This is a personal story. And not a good one. I was in the outskirts of Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania, with an Italian friend. We were going to a friend's house for our last party-weekend in Lithuania. It was around 9pm on Friday and even though the bus wasn't full there were people inside. … Continue reading A knife on my throat and an attempted robbery
This article is written in English and Italian (scroll down) - Questo articolo è scritto in inglese e italiano (scorri in basso) Labas (it means hello 🙂 ) Reactions Reactions of friends and relatives for the announcement of my imminent departure: Me: “I’ll go to Lithuania for 9 months to volunteer” A: “Lithuania? To do … Continue reading Volunteering in Lithuania, summing up (eng – ita)
Country: Lithuania Region: Vilniaus apskritis Places: Margio Krantas – Trakai – Vilnius Time: From 27th of March to 2th of April In a sentence: amazing places, amazing people, amazing vibes. Wake up at 5a.m. to catch the first bus to Vilnius, tired but excited for things that will happen the next week. The plan was … Continue reading One AMAZING week
Hello everybody I wrote this article after almost 2 months living in Lithuania. There are some curiosities and details I discovered as a foreigner. Have fun 🙂 1 Lithuania is a completely flat land, so Lithuanians started to build artificial hills for telecommunications. 2 In Lithuania there is a joke about the salary of Lithuanians: … Continue reading 26 things you don’t know about Lithuania
Country: Lithuania Region: Stelmužė Manor park Places: Zarasai – forests – lakes – oldest oak – roads – car Time: 18th of March In a sentence: Astonishing lithuanian nature “Stelmuzes azuolas” is my destination for this day. It means “Stelmuze oak” and “Stelmuze” is the name of the oak. I’m in Lithuania for a week … Continue reading The oldest tree in Europe (supposly)
Country: Lithuania Region: Vilniaus and Kauno apskritis Places: Vilnius airport - Kaunas Time: 9th of March In a sentence: Where am I? Flight from Milan to Vilnius, 2h 30m, I slept almost all flight. I started my journey the day before at 11.40 with a train from Pisa to Milan and a night bus from … Continue reading Lithuania: first impression
