My mother was really excited to travel to Russia with me, but wasn't 100% sure where Estonia was: now she knows all about Tallinn.
Although it feels like eons ago, it was just in summer last year that my mother and I traveled to Russia together. Since I was based in Europe, it was my job to plan our itinerary and make the right bookings, so I decided that the best way (and more importantly, the cheapest and most interesting way) to get back to Germany from St Petersburg was to take the bus to Tallinn, Estonia, from where we could grab a budget flight to Berlin for a handful of euros.
I think my Mum wasn't 100% sure where to find Tallinn, but once she found it, she loved it. A large part of our time in Tallinn was spent shopping for beautiful Estonian linen and other handicrafts. And I think now back in Australia she's pretty proud she can tell people she's been to Estonia, even if a lot of Aussies really aren't sure where it is. It really is a pretty city, and you can read more about some of its photogenic towers and views in this week's article, The Towers of Tallinn.
