The Train to Vilnius and the Kindness of Strangers
When things don’t go as planned, it is very relieving to have people ready to help you out.
Stories from my travels, including my 2-year trip around the world.
When things don’t go as planned, it is very relieving to have people ready to help you out.
I was not originally planning to go to Klaipeda, the Baltic Sea port of Lithuania. However, a member of the CouchSurfing community sent me a message after seeing my travel plans in the website and recommended that I should definitely go there. And she was right.
I arrived in Šiauliai, Lithuania after a long day of sitting on buses all the way from Tallinn. After spending the night with my super amazing CouchSurfing hosts Iván and Ester, I had time to walk around the historical town of Šiauliai and its most famous landmark, the Hill of Crosses (Kryžių kalnas).
My travel day one is just about to end. I took a bus from Jyväskylä to Helsinki, met with a friend who accompanied me to the…
I’ve been living in the town of Jyväskylä for the past five years. As my departure quickly approaches, I decided to say goodbye to my…