We visited Estonia with friends Kim and Steve, whose daughter, Emily, lives there. We flew to Tallinn and spent three days there before hiring a car and driving to Tartu for the remainder of the holiday. We went in October and the autumn colours were beautiful. We stayed in an Airbnb apartment which was comfortable and central (and close to Emily’s apartment).

Estonia is an interesting country with very varied architecture and lots of lakes and forests. Highlights for us were watching Emily perform in the ballet ‘Lageda Laulud’, following the ‘Onion Trail’ along Peipsii Lake and visiting the Estonian National Museum.