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June 23, 2018

Bischofsburg Randen (Rannu)

Rannu is a place I had never heard of before starting to explore the history of Southern Estonia, and then noting that a castle…

June 22, 2018

Review: The Hidden Life of Trees, Peter Wohlleben

Rating: 2 out of 5 This is a hard one to review. I enjoyed the subject, but not the author’s take on it. Taking…

June 21, 2018

Review: Murmurs of Earth: The Voyager Interstellar Record, Carl Sagan

Rating: 3 out of 5 This was a weird one: a book dedicated to explaining why we sent a certain selection of our combined…

June 19, 2018

Bischofsburg Warbeck (Uue-Kastre)

Warbeck is another one of the castles on the Suur Emajõgi which I have managed to go past. Further downstream from the castle at…

June 19, 2018

Review: Sex at Dawn, Christopher Ryan & Cacilda Jetha

Rating: 5 out of 5 Sex. What a loaded concept in this modern world… And, no matter where one looks, one is made to…

June 18, 2018

Review: This Sceptred Isle: The Dynasties, Christopher Lee

Rating: 5 out of 5 It was very easy for me to pick up another volume of ‘This Sceptred Isle’ as I absolutely adored…

June 16, 2018

Burg Kyda (Kiiu)

The cute tower now known as Kiiu carries the dubious distinction of being the smallest surviving Medieval military building in the Baltics. This should…

June 16, 2018

Review: Revenge of the Sith, Matthew Stover

Review: 5 out of 5 It makes sense for one to try and re-read one’s long-lost favourites and it was with that attitude I…

June 15, 2018

Review: The French Foreign Legion, Douglas Boyd

Rating: 2 out of 5. This was a detailed history in many a way, and it is clear that the author is enthusiastic about…

June 14, 2018

Review: The Vanquished, Robert Gerwath

Rating: 4 out of 5. This book makes for a compelling narrative of the early interwar years, combining together the stories of the primary…

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