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The 7-day all-inclusive stay in Hurghada, Egypt was paid for by the company that I work for. 25 colleagues of mine came with their wives or girlfriends so a total of 50 Lithuanian guests swarmed the 5-star resort. Laying by the pool and enjoying the sun is nice, but real Egypt stretches on the other side of the fence, so I took the local bus to Lux

21 km hike from Linkuva to Žeimelis Semigallia (Lithuanian: Žiemgala, Latvian: Zemgale, German: Semgallen) is a historical land that was previously inhabited by the Semigallian Baltic tribe and is now split between Latvia and Lithuania. Linkuva and Žeimelis are two historically important towns in Lithuanian Semigallia. Both of them take a special p

In the last weeks before the trip, we spent a lot of time on physical preparation. My hometown stadium served as a stretch of obstacles, and the old streets of Linkuva were a sanctuary of peace. Confidence grew with every workout. Nothing boosts the mood as much as some propper music. In this particular case, 'One night in Bangkok' by Muray Head co

THE GEM OF WESTERN LITHUANIA 'Dark' and 'cold' are yet some other synonyms of the city of Klaipėda during long months of Lithuanian winter. While Christmas morning came with a thick layer of snow, it vanished quickly after the holidays, leaving grey clouds and extremely high humidity behind it. Combined with low temperature, it makes you tremble. D

BULGARIA Some guys tried to convince us not to go to Bulgaria. According to them, it would be a waste of time as it 'did not have much to offer'. That was funny as we heard the same story about every single country that we crossed on our way: Romania, Hungary, Slovakia, and even Poland. 'I never heard of someone traveling in that region the way you

Yes, Denmark still pulls me back in every once in a while. I did some calculations and it seems like altogether I've spent about 1 year in this Scandinavian country. All the visits happened in the span of the last 7 years and the first one was back in 2015. Last summer I ended up in Denmark again. This time, as a Team Leader at the construction com