HEADING INTO THE UNKNOWN, Estonia, Latvia & Lithuania - Vanlife EXPEDITION Ep.9

After getting on the ferry in Helsinki we had no idea what to expect from Eastern Europe, our research was purposely focussed on legal, insurance and dog matters so that we arrived in each new country with no preconceptions.
This paid off big time as we have been totally blown away with the beauty of each country and don't even start on how amazing the people of these countries have been to us either.
Join is as we discover Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania along with Alex, from the KZbin channel ‪@MispronouncedAdventures‬
What are we doing and why have we called this trip an EXPEDITION? The word Expedition is used in all our video titles as this word means "promptness or speed in doing something, with a particular purpose, especially that of exploration" and this fits in perfectly with our plan to not only stay out of the UK for as long as possible, but to sample each country we visit to see if we want to come back for longer in our future travels.
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[@RetroBytesUK]

Watching this makes we want to go back to Talinn, we really liked it but we only got to spend 1 day there. It would be great to spend more time there.

[@diandmartydownes1611]

Cheers guys looks lovely. And great flixs John. X.

[@BrokenBackMountains]

Sveiki atvykti į Lietuvą! I lived in Lithuania for 12 years. 95 until 07. Married a Lithuanian and both kids born there so go back a lot. It is a great country and so much to see. The coast, Nida and it's dunes, the cities, the east and the lakes. I lived in the North so know the crossing you came through. We were 25km from the Latvian border.

[@Rob.1340]

Thank you. Just keeps getting better. Great to see coops having so much fun in the leaves . My lurcher tanzy is 9 and still acts like a puppy. Stay well and safe travels. All the very best to you all. Cheers. 👍🐾😎

[@johnmandy]

Thanks Rob.. all the best dogs are a bit bonkers aren’t they?

[@snoman1999]

This trip is so similar to ours in 2015.. So many happy memories.. We loved the architecture in Talin 🇪🇪 Strange driving past the old disused border crossings.. Intriguing to see why and where yr stopped on the next episode Poland roads were AWFUL !! Hope they have improved.. Loads of Truck stops with sexy bars for drivers entertainment 😆 🚐💨 🇪🇪 🇱🇻 🇱🇹 🇵🇱❤️

[@johnmandy]

It’s brilliant isn’t it? Thanks Ian

[@rogerstarkey5390]

John. Fun "Gadget fact" Estonian internet is some of the best (maybe the best) in the world. Some years ago when they needed to upgrade their phone system they were offered secondhand equipment (I want to say by Finland?) But opted to build their own fully digital system. As a result they now have a fully digital society enabling everything from taxes, to voting to optical prescriptions to be fulfilled remotely. They also have more tech startups per head than Silicon Valley. (Originally made aware by Robert Llewellyn (Kryten, Red Dwarf) on his fully charged YT channel)

[@johnmandy]

Wow that’s amazing!! Makes perfect sense after being there though - what a feat for a small country eh?

[@stevekimberley4892]

Also invented Skype. For such a small country, especially considering how it was backwatered by the Soviet regime for so long, Eesti is incredibly technologically advanced. Maybe I'm a little biased, but it's true...

[@amisa160]

It looked very nice in Latvia. In the south of Poland you have the city of Krakow that is very beautiful and then on the other side of the border to Slovakia is the beautiful Tatra mountains. Also they have very special houses on the polish side of the mountains. Have a safe trip!

