Eastern Europe - Look With New Eyes https://www.lookwithneweyes.com Stories and travel guides from the Lake District Fri, 03 May 2024 08:53:25 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.2 https://www.lookwithneweyes.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/cropped-lwne-logo-black-rgb-861px@72ppi-32x32.jpg Eastern Europe - Look With New Eyes https://www.lookwithneweyes.com 32 32 127582044 Valentines in Lithuania: From Vilnius, with love https://www.lookwithneweyes.com/valentines-lithuania-vilnius-love/ https://www.lookwithneweyes.com/valentines-lithuania-vilnius-love/#respond Tue, 14 Feb 2017 15:28:21 +0000 http://www.lookwithneweyes.com/?p=2209 Throw away the map and just get lost. One of my great loves of travelling…. This is a little photo journal of my Valentines Day in Vilnius when I was backpacking around Eastern Europe in winter, when the streets were fillled with lovers amongst the cool, frosty streets Old Town Vilinus Reach for the sky […]

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]]> https://www.lookwithneweyes.com/valentines-lithuania-vilnius-love/feed/ 0 2209 10 Highlights from backpacking Eastern Europe in Winter https://www.lookwithneweyes.com/10-highlights-from-backpacking-eastern-europe-in-winter/ https://www.lookwithneweyes.com/10-highlights-from-backpacking-eastern-europe-in-winter/#respond Tue, 28 Apr 2015 15:59:06 +0000 http://www.lookwithneweyes.com/?p=1724 February was an offbeat choice to set off with a backpack to Eastern Europe. With a little money saved, I dithered for weeks over where to go – Central America or an African country were tempting, but flight prices were off-putting considering my tiny budget. Years back, when I lived in New Zealand, I remember how much […]

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]]> https://www.lookwithneweyes.com/10-highlights-from-backpacking-eastern-europe-in-winter/feed/ 0 1724 Days Trips from Riga: Sigulda https://www.lookwithneweyes.com/days-trips-from-riga-sigulda/ https://www.lookwithneweyes.com/days-trips-from-riga-sigulda/#respond Sat, 21 Feb 2015 09:48:16 +0000 http://www.lookwithneweyes.com/?p=1424 Riga is a little beauty covered in snow; the Art Nouveau rooftops all fairytale-like, but I was keen to get out to the countryside for a bit of peaceful hiking. 50 km from Riga, the town of Sigulda is the gateway to Latvia’s largest national park – the Gauja. As well as a starting point for trails and hikes, […]

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]]> https://www.lookwithneweyes.com/days-trips-from-riga-sigulda/feed/ 0 1424 Best Budget Eats in Riga, Latvia https://www.lookwithneweyes.com/best-budget-eats-in-riga-latvia/ https://www.lookwithneweyes.com/best-budget-eats-in-riga-latvia/#respond Wed, 18 Feb 2015 09:36:46 +0000 http://www.lookwithneweyes.com/?p=1351 From Europe’s largest market to Russian dumplings – Riga has plenty of budget conscious options for all tastes – from gourmet to simple, local food. On a recent trip to Riga, these were amongst my highlights. 1. Niklavs |Marstalu 1  – Decent value lunch spot Niklav’s specialises in a mix of Latvian and European dishes. […]

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]]> https://www.lookwithneweyes.com/best-budget-eats-in-riga-latvia/feed/ 0 1351 Day Trips from Riga: Jurmala https://www.lookwithneweyes.com/day-trips-from-riga-jurmala/ https://www.lookwithneweyes.com/day-trips-from-riga-jurmala/#respond Wed, 18 Feb 2015 09:03:37 +0000 http://www.lookwithneweyes.com/?p=1415 The beach? In winter? Are you mad?! Probably, a little bit…But I was curious. I had never experienced frozen sand or blankets of snow hiding in sand dunes, so I hopped on the train to Majori, forty minutes outside of Riga to the beach resort of Jurmala. A ten minute walk beyond the town descends […]

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