Mobile phones are everywhere in the Baltic States; in fact, a lot of people don't use land lines in favorite of their favorite personal device.
Bring your mobile phone with you on your trip. You fees would be outrageous if you use a phone account from outside of the EU, but all the EMT (Estonian Mobile Telephone) shops located around town (any large mall or shopping center will have one) sell rechargeable SIM cards that will give you a local number and rates. That's the best way to stay in the know while you're here.
Saturday, May 29, 2010
Thursday, May 6, 2010
White Nights
One thing you might want to consider when coming to Estonia is that in July, we basically have 24 hours of daylight.
We're not above the Arctic Circle, but we're close enough that the sun "sets" for about an hour, around 1 a.m., but doesn't really. We enter into a twilight stage, and then sun rises again about 2 a.m. The birds start singing and chirping, and it can be very disconcerting. Scott's gone through a lot of years in Estonia, and the strangeness of the sun has been something he still hasn't adjusted to.
Even today in May, the sun came up at 5:30 a.m., and it now sets about 9:30.
The hotels have heavy window shades, but a suggestion - buy yourself a sleep mask and earplugs before you come. It might save your sanity.
We're not above the Arctic Circle, but we're close enough that the sun "sets" for about an hour, around 1 a.m., but doesn't really. We enter into a twilight stage, and then sun rises again about 2 a.m. The birds start singing and chirping, and it can be very disconcerting. Scott's gone through a lot of years in Estonia, and the strangeness of the sun has been something he still hasn't adjusted to.
Even today in May, the sun came up at 5:30 a.m., and it now sets about 9:30.
The hotels have heavy window shades, but a suggestion - buy yourself a sleep mask and earplugs before you come. It might save your sanity.
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