The last post to the Fruit Salad blog :)

Hey to all,

There were actually sooo many more things to write about. They will remain in our memories, and some also on photos. But as the exchange student semester is over for quite some time now, there will not be any more updates to this blog.

I have a feeling I will start another travel blog any day soon, due to the frequent-flyer job that I landed on.. //update 30.nov 2008 - I did, click HERE if interested//

Thank you all for being great, and I hope you had fun with us, with the memories & photos!

See you in the world!

Eiko / el Kiwi

Wall of the World - the 8th World Wonder!

We can be a part of the VIII World Wonder! And it is in LATVIA! 65 million names on granite walls, in a huge park... You probably have no idea what I'm talking about :)

Anyway... I saw a TV program some time ago, and it told about a crazy plan of young Latvians - they want to put up many many walls in the middle of Latvia, and on those walls there will be the names of 10% of the world's population. Imagine this now... (or even better - see the intro-video on their homepage :) - walls, walls, walls, and in the middle of all this: your name :) And right next to it - maybe somebody from the other side of the world. Etc, etc. The message of this project is simple - all of us live on the same planet Earth, and we have to stick together if we want to have a future!

So, briefly said, I love the idea! I put my name on the wall already, and so have Kristīne and our families! So come and be our neighbor :) You can find more info on their homepage - click here, or on the photo above the text, if interested ;)


Ja just meie võime olla osaks VIII maailmaimest! Ja see asub LÄTIS! 65 miljonit nime graniitseinal, keset suurt parki... Tõenäoliselt pole sul aimugi, millest jutt käib :)

Ühesõnaga... Nägin mõni aeg tagasi telekast, et noored lätlased teevad hullu projekti - tahavad 10% maailma inimeste nimedest suurtele graniitseintele kirjutada. Kujuta nüüd ette (õigemini vaata kodulehelt tutvustavat videod :) - seinad, seinad, seinad, ja keset seda ilusate tähtedega sinu nimi. Ja selle kõrval võib-olla keegi teiselt poolt maakera. jne jne. Meeste sõnum selle projektiga on ühesõnaga - me oleme kõik Maa elanikud, ja peame kokku hoidma, et meil tulevikku oleks!

Lühidalt siis, et superlahe idee!! :) :) Minu nimi on seinal igatahes juba kirjas, samuti Kristīne ja meie pereliikmete omad! Seega tule meile naabriks :) Lisainfot saab kodulehelt - klikka siia või teksti kohal olevale pildile, kui nüüd huvi tekkis ;)

seikluspuhkus - vasta kohe ja saada sõbrale ;)

Teretere,

Siin on seikluslik lühiküsitlus teemal "Kes või mis on seikluspuhkus / aktiivne puhkus / seiklusturism?"
http://www.my3q.com/home2/205/seiklus/60426.phtml
Vastustega loomulikult kiire, seega palun täida ise ja saada link ka sõbrale ;)

(For Estonians only)

BACK HOME!!

After half an hour we step out of our home in Calle Caceres, Madrid! EasyJet takes us to Berlin for 1 night, and tomorrow WE SEE OUR DEAR BALTIC STATES after a break of 5 months ! !

UPDATE 17.02
WE'RE BACK! The weather in Riga sucks, that's Eiko's opinion. Kristine likes it..

Cool news :)

My grandmother won a week-long trip to Andalucia ! ! ! The trip from the lottery of frequent subscribers of one Estonian newspaper will take place already in September :)

Guest list ;)

So, here's a close-to-complete list of all the people who visited us at our home at Calle Caceres, during our ERASMUS semester ;)

Taavi (brother), end of September

Lauris Gravelis (SSE Riga), start of October. We had a trip to Granada-Malaga-Gibraltar with him.

Viktoria (schoolmate, NRG), 24.October. Arrived from Portugal with a cut on her finger.. Moved on (or back) towards Estonia the next day.

Zane & Anete (close friends), end-Oct till 4.Nov, and we also met them in Sevilla.

Šraaadere (the Thesis partner, and not only), approximately around the 18th of November

Lelde, Ilze, Kristjan, Simon (SSE Riga), 30.11-04.12

Martins (brother), 20.-30.12

Sorin & Adina (CouchSurfing, 23.-24.12)

Natasha & Natasha (Natasha is from SSE, and Natasha from Estonia, but this time they both flew in from London), 26.-31.12)

Luca & Chiara (the coolest CouchSurfers ever, 01.01-08.01)

Parents & family friends

Parents & Karlis

European Travelmaps - ¡ ¡ 7 countries wanted ! !

yep, all the travel maps that you had sent me before the 16.01.2008, are now uploaded here:

Travel maps

See, compare, enjoy!
Special thanks to Maria for Wales ;)

And if you have been to:
Albania, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Macedonia, Malta, Romania, Serbia and Montenegro - write me, or send me your travel map! ;)

A short recap:
The objectives of this contest:
- To gather 50 travel maps of Europe!
- To cover 100% of the European map with our friends' travel experiences
- To find out who is the Top European Traveller :)

So, the results:
1 - 20 travel maps received until 16.01.2008!
2 - 44/51 countries visited in total! (86% of Europe)
3 - Top European Travellers - check the album and see whose maps are the most red ;) yours?

Don't know what all this is about? Check the original post.

Check - new post

Check the 31.December 2007 - there is a new post "Almost Powerpoint". It is about the lecture giving styles here in Madrid, and about the APPP technology of the Baltic students :)

Paris!

Hey, here you can see the photos from the most wonderful New Year's trip ever!!! Paris was simply incredible... All the photos are commented, so you can browse the photo album like a visual travel log :) If you are interested in any further memories or comments, just visit us or let's e-mail and set a skype-chat time ;)

Pariiiizh 31.12.2007 (-04.01.08)

Hei, siin on Pariisi pildid - puha inglisekeelselt kommenteeritud, nagu reisipiltkiri :) Eestikeelsete muljete saamiseks tuleb mulle külla tulla või skype-lobisemine kokku leppida ;)

Elu nagu filmis

Vasakul Kristine, paremal Amelie.
As you can see - our life here is like in a movie.. (left - Kristine, right - Amelie)

KOJU!! BACK HOME!! UZ MĀJĀM!!

Loetud minutid tagasi ostsime tagasilennupiletid Madriidist! Baltikumi jõuame tagasi veebruaris, täpsem kuupäev jäägu zaladuseks ;)

Some moments ago we successfully booked the flight back to the Baltics! We will return home in February, more precisely on the ??th.

Pirms dažiem mirkļiem mēs rezervējām lidmašīnas biļetes uz mājām! Atgriezīsimies Baltijā februārī :-P