...

trvl-Dest-Europe-Estonia: Estonia--The Trip of a Lifetime!!!

Sun, 5 Oct 2003 21:32:22 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author CindyJean - Introduction I have been writing to penpals for a long time, starting back in my elementary school days. Most penpals I have lost track of over time, due to changing interests and busying lives. A few, however, have been true and dear friends...

trvl-Dest-Europe-Estonia: Don’t Tall anyone else…

Tue, 5 Aug 2003 16:02:29 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author pookie_rabbit - but the secret is pretty much well and truly out. The Estonian capital of Tallinn is in fact one of...

trvl-Dest-Europe-Estonia: Plas Of Burf?, Dat of Burf? 2 Tallinn, Estonia

Wed, 23 Jul 2003 07:48:17 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author travelgall - Getting to Tallinn was not the most enjoyable journey I've ever taken as we ended up sleeping overnight in a bus station because unbelievably the night train between Vilnius and Riga only goes every other day, something that they neglected to tell us...

trvl-Dest-Europe-Estonia: An unexpected jewel in our tour

Thu, 6 Sep 2001 03:18:57 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author judithnorman - Rejecting our cruise ship tours, we set out to explore this lovely city on our own. Big surprise was the the city had FREE shuttle buses waiting at port side to drive us into the old city.

We did the walking tour described in Rick Steve's...

trvl-Dest-Europe-Estonia: Our 2001 Sea Odyssey – Day 7 – Tallinn, Estonia

Thu, 6 Sep 2001 00:12:58 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author gungian - Our odyssey continued as ms Noordam made her landing at Tallinn, Estonia. [This is the seventh in a series of postings on our Scandinavian holiday and sequentially follows my August 25th posting, “Our 2001 Sea Odyssey – Day 6 – At Sea Enroute to...

trvl-Dest-Europe-Estonia: Tallinn

Tue, 19 Jun 2001 00:59:02 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author xian_xian - Tallinn - quite an old town. First references to it date from abuot the 11th century from a Muslim cartgographer.

The town was a Hansa town. The Hanseatic league was a midieval baltic shipping federation. They controlled shipping on the...

trvl-Dest-Europe-Estonia: Tallinn

Wed, 7 Mar 2001 19:50:58 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author shqipta - I lived in Tallinn for two months during the summer of 1998. I had been teaching English in Belarus, see my review, and during my summer vacation I moved to Tallinn. Tallinn is the capital of Estonia and is on the northern shore. It has been controlled...

trvl-Dest-Europe-Estonia: Tallinn. Visit a city of catholic knights.

Wed, 11 Oct 2000 07:27:50 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author aliante -
Review Topic: Sights & Attractions

Looking out into the Gulf of Finland this city reminded me much of what I had already seen in small German Towns like Radeberg. It' s only natural, I thought as the city had been built by...

trvl-Dest-Europe-Estonia: Parnu - resort on the Baltic

Wed, 4 Oct 2000 11:49:40 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author azielinski -
Review Topic: Sights & Attractions

From Vilnius (Lithuania), Cate and I headed north to Parnu (Estonia). To get there we took the night train to Riga and a bus from Riga to Parnu.

Parnu is a small resort town on...

trvl-Dest-Europe-Estonia: Tallin to Tartu - leaving the big city for a small town

Wed, 13 Sep 2000 12:43:09 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author azielinski - After Tallinn, we headed to Tartu. Tartu is a university town and we decided to go there because we though it would give us a different view of Estonia (Tallinn – capital city, urban, etc. vs. Tartu – university town, smaller town feel).

To...

trvl-Dest-Europe-Estonia: My rough guide to...(UPDATED)

Wed, 6 Sep 2000 21:24:09 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author zckls04 - The $6,000,000 question- why Estonia? Being half-estonian I'm probably not the best person to ask, but tough luck, you're having my opinion anyway.

I have been 4 times to Estonia- each time for a different type of holiday and I have enjoyed...

trvl-Dest-Europe-Estonia: Big Surprises in Small Packages

Thu, 27 Apr 2000 12:33:07 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Wiuff76 - You are probably asking yourself...Estonia?? Why Estonia when I could go to Paris? Well...this small Slavic nation has an abundance of things to offer the tourist with a lower price attached. Estonia is a small country located in the NE of Europe...

trvl-Dest-Europe-Estonia: shopping paradise

Mon, 3 Jan 2000 20:56:27 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author linmbb - We made our first trip to Estonia in 1996, and have been back 3 times since! Admittedly, our first trip was to meet family previously unknown to us because of Soviet occupation. As I am exactly one-half Estonian (my mother escaped during WWII), it was...