[@johnmandy]

Absolutely.. our videos are a few weeks behind us.. watch out for next weeks vlog 😁👍🏻

[@tomaskla9030]

Thank you! 🇱🇹🇱🇻🇪🇪👍👍👍

[@johnmandy]

You’re very welcome 😁

[@TheJeanGenius]

Loved seeing all the countries. Well done Little-Sis for managing the long ferry ride ⛴️❤️ Safe travels and much love 😘🤗

[@johnmandy]

Ah thanks Sis.. it was far better than I thought it would be 😁❤️😁❤️

[@stetomlinson3146]

Another good video, thank you. I'm not sure where you are with regards to Schengen border crossings. I don't know whether you remember but back when you entered France, you mentioned in your vlog you weren't sure your passports had been stamped with your entry date into France. I said it might be worth checking because of the 90 day rule, but you were happy to see how it went. Well we've just got back from a tour to Spain. We got back on day 84. However! Anns' passport hadn't been stamped as returning to The UK in June, when she came back from Lanzarote after two weeks, or when she left The UK when we left in September. Consequently, according to the dates in her Passport she'd been there for the entire time and was well over her 90 days. It seems the UK border staff and systems weren't taking it as serious as they should be! We were held up at the EuroTunnel border whilst the officials sorted out where to go next. I remembered we had the emails with flight times and dates on. After 20 minutes they decided to accept them, rather than start filling in paperwork for a prosecution! The moral of the tale is please make sure you now have any passports stamped properly when you cross a border, especially when it comes to counting the 90 day rules. Stay safe and Bon Route.

[@johnmandy]

We’re out of Schengen now and despite not having any french entry stamps in our passport the Hungarians stamped us out and the Romanians stamped us in with no issues at all. Keeping records of your travels is a must these days though.

[@stetomlinson3146]

@@johnmandy Glad it’s all going well. Loving the updates. Thank you. 👍

[@carlshirley]

It seems almost a waste to say I loved this video too, as I’m blown away by ALL your vids. Keep ‘em coming guys. ❤️

[@johnmandy]

Ah thanks Carl 😁🙌🏻❤️

[@Solo50plus]

🍾 🎉Congratulations on your 35K subscribers 🎉 🍾

[@marklittler784]

Yeah funny how they tax potatoe snacks in the UK but not wheat snacks, even school kids are paying taxes 😃😂😃😂😃😂😃😂😃😂

[@mariannescarlett7262]

Great vlog as always, all round entertainment.❤ Mandy your snack spread ...don't you think that Lotus biscoff are the best with coffee? ... unless Em has eaten them all 😅😆 xx

[@denisecafferky2248]

Another brilliant video. Congratulations on all the extra subscribers 👏

[@johnmandy]

Thanks Denise 😁🙌🏻❤️

[@gavinwilkinson3722]

Estonia is a huge very varied and wild country how come you only skipped across the top and basically did just Tallin?

[@onemanandhisdog9]

The other flag is Monaco. I was sailing in Greece once and a very posh yacht moored next to us and my well travelled friend looked at them and their red and white flag and asked if they were from Poland, no the lady said in a very put out voice, "We are from Monaco" how I stifled the laugh I will never know!

[@deborahingles9392]

omg what a stash of snacks wow omg such a stash.... happy snacking cheers Debz from Oz

[@vanscran1672]

Really good, it is very useful that you visit a campsite periodically, I intend to do the same, just to get sorted and do a bit of laundry etc. brilliant.

[@stephenbergin9184]

Hi guys fantastic trip again my neighbour who lives in my apartment block is from Lithuania we have coffee at the weekend in spoons can’t wait to tell him where you are his parents live there great to see your both enjoying the trip with your friend say hi for me Steve b 🇬🇧 👍

[@stephenswanton2748]

not just you Mandy. I have allergies to certain perfume and deodorants. it can be horrendous.

[@Mortac]

15:05 Like licking the sea floor? How dare you!? Those salty licorice are soooo good!! I could eat 3 or 4 bags in one go. 😊

[@mcginc91]

Great to see the sun cracking the sky and boosting your solar levels. Also thank you for talking about the food (dumpling analysis) and the snack survey (with salt skum ... "it tastes of dark" ... made me laugh). Camera work is amazing too. The logistics of producing those shots is seriously impressive. Keep on moho-ing. You are doing great work.

