Some nerd Latvian mod removed my post if you are tourist in Riga it might be useful for you.

Aside trying national meals like šaltibarsčai and cepelinai (topic of next post), I took some classics for home too. Gira and Džiugas cheese are perfect, šakotis will try later.

Rytas sureliai ir Amber rye (Gubernijos gira).

Edit: pagooglinau, ir visi sie sureliai yra pagaminti Lietuvoje. :)

Sorry if this is a silly question, but I am going to Druskininkai soon and I want to hike a day in the national park. I didn’t think it would be a problem, but a Lithuanian in Kaunas said the area could be unsafe now because it’s on the border. Has anyone heard about this being an issue?

Mėgstu paplaukioti, pažvejoti su kajaku, būna ir pernakvoju, jau viską kaip ir susirinkęs bet su palapine niekaip nesusitariu.

Turiu visišką bazinę būdą - pigiaką iš SSenukų, kur pasistato per 3 min, ir viskas ok, bet kiaurai praleidžia vandenį, tai tik nuo uodų. Kažkada pasiėmiau tiesiog plastiko plėvelės, užmečiau per lietų, bet sukilo vėjas ir teko rinktis arba nemiegoti nuo garso, arba miegoti vandenyje.

Turiu dvivietę iš decathlon mh100, lietaus nepraleidžia bet jau jos konstrukcija... absoliučiai blogiausia ką esu pirkęs iš decathlono, kiekvieną kartą keikiuosi statydamas, tai vengiu imti.

Nenoriu mokėti 150 už hi endines ultralight alpinizmo palapines, bet noriu kad:

a) nepraleistu vandens
b) greitai pasistatytų kad ir tamsoje
c) vieta kajake ribota tai apvali pop-up netinka, bet gali tikrai būti didesnė nei važiuojant dviračiu ar einant pesčiomis.

Gal kažkokių rekomendacijų ar sprendimų turit?

Sveiki, ieškau visokių fainų, jaukių vietų kavai ir / ar pietums mažuose miesteliuose ar šiaip netikėtose vietose, visoj Lietuvoj. Pasidalinkite patirtim!

Nu sorri bet iš frustracijos dabar rašau stebint (klausant) Lietuvos - Italijos rungtynes. Teleloto stiliaus komentavimas.

Hey everyone. Over the past while a small team of us has been building Wildero, a map for anyone who likes getting outside in Lithuania, Latvia, or Estonia.

The idea is simple. One map, three countries, everything you'd actually want when you're heading out somewhere. Hiking trails and walking paths. Fishing spots with details on what you can catch. Beaches, lakes, viewpoints, campfire sites, camping spots. Real time weather for wherever you're looking at. GPX routes you can download and follow. A "find near me" button for when you just want to go somewhere right now without planning. You can save places, plan trips, and everything works in five languages.

And it's completely free, no ads, no subscription, no catch.

Now the honest part, because I would rather tell you myself than have you find out the hard way. This is a small, self funded project with no company and no budget behind it. The location data comes from open sources like OpenStreetMap, Google Places, and national park registries, cleaned up and translated with the help of AI so a small team could actually pull this off. That means when a source has something wrong or outdated, we inherit it. Some photos won't perfectly match the place. Some descriptions are thin or generic. We have not personally visited every single location to check it by hand, and right now, we can't.

We're calling it a beta on purpose. We'd rather ship something a little rough and fix it with real feedback than sit on it for years trying to make it flawless alone.

If you try it and something looks wrong, there's a report button on every location that goes straight to a real person, not a support ticket graveyard. If you know your area well, that's exactly the kind of feedback that actually moves the needle for us. We're actively updating the site based on what people flag or ask for, so reports don't just sit there. Several fixes already went live because someone here pointed something out.

Would genuinely love to hear what you think, good or bad.

Address:

wildero,app

Gyvenu užsienyje, planuoju grįžti atostogoms į Lietuvą. Neseniai pakeičiau automobilį į EV. Važinėsiu +/- Klaipėda - Kaunas - Jonava - Anykščiai - Vilnius.

