CROSSING INTO LITHUANIA 🇱🇹 (Lithuanian travel after the party)

We have a van life party after meeting some like minded and wonderful people today on the road in Latvia - Sam and Gabi from @Lindy Vanner! We cross a boarder for some Lithuanian travel. We go to the this sacred and unusual site - the Hill of Crosses where we find the exact cross that our favourite KZbinrs put there.
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[@LostInTransit]

Hellooo! Oh we are just so pleased to have met Sam and Gabi - they were great fun! Also after editing this video we realised that we actually signed the cross right next to Kara and Nate’s 😂 their one had holes in the angel woops! 🤦‍♀️I hope you all have a fantastic Friday and we will see you again on Sunday 👋❤️

[@G58]

Izzie, if you’re bothered by the frogs, just throw a few handfuls of Tom’s “like”s at them…👀🧐😎😜 You’ve gone into “like” overload again bro. 🙄😂 Peace

[@rinkairiozuki7245]

I was surprised to hear about "Baltic Way" as most foreigners don't know about that. I actually participated in it, well, i was 1 year old, my brother 3 year old so i don't remember anything. But my parents told me, that they drove with their own car, took as many strangers as they could fit from our city or on the way there. There were Free buses going there, some people gave free food, tea or participated in other ways. You can only Dream of such Unity these days. Which makes me proud to be Lithuanian

[@LostInTransit]

I was amazed when I was told about it. It is a remarkable story and I had never heard of it

[@LostInTransit]

So nice to hear your story about it from someone who was actually there

[@lazdynupeledosmuziejus2745]

Thank you for visiting our museum. Please leave comment and give us some stars on Park4night.

[@sprintervanconversions]

Haha! We were honoured to provide you with your Lithuanian initiation 😅 Next time we’ll give you the home made stuff! So nice to see other people loving Lithuania as much as we do! Catch you in the south guys! Big love from Finland!

[@LostInTransit]

We really are loving Lithuania, it’s awesome! Thanks for the warm welcome and all the recommendations, they have been so valuable. We really loved our meet up guys, we will see you in the south!

[@norwegianzound]

Now Tom. You be nice to Isobel. For she is indeed a Queen. You are a very lucky man.

[@smokingkippers1173]

A princess afraid of frogs... Who would have guessed? Going to find and sign the cross, well done, that sort of thing is important

[@DaveyPalmer1]

The Hill of Crosses. Wow. What a humbling place. Great to see you guys networking (getting trolleyed! 😅🍺 ) with your fellow vloggers. A global community 👍

[@LostInTransit]

Haha, need to do that networking!

[@tylermoore3686]

Loved the history telling, learned something new this morning (the hill of 'crosses'), great, great, great....

[@oh2mp]

I respect Lithuanians. In the Soviet era they acted against the Soviet power possibly bravest of all occupied countries. Lithuania was also the first who declared itself independent when the Soviet Union was collapsing.

[@hoppy1970]

If you know history, the Soviets also hated ethnic Russians.

[@anzelmasmatutis2500]

@@hoppy1970 So much "hated" that assembled Russian Vlasov army under same flag Russians right now are using - Vlasov tri-color flag (White-Blue-Red).

[@hoppy1970]

@@anzelmasmatutis2500 Yes they were very crafty. In that time they manipulated the masses on pain of death. Now the masses are manipulated using the TV - a different fear. Thankfully Russia is now kicking the Khazarian converts out of global power.

[@john3Lee]

Always cheerful, and entertaining - Thank you.

[@travellingwithcrowsfeet]

Great vlog, we learnt alot about this country from your vlog, thank you, we are excited to visit here one day too.

[@johnclankie324]

Wow!! That was great to meet fellow travellers, and the “jungle juice,” 50% 🤣🤣. The Hill of Crosses is amazing, the 3 Baltic states must be worried again with Putin on their doorstep, terrible times. The 90-180 is a real pain for travelling now. How are you going to manage your tour? Cheers Mike👍

[@catepearce2138]

Hi, Its great you meet so many nice people and visit such delightful places, that camp site seems idyllic. Looking forward to the rest of your journey. Take care and stay safe xx

[@HamdanYouTuber]

Always cheerful, and entertaining 👍

[@dainiusm5436]

👍👍👍

[@geoffhughes453]

Great vid guys. Loved that last campsite you stayed at it looked fantastic. Your so lucky to be seeing so many beautiful places. Keep safe guys.

[@LostInTransit]

Thanks Geoff, glad you’re enjoying the videos. We are being spoilt on this trip.

[@findingouradventure_]

Looks like you are having such an epic trip!

[@LostInTransit]

Thanks guys, it has been amazing thanks. We haven’t seen your Sardinia video yet, but Cornwall was looking ace! Hope you guys are having fun where ever you are at the moment

[@NikCan66]

Excellent video yet again

[@LostInTransit]

Thanks Nik

[@alannorman1773]

The Hairy Bikers visited the hill of crosses a few years ago. Amazing place.