[@johnmandy]

Thanks Clare that’s lovely 😁❤️

[@andieatgoodmorningfromthes7741]

Great vlog. Tallin is somewhere I've always wanted to go. Mandy, I also get really bad headaches with strong smells and someone recommended carrying peppermint oil and dabbing drops under your nose which seems to override the other strong smells causing the headache. It works.

[@johnmandy]

Ah that’s very good to know, thank you 😁

[@marguskiis7711]

Lithuania is magical country.

[@stevenbennett3922]

Tallin. Excellent place. Stopped and had a beer in that square although it was a touch warmer when we were there. Did you walk down to the old city gate that used to be at the sea shore/ Now about a mile from the sea but it is the non-descript 4-storey building with the plaque on the outside that people walk by. Former KGB HQ. Luxury flats now

[@johnmandy]

We loved Tallin 😁 I don’t think we did see that, sounds cool though

[@robertirving5293]

What a lovely video nice to were you go to out there any way take care both off you .

[@swisstony662]

Good to see ur having good times Campers

[@garytraynor6963]

Hay you 3 as per top video loving the tunes, thanks for our stickers & photo from the hill of crosses If you pass through Slovenia stop at Adria factory and tell them to get a move on with our Moho Love in the drone shots Keep up the GREAT times 👊💥💥

[@johnmandy]

Ah we’re glad they arrived ok 😁 We would have given them a kick start if we could 😁 thanks for watching Gary

[@Madders23]

They look beautiful, I had planned on visiting Poland and Lithuania-you’ve convinced me to visit them all now. Looks like you’re loving it too x

[@johnmandy]

It doesn’t take long to drive up to Estonia and it’s so worth itb😁❤️

[@lizzie1740]

Thanks John and Mandy. I love seeing the campsites as that’s what we tend to use so good to see what they’re like in each country.

[@johnmandy]

That’s fab, thanks Lizzie

[@MispronouncedAdventures]

Great to have spent time with you!

[@johnmandy]

Same buddy..! It’s been absolutely brilliant 😁❤️ hopefully our travel paths will cross again soon

[@Grt234]

And Mandy wounders why she gets head aches..all those snacks.. licorice is the worst for head aches

[@johnmandy]

Mandy doesn’t get headaches, she was talking about being seasick.

[@PMMagro]

Lighter red is the Austrian flag? Nice to see the Baltic States :-)

[@johnmandy]

It certainly is 😁 why they are so similar is beyond me 😂

[@AndreasEUR]

13:40 Please don't get me wrong, but I believe you are wrong. It doesn't have to be eaten before posted date. And so many people are wrong on this topic, which is why I'm allowing myself to mention it. Dry goods often have a "Best before" date, at least here in Norway. You can eat it months after that date. Even canned goods can be eaten LONG after their printed date, as long as it's proper canned goods and not like "half preserved". If it says expiry date, that's different and should be followed. But milk, eggs and other things can be Ok to eat after printed date. Dry goods as I say, absolutely no problem. 1 year old tomato soup in cupboard? No problem! Open, look/smell/taste. If it looks ok, and it smells ok, and it tastes ok, you can eat it. I found 2 year old squash at my cabin. (The kind with lots of sugar) It was unopened, but didn't look bad. Opened it, didn't smell bad, and it tasted normal.. :) Sent a pic to an old coworker that almost got a heart attack because she genuinaly though "it had expired".. Which was not true, sugar is a conservative :) Thanks for the video! :D

[@johnmandy]

Oh we eat things out of date all the time, definitely do not like wasting food and will happily sniff test things - it’s the wonder of social media that makes me mention it as if I don’t others will call me out for eating expired food 😁🤷🏼‍♀️

[@AndreasEUR]

@@johnmandy hey :) yeah, it's a shame people don't understand expiry Vs best before. . It causes "being called out" as you sayz but I would claim "wrongfully called out" :) I do see how it minimises "reeeee, expired food" comments :) thanks for your time :)

[@lifewiththelightlys2119]

Oh wow, a lovely lady on my post delivery round is from Latvia 😁 I had no idea what her country was like yet through your video I know now, thank you ♥ xx

[@Gareth-Harrison]

Always remember the 5 p's preparation prevents piss poor performance

[@johnmandy]

I think you’ve got the wrong idea, the idea is that you don’t plan everything to the point you ruin the chance of spontaneity on a trip. Read the video description.