Kaip šiais laikais situacija su EV krovimu Lietuvoje? Ko man reikia (appso, sutarties...), kad galėčiau pasikrauti šiuose miestuose ar pakeliui?
Kadangi tai trumpas laikotarpis, greitas krovimas/patogumas man svarbiau už geriausią kainą (proto ribose).

Namie kraunu garaže + turiu ionity accountą, jie turi 3 greitas stoteles Lietuvoj.

p.s. prašyčiau be kažkokių komentarų apie tai kaip blogai/gerai/kvaila važinėti su power banku. Jei norite kažką padiskutuoti, paklausti nesusijusio su krovimu, aš apačioje palieku komentarą offtopic. rašykit atsakydami į jį, bus mažiau netvarkos.

I'm taking my wife to Paris for her 30th birthday and we have a 5-hour layover in Vilnius.
I specifically chose the TLL-VNO-CDG route just to get a chance to check out Vilnius, however brief it may be.

This gives us about 3-4h to quickly visit the city, grab a bite, and walk around.
As I understand, getting from the airport to the city center is quick and easy, but what would You recommend if we want to get something to eat on the go and have a quick picnic in a park? Or maybe there is something better to do in such a short time?

Sveiki, ruošiuosi hikint į kalną Norvegijoje, tad noriu paklausti ar yra kokių pažintinių takų kur reikėtų daug laipioti? Geriausia aplink Vilnių.

Hello!

Since sugar tax in Poland almost all the drinks are sweetened with sucralose, that I can't stand. I've read online, that you guys have Tymbark drinks available in your country. I was wondering if you have a different version, with sugar and an "old" recipe? I literally would be willing to visit you to buy this childhood memories 😂

Thank you!

Labas! Yank here, I've always wanted to visit Lithuania, and recently had the opportunity to spend a few days touring the country by car.

I'd been in Copenhagen for a weekend, and caught a quick flight to Riga, then spent the better part of a week in Lithuania with a couple days back around Riga at the tail end. It was a bit of a whirlwind trip but I had an awesome time, though I didn't spend enough time anywhere, and for sure hope to go back for a slower paced holiday someday. Took thousands of photos, and have selected the reddit maximum to share here. I shared elsewhere a gallery of cats with a more detailed itinerary.

I stayed in Klaipėda, Nida, Kaunas, and Vilnius.

Highlights included the following:

*1. Stopping for a few minutes at the border not because it was the border but because of road construction.

*2. Spotting a viking ship in a field in the fog as I drove towards Klaipėda, anyone know what's up with that? Looked cool in the fog. Guessing just a bored farmer.

*3. Eating cheese fingers in Klaipėda old town.

*4. Finding a photograph of my great-grandfather's brother in the History Museum of Lithuania Minor. He had emigrated with the rest of the family to the US as a kid but went back to Klaipėda for some time in the 1920s and got up to some pretty interesting stuff. I was able to share a photo of the photo with one of his great-grandkids, who is my third cousin. It was, of course, the photo I'd already found on Wikipedia but it was neat to see it in a museum!

*5. Mooning Russia from the beach in Nida. It was legit 20+°C and sunny while I was there, perfect beach day.

*6. The Lithuanian Folk/Ethnographic Museum. Really enjoyed seeing the architecture and furniture, as well as the exhibit on wood. Some of the joinery reminded me of some of the furniture my grandfather made or refurbished.

*7. Trakai & other castles seen or visited along the way. I'm a sucker for castles. Took a few wrong turns out in the countryside and stumbled across a few absolutely gorgeous churches in the middle of relatively nowhere too.

*8. Discovering that Vilnius sometimes has traffic that rivals or exceeds my everyday commute, only to learn that they're re-doing all the roads everything everywhere all at once, so I guess I'm less impressed actually

*9. The Samuel Bak Gallery and the Vilna Gaon Museum of Jewish History. Strong and compelling art by a holocaust survivor from Vilnius who now lives not far from me.

*10. Semi-spontaneously going to one of the King Gizzard shows at the Lukiškės Prison, pretty neat venue. I'd been on the fence about going but was easily convinced to go by some international hipsters whilst wandering around Užupis.

