It isn’t exactly a comprehensive survey, but I enjoyed About.com’s Latvian Culture 101 in Photos when I stumbled across it today. There are only seven images, but it provides a nice cross-section – I found the paragraph on writing sins down on rocks particularly interesting. The photos are well-chosen too.
Actually, as I was writing this post it occurred to me to check out the other Baltic countries and – lo and behold – there is a section on Lithuanian culture but not (as far as I can tell) anything on Estonia.
8 responses so far ↓
1 Kerry // Mar 9, 2008 at 5:01 pm
Hi. I appreciate you sharing these links with your readers. I understand that these brief cultural articles are limited. It is somewhat difficult to find a decent array of quality images available for website use that represent cultural aspects of these countries. I have a few for Estonia, but not even as many as I have for Latvia, and certainly not enough to create a useful article. If you know of someone who would be willing to share quality photos for photographer credit, please have him or her contact me! I would love to complete the series on Baltic nation culture. In the meantime, I’ll keep searching.
Your site contains a lot of great information! I’ll certainly draw my readers’ attention to it.
Thanks,
Kerry
Eastern Europe Travel
2 John // Mar 10, 2008 at 8:14 am
Hi Kerry, thanks for dropping by. I sometimes forget that trackbacks mean that other bloggers know what I am saying about them…
I don’t know anyone off-hand who would be able to contribute images, as the only people I know would require a fee and I get the impression that one isn’t on offer. If anything comes to mind then I’ll let you know.
Thanks too for your kind words about Baltic Visitor!
3 Kerry // Mar 11, 2008 at 2:44 am
John - I’m glad I found your comment because it allows me to return the link favor.
Yes, for now I can only offer photographers credit for their work. If I manage to put together a piece on Estonian culture, I’ll let you know.
Thanks again!
4 Lithuanian Jotter // May 26, 2008 at 7:48 pm
Hi, I agree that the photos chosen are very descriptive and fit the purpose, but I was just wondering if you’ve seen the most recent photography project called ‘Neregeta Lietuva’ (Unseen Lithuania)? If not, it might be worth checking it out - http://www.neregetalietuva.lt/index.en.php
Absolutely gorgeous!
5 Charlie Hox // Sep 25, 2008 at 10:01 pm
Thanks for the link. It is very informative and useful for getting known with Latvian and Lithuanian culture. Before this, i really didn’t know much about Latvia and Lithuania, but now i know basics at least.
6 Jessie // Oct 6, 2008 at 5:20 am
Hi,
These photographs are great. Your idea of sharing these links with the readers is appreciable. Thanks for sharing your interest, I enjoyed them a lot.
7 Kevin // Nov 26, 2008 at 11:33 am
absolutely great pictures… thanks for sharing these links
8 Hotels in Rome // Dec 3, 2008 at 2:05 pm
it is a nice blog, it is a shame that it is not updated. I love all the Baltic area!
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