[@NorthernersonTour]

hiya guys loving watching your tour it looks amazing did you mean to end vlog on a cliff hanger lol i want to know why you got pulled over ❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@johnmandy]

Haha.. maybe a little bit 😁

[@AndreasEUR]

Did you only spend like 2 days in Finland? How far behind are the videos?

[@johnmandy]

We were in Finland for a week or so 😁❤️

[@chiccoka]

Austria the other flag.visit Hungary as well

[@johnmandy]

Yep and we’re there now.. shhhhh 😁🤫

[@howardfranks1439]

I love all your videos, too. I do worry though about the snacks and foods that you buy . With all that junk food your health prospects and your life expectancy is not good . Surely you must know that. You have to get onto some good old fashioned cooking . Plain unprocessed food. My wife and I are 78 years old and still touring and camping. Will you manage that? best wishes to you both.....

[@johnmandy]

You should watch more of our videos to see what we eat, instead of thinking we only eat what you saw in one video 👍🏻

[@howardfranks1439]

@@johnmandy I do watch and enjoy all your videos. I will say no more.

[@annajeram9251]

You’re certainly crossing off the countries! Have started following Alex now and have your pan arriving today. 😊

[@MispronouncedAdventures]

Thanks for the Follow!

[@johnmandy]

Good stuff, Alex is cool 😁 Hope you like the pan.. I love mine, it’s amazing!!

[@stevekimberley4892]

Aha. As I said, looking forward to seeing what you think of the Land of my Fathers 😉. No time to watch just now, but soon!

[@johnmandy]

Thanks Steve, let us know what you think 😁

[@stevekimberley4892]

Just settled down to watch. Glad you liked Tallinn (my Grandparents' house is on the outskirts in Nomme (which you may have passed through on the way out; very leafy suburb, very much like some of the footage). I wish you'd had time to do more of the coast, and over to the Russian border (dad was born in Narva which looks over the river to Russia!). Anyway, it was good to see - enjoy the rest of the trip. Take care.

[@jackiestokes6502]

WoW 😮 has that’s a mighty snack table.. you’ve definitely overtaken snack bandit Emily 😏 on the liquorice side, I love salted liquorice.. I always put them on my Christmas list and get a couple of boxes.. though I’m not keen on treble salted, I prefer double salted 😊😊

[@lindajames7083]

Thanks for the campsites, they are most useful

[@johnmandy]

No problem at all 😁

[@georgetyler6234]

You’ll be in trouble with Weight Watchers

[@johnmandy]

It’s a good job we don’t have to listen to weight watchers then isn’t it 😁🙌🏻

[@Leonard_Smith]

Light red stripes = Austria Dark red stripes = Latvia

[@johnmandy]

Why would people do that though 😂

[@outdoorjunky1]

Keep up the great videos guys, congratulations on passing the 35k subs 👍

[@AndreasEUR]

Why is his license plate white, but yours is yellow?

[@johnmandy]

We have white at the front and yellow at the back 😁👍🏻

[@ML-jr1yz]

Very cool footage dad and mum. Please keep the first flag always in first. Thanks

[@johnmandy]

Thanks kiddo.. 😂

[@ML-jr1yz]

@@johnmandy very cold in London , how is the weather in lithu...?

[@carolryan9056]

Thanks both for another excellent video. Great idea reviewing camping sites on your journey, we’ve booked sites with confidence having seen the site review videos. Best wishes to you both 🇮🇲🇮🇲

[@rickpedley4414]

These vlogs do not disappoint. Thanks so much for all the info. Loving the fact your gonna make a what 3 words map. On a side note will you make camp quirky next year? I know you were booked in for the 2020 as were we….

