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  1. Lady in Lithuania

    Blog: A Lady in London - 7 November 2009

    The Hill of Crosses could very well be renamed The Mound of Crosses. I didn’t even notice it as I drove down the main highway just to the left of it. Approaching the monument from the parking lot, I felt like I was walking towards a twig-covered grassy knoll rather than a popular tourist destination and the most important religious pilgrimage site in the Baltics.

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  2. 7 best museums for torture and genocide

    Blog: 99 + 1 countries - 25 August 2009

    1. Kriminalmuseum, Große Sperlgasse 24, Vienna, AustriaThis small private crime museum hides one true gem in its basement: A drawing dating back to the Middle Ages that displays the most extraordinary method of torturing women in the otherwise rather repetitive tradition of hunting witches. The drawing represents a chair that combines the best of electric chair and toilet seat engineering, used to holding suspected witches fast while lighting up their pubic hair.

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  3. Joy Division

    Blog: Send The Bugger Back - 17 August 2009

    Ohh man, I didn’t even get a chance to see the Frank Zappa statue in Vilnius. Or the KGB Museum. Gutted. So far it’s the only place other than Berlin, that I’d be actively interested in returning to. I’m sure I’ll get the chance some day. 3 hours after departing on the train from Vilinus we’ve [...]

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  4. Turtles in a half-shell

    Blog: Send The Bugger Back - 16 August 2009

    I’ve got The Kooks stuck in my head, I hate the bloody Kooks. They have the sense of humour of your average Bulgarian, as Simon Amstell hilariously exposed. Anyway, moving on to better things. My head feels like gravity is imploding (I don’t even know what that means but that’s what it feels like). It’s not [...]

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  5. Top

    Blog: Send The Bugger Back - 15 August 2009

    Eurolines just printed off the bus ticket I’d bought online and I’m now on my way to Lithuania, all surprisingly easy and efficient. It was 15 Euros which isn’t bad for a just over 4 hour trip. I had a few remaining Lats to get rid of so was buying a plethora of different snacks and [...]

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  6. The Curonian Spit

    Blog: Brilliant Tips Travel Blog - 28 July 2009

    The Curonian Spit is a long, thin and curved sand dune peninsula that divides the Curonian Lagoon from the Baltic Sea. The northern and the biggest part of the Curonian Spit belongs to the Republic of Lithuania and the other part belongs to Kaliningrad region of the Russian Federation. A unique World Heritage Site, the Curonian Spit National Park is a great place to explore. Since prehistoric times, humans attempted to prevent the erosion of the Spit. Completely different from the rest of Lithuania, this real Baltic beach setting is ...

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  7. Red Menace: Communist-Era Relics

    Blog: Aerohaveno: A Travel Blog - 23 July 2009

    I was recently writing an article on Vilnius, Lithuania, which started me thinking about all the former communist countries I've visited in Central and Eastern Europe.I love those places.

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  8. Familiarity Breeds Content

    Blog: Aerohaveno: A Travel Blog - 22 October 2008

    I was in a train station when the revelation hit me.

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  9. Lithuania: Comfort Food Central

    Blog: Aerohaveno: A Travel Blog - 7 June 2008

    I've taken a short break from the Lonely Planet job in Poland, to venture across the border into Lithuania.

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