Practical guides, honest reviews and visitor tips about Estonian museums and discovery centres.
The first thing I did at Arima Hotel & Spa in San Sebastián was swim on the roof with a forest underneath me. Not a view of a forest across a car park. Actual treetops, right there past the edge of the pool, and somewhere behind them a whole city that I could not hear […]
Arima Hotel & Spa: The Hidden Gem of San Sebastián Sits in a Forest Read more »
In late June I walked through a Kumu exhibition hall completely alone. Outside it was summer, close to twenty degrees, and the ice cream kiosks in Kadriorg park had queues. Inside it was cool, dim and so quiet I could hear my own steps echoing off the parquet. And from every wall, someone who died
Kumu Art Museum in Tallinn: an Honest Review from Someone Who Is Not an Art Person Read more »
Tallinn Maritime Days run 10–12 July 2026 across four harbours, and entry is free. An honest local guide: when to board the ships, where to watch the regatta, what to eat and how to move between harbours.
Tallinn Maritime Days 2026: An Honest Guide From Someone Who Grew Up There Read more »
The first thing I saw in Guéthary was a group of kids on a big square, playing a game I had never seen in my life. One of them had a long curved scoop strapped to his arm, something between a basket and a pirate’s hook. He caught the ball in it and then hurled
Guéthary: the little Basque village I keep coming back to Read more »
The Seaplane Harbour is the kind of place you walk into for an hour and leave three hours later. I have watched it happen again and again. You step inside, think you will breeze through, and suddenly you are standing in the iron belly of a submarine, ducking under low pipes, realising you are not
Seaplane Harbour (Lennusadam): An Honest Guide to Tallinn’s Best Museum Read more »
A local’s honest guide to the best restaurants in Lima — from Maido and Central to nikkei, traditional huariques, chicharrón and what to order when you can’t read the menu.
Lima’s Best Restaurants: My Peruvian Friend Adriana’s List Read more »
Fishermen stood on the cliff edge. Right there on the lip, where Europe simply runs out and the ocean roared below. They cast their lines, calm as anything. I stood back, and honestly it turned my stomach. The locals do this here every single day. It’s a completely insane way to die, one wrong step
Sagres and Lagos: A Trip to the End of the World That the Surfers Made Their Own Read more »
Discover Mallorca beyond the tourist crowds — secret beaches like Caló del Moro and Cala Llombards, charming villages like Fornalutx and Valldemossa. A practical guide for planning the perfect off-season long weekend.
Mallorca Hidden Gems: Secret Beaches and Beautiful Villages Away from the Crowds Read more »
A Tallinn local who has done the Helsinki ferry 30+ times on how to spend one perfect summer day: ferry timing, where to eat, and what to skip.
A Day Trip to Tallinn from Helsinki: A Local’s Honest Take Read more »
Buenos Aires is a city I haven’t seen, and one I’ve been fighting with myself about for years. Every time someone comes back from there, they have that look in their eyes. People talk about the meat the way they’d talk about a religious experience. Evenings that don’t even start before midnight. The taxi dropping
Best Restaurants in Buenos Aires: My Friend Dani’s Recommendations Read more »
