Summer's coming

Baltic Sea beaches are just one of the destinations we start to think of when the European sun comes out ...

You might remember that I'm originally an Australian, so when it comes to summer and beaches I have pretty high standards. But the Baltic Sea had always sounded impressive, and my trip to the Curonian Spit in Lithuania wasn't a complete disappointment - although there was definitely no swimming for me!

When any spot gets the World Heritage label, I'm reasonably confident it's worth seeing. April 18 was World Heritage day, which slipped fairly quietly by, but is a good time to remember some of the beautiful protected sites in Eastern Europe and Russia. The Curonian Spit, this week's feature, is just one of them; we've already explored Croatia's Plitvice Lakes, and there are plenty more World Heritage sites to explore. Stay tuned!