Getting Around Lithuania: Transportation Tips
Lithuania is quite a small country, making it easy to experience the many gems this place has to offer, even in a limited time. Before our visit, we had read…
Hiking to the Mt. Britton Tower – El Yunque National Forest
The Mt. Britton Tower sits high up on a hill in the lush El Yunque National Forest of Puerto Rico. This stone structure was built in the 1930s by the…
7 Things to do in Klaipėda – Lithuania
Klaipėda is Lithuania’s third largest city and has long been an important port and industrial hub. Despite being one of the country’s larger urban areas, we found the heart of…
Exploring the Hill of Witches – Curonian Spit National Park
Tucked in the woods near the Lithuanian town of Juodkrantė is the Hill of Witches, or Raganų Kalnas. Numerous wooden sculptures have been placed in this area of the Curonian…
Visiting the Curonian Spit – A Day Trip from Klaipėda
The Curonian Spit is a long, very thin peninsula that runs along the coast of Lithuania. Legend says that a giant named Neringa created the spit to protect the people…
12 Things to Do in Kaunas, Lithuania
As the second largest city in Lithuania, there is no shortage of things to do in Kaunas. From the intriguing museums and beautiful architecture to shopping and delicious food, the…
Visiting the Ninth Fort of Kaunas
Growing up, we learned about the Holocaust in grade school, but the courses we and many of our friends had didn’t cover many details about the horrors of this era…
Devil’s Glen: Hiking Along the Dearborn River
Montana’s Rocky Mountain Front is full of amazing trails offering stunning mountain views and access to various rivers and waterfalls. Devil’s Glen (Dearborn River Trail #206) is a trail tucked…
Huacachina – Visiting Peru’s Desert Oasis
Much of Peru’s coastline is covered in massive sand dunes – some of the largest in the world! Tucked among the dunes just outside of Ica is the beautiful desert…
Visiting the Hill of Crosses – Lithuania
The Hill of Crosses is a pilgrimage site where a collection of around 200,000 crosses have been placed upon a hill in Lithuania’s countryside. Before we arrived in Lithuania, we…