[@craigpowell5325]

Great travelog guys, can you do a recap on what you're doing about data in Europe as I guess you're getting data sims in each country? or? btw Ive watched your updated van wifi vid etc.. this is a question directly related to data in europe...

[@johnmandy]

If you watch the planning video it’s all covered there 👍🏻

[@craigpowell5325]

@@johnmandy ok got it, so follow on question if I may, if you bought a KPN sim in Holland, did that still work until you'd used up all the data in say Denmark, as they are all still in the EU?

[@johnmandy]

As we only use EE I’ve no way of answering your 2nd question.

[@jamesfindlay7150]

the lighter red and white banded flag is Austria

[@johnmandy]

😁👍🏻

[@TheJonnyjacko]

Great video as usual keep em coming!!

[@johnmandy]

Thank you 😁

[@helenandmartinsTreks]

Awesome guys , what a ride. So it's a blue moon over the city again tonight , fair do's outplayed by City and out classed no complaints. Did you buy the enter shop btw? . Very interested in Coops jacket for the ferry.

[@johnmandy]

I did see that 🙌🏻🙌🏻 gotta take them wins.. we bought a selection from each country and at the time of recording it was country 13 🙈 That jacket has been amazing - it’s called a thunder shirt and they come in different sizes, it’s stretchy T-shirt material which gives him a hug while he wears it.. amzn.to/2YsqnqM here 😁

[@The_Breeze1]

Another good one guys ! Loving your trip & thanks for sharing.

[@johnmandy]

Cheers buddy 😁

[@anhatur]

Hey, I’ve been in Latvia a few times! As my wife (the good lady in front of this pic) is born there. If you come back there, they’re quite proud of their chocolate. Which is as good as any. (Look for the Laima brand.) And if you like canned sprats in oil they have a tradition of smoking them that must be tried. Black and gold cans, mostly, labelled with “Sprotes”. There’s no need to buy west-European foods in these countries, as the local varieties are often at least as good. Or how can I say it? They didn’t really learn to cheat with the foods behind the iron curtain, so now you have some bad stuff (which is mostly imported) but also some really good quality. While west European foods are mostly about advanced cheating. Just in case you’ll be back! 😊

[@anhatur]

I have to add: You can visit the Laima factory in Riga if you’re really into chocolate. Short story, Latvians got into the business early and had chocolatiers educated at the best, before the iron curtain fell. Which the rich among the “equals” appreciated, so it became renowned in Eastern Europe like Swiss and Belgian chocolate in the west. For sweet biscuits to go with tea and coffee, you can also go with the related “Selga” brand. Herbal teas, cheeses and meat products should also be tried, not just in Latvia but in all of Eastern Europe. You’re missing out on a lot by going for just pizza and burger, so try it out slowly and I think you’ll appreciate it.

[@ianofsjkartwork]

That was interesting & enjoyable trip John & Mandy...........well explained and put together vlog........stay safe.....thanks for sharing

[@johnmandy]

Cheers Ian 😁

[@stefansoder6903]

Like you said it's a "forgotten" part of Europe. Not that many tourists except Swedes and Finns who come by ferry to Tallinn or Riga for day trips or weekends. Outside the capitals there is so much more to see than the famous Hill of Crosses. Specially Estonia has fantastic nature too and all 3 "Baltic States" have an interesting history and many very beautiful towns. Safe and easy travel and reasonable prices.

