09 November 2023

CHAPTER 1: NORTHERN EUROPE EXPERIENCE AND A NEW DREAM JOURNEY WITH EYOBUS… (ENG EDITION)

Greetings, my beloved blog followers. I apologize for my absence but I am now back with a new article series after a long break. I am excited to announce that from now on, I will be sharing both Turkish and English versions of my blog page so that all my readers can feel included. As you may remember, I went on a Central and Southern Europe tour with Eyobus company in 2017 alongside my brother. Although brief, I wrote about the memories and experiences I gained from that trip and shared them with you. New readers or those who wish to revisit the article can find it in the blog page's archive. In this article series, I will be sharing my wonderful memories and travel experiences from the Northern Europe tour, which was Eyobus's second tour package that I participated in with my brother from August 12th to August 23rd, 2023.


To begin with, I would like to provide you with some information about the tour. The tour lasts for 12 days, covers 9 countries, and includes visits to 12 cities, each with its own unique and entertaining qualities, all organized by the high-quality Eyobus company. In all honesty, the days on the tour pass by so quickly that even 12 days may not be enough. During this 12-day tour, transportation and accommodation (including breakfast) services are provided by the company. There is no guided service on the tour, but the tour coordinator shares necessary travel information with you before you arrive in each country. However, I recommend that you create your own travel list and route. The countries that are visited on this tour are Lithuania (Vilnius), Latvia (Riga), Estonia (Tallinn), Finland (Helsinki), Sweden (Stockholm), Norway (Flam, Bergen and Stavanger), Denmark (Copenhagen), Germany (Hamburg), and finally the Netherlands (Giethoorn and Amsterdam). As can be understood from the tour content, the tour starts with the Baltic countries, then proceeds to the Scandinavian countries where the Viking influence is clearly felt and ends with Hamburg and Amsterdam. Before joining the tour, I suggest watching documentaries about these countries and cities and obtaining as much information as possible about each country in order to make your trip more meaningful and memorable. I hope that through this series of articles, I can help you take a step towards visiting the countries of your dreams, and I would be delighted if I could encourage you, even just a little, with these articles. Let us start our journey from Istanbul, our first departure point, to Lithuania, one of the pearl countries of the Baltics.

On the first day of our Northern Europe tour, we departed from Istanbul Airport early in the morning with flight number TK1407 to Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania. The flight took approximately 3 hours, and after taking into account the 1-hour time difference between Turkey and Vilnius, as well as the country's entry procedures, we arrived at Vilnius city centre by bus at 7:00 pm in the evening. I hope that you will enjoy the upcoming articles more, as we will be discussing the details and experiences of the first country we visited, Lithuania, and its capital city, Vilnius, in the next section. See you in the next article, Lithuania - Vilnius.

For detailed information about the Eyobus - Northern Europe tour, click on the following link: Link for Eyobus - Northern Europe Tour Details. This will provide you with all the necessary information you may need, including the itinerary, accommodation, transportation, and tour package details.


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