In 2018 I travelled thousands of miles in a camper-van to document the countries of the European Union on the eve of Britain’s departure. This is a collection of blog articles chronicling the people and places I encountered on my travels.
NOTE: This blog was migrated to here from a different platform for posterity. Whilst the posts themselves retained their formatting, the navigation sadly did not.
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Vilnius – the city that refuses to be defined
One viral advertising campaign declared Vilnius as the G-spot of Europe: ‘Nobody knows where it is, but when you find it, it’s amazing.’
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Kryžių Kalnas (Hill of Crosses): a place for hope, peace, love and sacrifice.
It would take a heart of stone not to be moved by the sight of over 100,000 crosses standing erect on a hillside in the middle of the Lithuanian countryside. Kryžių Kalnas (Hill of Crosses) in Siauliai is the site where hundreds of thousands of souls are commemorated, hundreds of thousands of lives are recalled, hundreds of thousands of loved ones are remembered.
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Less mithering in Cineville Latvia
Latvia, it seems, is a cash based society. It’s fortunate that I purchased some Euros on the crossing, because the young lady at the kiosk is shaking her head. “Sorry, no cards.”
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