[@johnmandy]

Absolutely on all counts.. 😁❤️

[@Scud_and_thesTig]

Snack Bandit’s eyes have just popped out of her head 👀 You could open a corner shop with that lot 👍💙❤️

[@johnmandy]

Haha.. she can’t have my French cheese crisps - they’re mine 😂😂

[@midgetandangel]

Oops. John dropping the F Bomb at 17:55 🤭

[@johnmandy]

He’s a fricken nutter is what I said 😁👍🏻

[@midgetandangel]

@@johnmandy That’s not what it sounded like!! Haha. Stay safe guys 🚐

[@jeanetted9197]

Better than telly any day. I’m feeling great in isolation at the moment and you are keeping me sane, keeping them coming x

[@TravellingfromScratch]

John....can I ask how you do the what 3 words link that pops up on the screen. It looks great and I want to do it for my videos but cant figure it out. So jealous of your travels right now. You're missing nowt in the UK. Keep living the dream out there mate. 👍

[@johnmandy]

John wrote the code for all the pop ups and slides on our videos - he’s a clever blighter..

[@TravellingfromScratch]

@@johnmandy He certainly is. I'll give that a miss then. 😢

[@clivewarren5404]

I might have missed it somewhere but how were the fuel and cafe prices ? Only recently subscribed to your fantastic videos, really enjoying the back episodes 👍

[@johnmandy]

Thank you so much for subscribing ❤️ There should have been some text at the end of this video with fuel prices 😁 we only ate out once or twice and it was reasonable although not as cheap as we thought it would be

[@suzybeetravels]

Stunning vlog as always guys. Tallinn and The Hill of Crosses looked spectacular. Safe onwards travels 💜

[@johnmandy]

They really were.. thanks guys 😁❤️

[@jamesbeech8643]

Hi to you both, how are the MiRiDers going! Haven’t seen them for a while. We bought two on your recommendation and finding them fantastic. Love these vids but I think you’ll need a bigger van if you get any more snacks! 😂😂

[@johnmandy]

The MiRiders are amazing!!!!! We’ve missed having chance to use them much but have managed a few more trips recently.. glad you enjoy them too 😁❤️

[@denisscott3073]

Hi mandy and John 👍 well it's just us 2saying hi again 👋great video as always 🤔 keep safe and say well and safe travels 👍sue and den 👍👍👍🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🚌🚌🚌

[@johnmandy]

Ah cheers guys.. stay safe too 😁❤️

[@jenslundinbyh8845]

We have done that trip twice. Estonia Latvia and Lithuania and then around Poland Germany up through Danmark back to Sweden. Its been fantastic. Vilnius is nice.

[@johnmandy]

Ah that sounds amazing 😁

[@Furree_68]

What does this "What 3 words" means that pops up from time to time?

[@johnmandy]

Go to what3words.com and enter the three words to see exactly where we were 👍🏻 There’s an app too.

[@Furree_68]

@@johnmandy Awesome! Thank you and keep safe. I love your content.

[@johnmandy]

Thank you 😁

[@lindadixon3316]

As always loving ❤ being on the journey with you coops is brilliant bless him always 😉 enjoy being with you both take care xxxxx

[@johnmandy]

Thanks Linda

[@markwhitehead64]

Hi John and Mandy really really enjoyed watching your trip some of the places look great really really looking forward to watching your next video keep safe 😷👍🏻

[@johnmandy]

Thanks Mark 😁👍🏻

[@sarahldempsey4925]

Absolutely Brilliant!!! Hi John, Mandy and Coop, hubby and I are new subs to your channel and we are really loving it.

[@johnmandy]

Hey Sarah! 😁 thanks for subscribing and joining us on our travels 😁🙌🏻❤️

[@rogertemple7193]

Beautiful Country, Great Scenery and the Best Music.

[@johnmandy]

Thanks Roger 😁👍🏻

[@hurri7720]

Why don't people come to Latvia, well there was the USSR a long time ago, or not that long ago, and that is all there is to that question.

