Estonia

Pros: A pleasant mingling of old world charm and just a hint of moderninity.
Cons: Four and one half hours only provided a taste of the town.

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...

Pros: Happy people! Incredible thousand-year-old culture, and a thriving capital with a medieval character.
Cons: It doesn't have the friendliest climate!

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 ...

Pros: beautiful blend of old and new, friendly people, favorable exchange rates/prices
Cons: remnants of the Soviet era

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 ...

Pros: Impressive Beauty, Old town filled with castles
Cons: none

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...

Pros: Great old town, superb women, cool history.
Cons: The beer sucks a little.

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 ...

Pros: Scandinavia on the cheap Great old town
Cons: Quick - before its too late!

but the secret is pretty much well and truly out. The Estonian capital of Tallinn is in fact one of ...

Pros: friendly people, natural beauties, well-preserved mediaeval towns, lots to see and do, no crowd
Cons: some Soviet architecture

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 ...

Pros: a very pretty small town, beautiful beaches
Cons: I missed out on the mud baths

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...

Pros: the strength of the dollar
Cons: hard to find...perhaps having to walk so much on cobbled streets with few department stores and no shopping malls...

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...

Pros: a very pretty town that gave us a chance to slow down a bit
Cons: I messed up on scheduling so we didn't get to the museums

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...

Pros: Beautiful, Inexpensive, and Great Tea!
Cons: Be prepared to have an interpreter around.

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....

Pros: Great destination for anyone
Cons: Some might moan about the weather......

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...

Pros: Everything
Cons: Souvenier sellers, touting goods at ridiculous prices.

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 ...

Pros: Lovely city (Tallin) and friendly people
Cons: Not a one except that time there was too short

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...

Pros: A compact and easy to reach city
Cons: Somewhat confusing language (not everybody speaks English)

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...