Travel

The Travel section is a collection of notes and observations from frequent trips across different countries and regions.

I travel regularly and document what I see along the way — from infrastructure and logistics to places of cultural, historical, and practical interest.

Topics covered include:

  • Airports
  • Railway, bus, and ferry transport
  • Museums and military heritage sites
  • Tourism objects and landmarks
  • Shopping venues
  • Health and wellness facilities

This section focuses on practical details, useful insights, and real experiences rather than curated travel guides.

New Orleans - Most Unique in United States

I'm continuing to summarize my memories from my latest trip to US back in Summer of 2013. Finally we have arrived at the city I probably like a lot - New Orleans. City of alternative cuisine, Jazz…

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Lux Express - One Of The Best Options To Travel Between Riga and Tallinn

At the start of this August I traveled to Estonian capital city Tallinn from Riga (Latvia) to celebrate my birthday and I had a few options to choose on how to actually get there - like, car, coach (…

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Gretna - Small Town Close To New Orleans, Louisiana

We arrived at Gretna, Louisiana back in Summer 2013, just before the July 4th celebrations, and we actually stayed at this small town close to New Orleans a week or something, just for one plain…

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Walking Around Downtown Atlanta, GA

We enjoyed our stay in Downtown Atlanta for some 3 days (nights) back in Summer 2013. During our short 3 days stay here we visited World of Coca Cola Museum and CNN Center and did a lot of walking…

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Inside CNN Studio Tour at CNN Center in Atlanta, Ga

Turns out that Atlanta, GA is home not only for World of Coca Cola museum, but this city also hosts a CNN Center and you can actually book an inside tour here:The Inside CNN Studio Tour is a 50-…

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World of Coca Cola Museum in Atlanta, GA

It was a damned hot day when we arrived to Atlanta, Georgia. After a few hour rest in our motel we decided to explore what's interesting nearby our location, and turned out that museum "World of Coca…

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Thunderstorm in Downtown Knoxville, Tennessee

We stayed in Knoxville for some 3 nights, since our motel was located pretty far away from Downtown Knoxville we traveled here by Public Transport (for a surprise they have a one). Since we didn't…

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Quaker Steak & Lube in Knoxville, Tennessee

Seems this place is closed for now, but back in 2013 we found it our second favorite place in US (after Chikie's & Pete's in Bordentown). Quaker Steak & Lube was located closely to our…

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Washington D.C. (Super Moon & Spending Night With Homeless People)

What seemed to be one of the most interesting travel experiences turned out to be the worst travel experience and that happened in Washington D.C. back in summer of 2013 (I can actually recall it was…

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Streets of Philadelphia

From my travel notes to the United States back in 2013. Just as from the World famous Bruce Springsteen song, we too experienced this lovely phenomena  called -…

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Manhattan - Island of Many Hills

Today by overlooking some old photos (taken in Summer 2013) I found some epic pictures back from my travels to United States, so I decided to add some photos I have taken there on my blog - and today…

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Staten Island Ferry - Free Tourist Attraction in New York City

In case you are looking for budget-friendly and interesting activities in New York - try a free-of-charge ferry service connecting Manhattan with Staten Island. Y ou won't find much interesting in…

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Brighton Beach - Russian Speaking Neighbourhood in Brooklyn

From my travel notes to the United States back in 2013. With little photo editing in 2020.Last time I visited Brighton Beach back in the Summer of 2013 and I even stayed overnight here at …

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Bordentown - Home For Funerals

With this post I'm starting my latest United States travel notes I made back in the Summer of 2013. It has been a while already, but today overlooking some old photos I did find some epic pictures…

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Cafe Pīlādzītis in Kuldīga

Cafe Pīlādzītis is located in Kuldīga, on picturesque place with great views both to Venta waterfall and Old Brick bridge. This place offers a typical Latvian cuisine. For a complete list of my…

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Guest House "Garīkas" in Latvia

Although this post should probably go into hotel review category, taking into consideration that I haven't stayed here overnight I'm listing this place under tourist attractions. And here are…

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Bandžēni Farm

Now, some of you already of you know my love of different agricultural farming things, like once I visited a dairy farm in Georgia, then I visited a fish farm (again in Georgia), this time I visited…

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Cafe Bordertauna Close to Saldus

Cafe Bordertauna (Bordertown) is located in the Novadnieku parish in distance of some 3 km from Saldus city. I visited this place after a Kutaisi - Vilnius flight and then Vilnius -…

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David the Builder Kutaisi International Airport

Kutaisi airport or David the Builder Kutaisi International airport is a major hub for entering (or leaving) Georgia for cheap. It's mainly served by low-cost airlines Wizzair and connects Kutaisi…

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Hotel Edemi Review in Kutaisi, Georgia

Before arriving to Kutaisi I didn't search for any hotels online to book, just because of... it's Georgia. And in Georgia you can find a hotel once you are on site, and the best of all - I…

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Spring in Georgia: Morel Hunting, Gori Food Stop & Stunning Gorijvari Views

Shot at the end of April 2026, on a calm and lovely Sunday morning, this video started with a simple plan: go out and hunt for morels -  murķeļi. Spring, fresh air, perfect timing… everything looked right.But plans shifted quickly.After the first attempts turned up nothing, we didn’t push too hard — instead, we adapted. Rather than chasing…

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LEGOLAND Berlin Review: A Fun Family Activity in the German Capital

When planning a family trip to Berlin with children, most travelers immediately think about the Berlin Zoo — and rightly so. But if you are spending a few days in the German capital with younger kids, another solid half-day activity is the LEGOLAND Discovery Centre BerlinWe visited it in April 2026 together with our 7-year-old daughter during our…

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