[@johnmandy]

Ah but they should.. times change and these wonderful countries should be visited 😁❤️

[@dreamplusdreamadventure4676]

Wow 🤩 🤩 Great video! We started from France and all the way to Turkey, now in Poland and will be travelling anti-clock wise through the Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia all the way to Santa Claus Village… then will be returning to U.K. through the western of Europe…

[@johnmandy]

Sounds amazing!! Watch out for the snow

[@gina50gina]

So many things to enjoy in this video! Beautiful Russian dolls Mandy! I asked you guys this before you started your trip, but now that you're well into it, I wonder how you are finding the road signs and rules of each country. Are they similar enough to Britain to be comfortable with, or are they different? I think this is something that would worry me if I was driving there. Canada and USA are similar enough, but subtle differences can throw you off at times.

[@johnmandy]

Ah thanks Suzane.. they’ve been pretty straight forward I think.. a few we’ve had to google or use google translate with but they’ve been more obscure for ski routes and whatnot

[@carlosaraujo9611]

Hi John and Mandy, Another great video, thank you for all the effort that both of you put on your videos, they are highly appreciated by all your of us. Now a small technical question for John, since you mentioned this product on your channel. I have a Victron Smart Shunt, and I realising that the information provided through Bluetooth is not reliable at all, since the most of the time it looks that the Shunt is stuck at 100%…since the battery Bluetooth if giving me values completely different. Have you experienced similar situations? Thanks in advance and keep enjoying this beautiful world, hope to be able to do it too. Best regards

[@johnmandy]

The problem with the BMV 712 and lithium is that it cannot accurately read the state of charge of your batteries. The first thing to do is go to your battery Bluetooth app, take a note of the battery percentage, then go into your shiny, settings, battery info & enter the correct value in State of Charge. You’ll need to do this every day, or just ignore the battery percentage reading on the BMV

[@carlosaraujo9611]

Thought I was doing something wrong. Thanks. Keep the good spirit. Hope to see you one day…maybe if you decide to return to Portugal, where the overnight restrictions were lifted, and are more reasonable.

[@expat0149]

If you go to the castle at Kracow , watch out for the fire breathing dragon ......;)

[@johnmandy]

Oooh coooooool..!!!

[@mickobrien6360]

Great video.

[@johnmandy]

Thanks Mick 😁

[@Crusty_Camper]

Wow! Just amazed at your trip. Stunning video as always, I like the pan feature you have. So, weird food called Salt Skum! I would have to keep the wrapper, frame it and hang it as a treasured momento. It reminds me of toy gun caps I found in Italy called Super Bum. I had them for years, but new management cleared them out. I am very much looking forward to the next episode. All the best, Pete

[@johnmandy]

Haha.. it is tempting, we’re keeping the rest handy so we can offer them for others to try 😂 thanks for watching Pete 😁

[@bobtetstall2681]

Watch out when you head into wider Eastern Europe you'll have to buy special tickets vignettes to use the motorways and there is always a little hut where you can buy the vignette at an inflated price as they rip you off with currency fees. The official Government kiosks or terminals are usually close by so be aware.

[@johnmandy]

That’s ok, we don’t use motorways. You get to see far more of a country by staying off motorways.

[@suziemc5291]

loving this series. really informative and such beautiful places, high 5 to Coops xxx

[@johnmandy]

Thanks Suzie.. Coops high fived you back 😁❤️

[@lindajames7083]

Krakow is amazing. Remember the days of getting rat arsed in Manchester, oh joy.

[@johnmandy]

We get there in a future video 👍🏻 we do miss getting Rat arsed in Manchester 😂

[@colinnewmarch1106]

Krakow is is a must, so much to see, , the death camps are so emotional, ,leaves a huge lasting impression

[@johnmandy]

Absolutely, be sure to watch next week ❤️

[@catb7059]

Great vid again guys. I am really enjoying your trip. Coop 😍😍😍 is gorgeous

[@johnmandy]

Ah thank you very much.. we think he’s pretty gorgeous too 😁❤️

[@valcrook5425]

Cor blimey guys, the drone footage of Tallin was amazing. The cobbled streets of the old town are beautiful. Thanks for another great vlog.

