Source: Ashwin Bhardwaj, Visit Estonia
Source: Ashwin Bhardwaj, Visit Estonia
Journalist Ashwin Bhardwaj found himself in the right place at the right time not once, but twice during his visit. The first time was in Soomaa National Park during the ‘fifth season’, when it was possible to explore the flooded area via canoe, the #EstonianWay. The second time can be seen here.
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During the ‘fifth season’, you can go canoeing in Soomaa National Park when the river Halliste overflows its banks and floods the surrounding meadows and forests.
Narva Castle
Narva Castle
Narva Museum
Narva Museum
Sillamäe
Sillamäe
Former industrial areas of Aidu
Former industrial areas of Aidu
Avinurme Woodworking Centre
Avinurme Woodworking Centre
Ashwin visited the village Obinitsa in the Setomaa region to experience Easter traditions including egg dying and ‘battling’. He also went hiking and swimming in the pristine Viru Bog.
Estonian National Museum
Estonian National Museum
Printing and Paper Museum
Printing and Paper Museum
Aparaaditehas Creative City
Aparaaditehas Creative City
Hotel Viru and KGB Museum
Hotel Viru and KGB Museum
Restaurant Tuljak
Restaurant Tuljak
Ashwin Bhardwaj is a travel writer and filmmaker at The Telegraph. In his new travel podcast Edgelands, he undertook a 5,000-mile overland journey along Russia’s western border, including a stop in Estonia, to explore the line between East and West.