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Haapsalu, Estonia: a holiday hotspot for the tsars and Tchaikovsky

The Imagination Trail September 8, 2019 7 Comments

Some brightly coloured wooden houses with flowerpots in front in Haapsalu, Estonia

It was my final full day in Estonia, and I woke to the sound of heavy rain pummelling the road outside my hostel in Tallinn. Having already spent a couple of days exploring what the capital had to offer, and…
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Estonia, Europe

castles, cities, culture, Estonia, Europe, Haapsalu, solo travel, spa, Tallinn, Tchaikovsky, The Imagination Trail, tsar

Churches, palaces, street art and spies: exploring Tallinn (and not just the Old Town)

The Imagination Trail August 18, 2019 11 Comments

The view of Tallinn's Old Town from one of the viewing platforms

Tallinn is another one of those places that I have always wanted to visit, ever since studying the history of the USSR and communist rule in Europe at school, so, after ticking Krakow and Albania off my bucket list this…
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Estonia, Europe

castles, cities, culture, Estonia, Europe, history, Kadriorg, Kalamaja, KGB, museums, Old Town, solo travel, Tallinn, The Imagination Trail, UK, USSR

This is me: my name's Rachel and I'm a blogger, writer, dreamer, feminist and volcano-chaser. In 2016 I left a successful career as an academic librarian in the UK and gave up my home and most of my possessions to go travelling throughout Asia, Australia and New Zealand. In 2018 I returned to the UK, went back into librarianship, and now travel within Europe and further afield as much as possible in my free time. I hope to show that solo female travel is just as easy, fun and safe (if not more so!) as travelling with others.

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