[@johnmandy]

Thanks Val 😁

[@Professionalmoochers]

Living the dream 🤩 long may it continue 👍🏼

[@johnmandy]

Absolutely 😁 and absolutely 🙌🏻❤️

[@margaretsmith8169]

Love watching you to beautiful people keep safe 😍Maggie Manchester

[@johnmandy]

Ah thanks Maggie 😁❤️

[@johnstone1657]

Johnn & Mandy. Iwatch and enjoy every one of your video's just wondered if you every get lost on your travels. Or is that edited out.

[@johnmandy]

We sometimes miss a turning but there’s no getting lost when you’re on an adventure 😁 you just go a different way - we’ve found some amazing places going a different way ❤️

[@nchrist511]

Another great video! I'm so surprised that you guys don't have more subscribers. Your videos are always so informative, with beautiful scenery and music. Thanks guys. P.S. I don't know if anyone's posted this but the other flag that's red/white/red is Austria.

[@nchrist511]

I just read all the comments. Several people mentioned the Austrian flag. I'm a little late to the game!

[@johnmandy]

Ah thank you.. 😁❤️

[@carlsadventures2361]

great video John & Mandy Estonia and Latvia and Lithuania all look amazing Countries

[@johnmandy]

They really were, we were shocked in a good way through them all 😁❤️

[@AberdeenshireWildlifeGTS]

Hi Guys, sorry I did not leave my details about the Hill of Crosses, such a special place quite surreal 😊 enjoying your road trip you smiles, enthusiasm and excitement is so infectious it makes you want to be right there right now 😁 Mandy you described exactly my feelings on the ferry with the perfumes 🙄 glad you made it. Have a fabulous trip and look forward to watching your continued journey. Gillian and Tom x

[@johnmandy]

Ah thank you for the recommendation and thank you for your lovely comment.. the perfume sea sick thing is weird isn’t it?

[@AberdeenshireWildlifeGTS]

@@johnmandy certainly is, I even get it in the airports 😏 Riga us where my family was born and raised, I'm sure if you did get there just a visit to the market would blow Mandy away ☺ x

[@TheTfortwo]

Superb vlog guys iam loving every bit of your adventure it is brilliant .Take care and be safe x

[@johnmandy]

Thanks Steve 😁

[@beverlylawrence131]

Throughly enjoying your vids. Thankyou

[@johnmandy]

Thanks for watching Beverly

[@andreabalderstone4272]

Great to follow your journey. These are countries I didn’t really know much about so the Vlog has been really useful. Seeing what the campsites are like are also a help😁

[@johnmandy]

That’s perfect then, it’s been the main reason for our videos as we couldn’t find much about them either 😁

[@andreabalderstone4272]

@@johnmandy planning on taking the plunge ourselves and are just finishing some final jobs on the house before we sell it and travel. I have to be honest I do have a wobble occasionally. It’s been a dream of ours for many years, so now the kids are adults we can now get on with it😁 I just need to keep in mind what we are gaining and not about moving out of the house we love. Watching you on your travels does help me to focus on all the adventures we can have 😊

[@mjd03085354]

Krakow, fabulous place, so much to see.

[@johnmandy]

Absolutely, the video after next is the one to watch for that 😁

[@drewhodge3820]

Are you keeping a record of the cheapest countries for fuel/food/campsites and best places for free camping. I'm planning a trip into the EU and possibly further and it would be handy to know the budget friendly countries to visits.

[@johnmandy]

We give out this info in each video but we are also recording a series of videos to show how each country scores for being vanlife friendly.

[@drewhodge3820]

@@johnmandy I watch all your videos without fail. It's hard to keep track of all the info from one country to the next. You are both far more organized than I will ever be.

[@martinfield1484]

One of the best cities I’ve been to krakow you’ll love it

[@johnmandy]

Thanks Martin

[@IrenESorius]

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[@johnmandy]

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