Estonia Experience

Strangest airport ever

Advantages: Flying from here is ok
Disadvantages: Arriving here is terrible

Arriving in Tallinn was quite the experience. As the plane began to descend and I looked out of the window, I saw a massive building with lovely looking glass panels for the roof and in comparison to East Midlands Airport, I thought I was about to get ...

linzee_loulabelle 10.04.2012 · Read full review
Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful
Review of Tallinn Airport

Don't Leave Home Without It

Advantages: Once you've paid, that's it. You don't have to keep putting your hand in your pocket
Disadvantages: In March more is closed than open.

...usually like to prepare really well for any trip away, spending ages looking up all the attractions, working out how to get around the city and planning out my visit but time ran away from me and on the day before we were due to leave for Tallinn I was ...

koshkha 13.03.2010 · Read full review
Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful
Review of Tallinn Card

Haapsalu - the Nordic Venice?

Advantages: Scenic, lots to do, history, health promoting mud!
Disadvantages: Might be too quiet for some people

Situated just under 100 Kilometres from the Estonian capital, Tallinn, Haapsalu is the perfect escape from the hustle and bustle of the city. It is a charming little Baltic seaside town straight out of the days of the Tsars, a kind of Nordic Yalta, if you ...

fizzytom 25.11.2007 · Read full review
Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful
Review of Haapsalu, Estonia

Difficult to fault and well worth a visit

Advantages: Cheaper than Western Europe, Great nightlife, English-speaking, Stunning Scenery, Friendly inhabitants
Disadvantages: Pricier than other Eastern European Capitals, Very busy in summer, Adverse weather in winter

Having not written on this website since the 2002 World Cup and only been a very irregular visitor to the site due to financial considerations, I hope Ciaoers will forgive any lingering ringrust and or a certain number of typos, even though most of my com ...

bwsr2 15.02.2004 · Read full review
Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful
Review of General: Estonia

Estonia - the next tourist hotspot?

Advantages: Cheap, Friendly and different!
Disadvantages: Nothing spectacular with regards to scenery

I have been visiting Estonia frequently for about 6 years now. During that time it has changed significantly. Estonia is realising at last that to cater for tourists is worth doing. The culture is very different from Western Europe, but very little of th ...

clanmclennan 28.09.2004 · Read full review
Ciao members have rated this review on average: helpful
Review of General: Estonia