Keeping Alive an Extinct Language: the Finno-Ugric Tongue of Latvia's Remote Fishing Villages
The north-west corner of Latvia, the so-called Livonian coast, is the home of a nation struggling to survive.Continue Reading →
Devils, Deer and Miracles: Hidden Stories of Tallinn Old Town
Like many old towns across Europe, Tallinn possesses a ‘hidden history’ running parallel to the over-touristed medieval splendour and café cultureContinue Reading →
Mushroom Hunting in Vermont – Lithuanian Style
You could say that Lithuanians are obsessed with mushrooms, and that would be an understatement.Continue Reading →
The Young Lithuanians Tending their History Above the Arctic Circle
"They had their own lives, their own romances and ambitions, and they were exactly like us, but they just suffered so much more.”Continue Reading →
Āgenskalns – Riga's Preserved Wooden Heart
Until the middle of the 19th century, buildings in the districts beyond the walls and bastions of Riga could be built only from wood.Continue Reading →