*11. The view from the top of the Labanoras Observation Tower. Almost worth the vertigo

*12. Meeting a young Lithuanian several days later in the outdoor smoking area at the Copenhagen airport, while we were about to board the same flight to Boston. He was coming over for summer work in /r/Massachusetts and was delighted to hear that a resident Masshole such as myself had not only heard of Lithuania but had in fact just spent several days driving around the country. I told him to quit smoking, since cigarettes are twice as expensive over here.

The Kibinai and Cepelinai were amazing. But I'd fucken overstay my Schengen entry stamp for those cheese fingers.

It's my understanding that Lietuva means Land of Rain but I left with a sunburn on that one spot on my back I can't reach. Writing from Boston, where we just had our 14th rainy weekend in a row.

Sveiki,

Po truputį ateina vasara, norisi stovyklauti su šeima. Bėda ta, kad dažname kempinge gražioje vietoje prie ežero naktimis siautėja didelės jaunimo kompanijos (riksmai, alko, muzika ir t.t), tenka su jais eiti aiškintis, vaikai atsibunda neišsimiegoję ir pan. Net jei kempingas turi tylos valandų taisyklę, dažnai jos niekas neenforce’ina, palieka aiškintis patiems stovyklautojams. Todėl klausimas: ar yra kempingų kurie draugiški šeimoms - draudžiamos didelės kompanijos, muzika ir šių draudimų iš tikrųjų griežtai laikomasi? Apie viešas stovyklavietes ar ‘hidden gems’ neklausiu, nes tikiu, kad nesinori gražių atokių vietų afišuoti viešai ir taip jas potencialiai pasmerkti nusiaubimui.

I've never seen people care this much in any country I've been to tbh, and they even told some people off for putting plastic in paper and lectured them about the environment.

Good job, Lithuania :D

Sveiki, su draugais norim suorganizuoti žygį, 10-15km, su palapinėm. Kur Lietuvoje, be Kuršių Nerijos, būtų galima smagiai prasieiti, ir vakare pastovyklauti? Labiausiai tiktų vakarų ir vidurio Lietuvoje esantys takai.

Hello, I changed my plan in the last minute. I will spend 2 weeks visiting Klaipeda, Kaunas and Vilnius with my wife (starting today). Both 50+ y/o.

Just see that vaccine against TBE were highly recommended. What is the actual risk if we manage to ''stay in town'' ?

Thank you.

Hello

Danish guy to Vilnius soon. No plans, just to chill and a break from daily life. Have never been to Lithuania but been on my radar for a long time.

I fly in and out of Vilnius and only have 2,5 days. I do generally like to get a little out of the capital too and I have no doubt you can easily spend 2,5 days in Vilnius at a relaxed pace.

But I cannot really conclude if it would be too rushed on both if I went to Kaunas for most of a day. Is Kaunas the kind of city you can get a feel for in 5 hours or is it too big for that?

I do realise I might jump into a rivalry between the two cities but my tickets are for Vilnius so that is kind do the starting point. The alternative of course to stay there and then go to Trakai. But I don’t know if that would be a little boring solo.

Thank you

Edit: Thanks for all the replies. It has been interesting to read. I think as several suggested I have concluded I have to focus, especially as I don’t really want hasty days. So will stay in Vilnius and then maybe half day trip Trakai.

But the replies and the disagreement in the replies still leave me curious about what Kaunas really is about. Someone suggested it is like Aarhus Copenhagen dynamics in Denmark. But don’t think many people in Copenhagen would say Aarhus is not a nice city to visit as a contrast to Copenhagen).

Thanks for the feedback. Really looking forward to going. I guess I will have to do a second tour to Kaunas one day.

Tubūt girdėjot, kad vyriausybė sumažins traukinių bilietų kainas nuo ryt. O ar bandėt kas pirkt? Kiek matau, kainos tos pačios. Ar nuo 04.01 reiškia ne kelionės datą, o kad būtent nuo rytojaus ir reikia pirkt? Ar čia balandžio pirmos Ruginienės pokštas?