[@robkneebonemusicandmusings667]

From a fellow child of Kernow, hello 👋 Enjoying your vids - watching from no 1 onwards but caught this one too. Good work. Refreshing to see a relaxed and real approach to vanlife vids. Gwitha gwir bys vyken! 😊 🚐

[@christopherbrown3695]

I am enjoying your videos enormously, thank you. I went back to look at your first ones and it is impressive how much you have covered and how you have relaxed into developing your unique style of delivery, it’s a joy to see. I too love the Baltic states very much and there is so much to explore. Did you realise that the market in Riga you visited was housed in old 1WW Zeppelin airship hangers? It is without doubt in my mind the best market I have been to in Europe, I could spend days just exploring it. You were also close to a number of other interesting places, “Stalins Birthday Cake” building and the Jewish ghetto which is a stunning tribute to those who perished in the Holocaust. The State Library on the other side of the river is a unique modern building I fell in love with almost as much as the people who were so friendly. Keep it up and safe travels.

[@LostInTransit]

Yeah I do not recommend going to far back, haha, we have come a long way. I did not realise about the WW1 hangers that’s amazing. I wish we had longer to explore, it felt like we really just scratched the surface of Riga.

[@christopherbrown3695]

@@LostInTransit we stayed a week in Riga and that wasn’t long enough.

[@arisplugis5197]

i like your canal. thumbs up! and i like how you travel. without makeup and fancy dressing.

[@LorraineG123]

A beautiful campsite. Delighted ye could chill there

[@robertburton.wandering.won9154]

- "Traditional Lithuanian spirit 'suktinis' is sifty fercent" ... 🤣 ... You two were as jolly as ever but blimey you were SO hungover! - That Hill of Crosses was so sad. I'd forgotten about the whole population of the Baltic states holding hands for Peace and Liberty, but you reminded me (I was 18 or 19 back then) . - Soooo Tom, do you shower with your glasses on? 🤔 - Aaand... why would frogs brush their teeth? Do they even have teeth?

[@LostInTransit]

Hahaha. Yeah I had not heard of the singing revolution, I’m surprised it is not talked about more. I shower fully dressed, I just took my clothes off so I could dry myself.

[@robertburton.wandering.won9154]

@@LostInTransit 😂

[@asaandthemarchharepart267]

That drink is, oh god haha. Ours came with tiny shot glasses, if you get the chance try some Lithuanian mead. Food out there is amazing, proper natural food. I spent a lot of time in Palanga on the coast. Keep up the wonderful adventures both ❤

[@LostInTransit]

Sam decided to pour us half a mug each, we were out of our minds after that, haha

[@sprintervanconversions]

@@LostInTransit you’re getting full mugs next time 🤣

[@asaandthemarchharepart267]

@@sprintervanconversions it's the local way, I was in the toilet most of the night the first time I had a party. Although my head felt a lot better next day haha ready for the next one

[@asaandthemarchharepart267]

@@LostInTransit oh it is good. Yeah we did boy girl boy girl pouring, but you not aloud to pour to much in girls glass. We ended up on half pint shots, hence why I was in the toilet in the early hours haha 😄

[@phillyandkeely]

Loved that you showed the video inside your video that was a cool editting touch! Sending yas lots of love you wee legends 😘♥️ beautiful drone shots of the golden fields

[@LostInTransit]

Yeah that’s just the kinda cool editing thing I do, get used to it!!! 🤣

[@phillyandkeely]

@@LostInTransit 🤣♥️

[@dannyschleicher]

love this vlog you guys seem fun! I'll follow this

[@johnorrells3797]

Another interesting vlog, pity others have to spoil the comments. Look forward to the next. Good evening!

[@johnpaki1534]

Kia ora guys, informative as ever yous have surely made someone's urge to travel Europe that much easier the tourism boards of these countries should make yous honorary citizens...lol nice video looking forward to Lithuania take care guys and be safe🙋

[@LostInTransit]

We would take citizenship from anyone of them, that eu passport would be amazing (also the country’s are cool to) Thanks for joining us again John, always nice to see your comment pop up, I hope you’re keeping warm

[@Phiyedough]

The owners of that site seemed like nice people. I knew a British guy who had a campsite something like that in Bulgaria but sadly he died about a year ago.

[@LostInTransit]

They were really nice, went out of their way to help us and were disappointed when we left in the morning as they were excited to show us around properly (we thought they would have wanted us out of their hair) looking back on it I wish we had turned around and hung out there the next day

[@papadocsamedi2544]

Great vid as usual. But I'm having some dark thoughts at the moment. When you described that little beautiful forested place in th middle of fields, I somehow immediately thought that I'm sure Putin can F it up in no time 🙁

[@anzelmasmatutis2500]

If you will be only afraid that Putin(and his Z-supporters) will kill hundreds of thousands of innocent people, and surrender then Putin(and his Z-supporters) will go further .. even to English channel and Europe will be full of "filtration camps with mobile crematoriums" like Russians have in Mariupol, Ukraine.

[@mauranolan843]

Very enjoyable.🥰

[@michaelstaunton1632]

Continued good luck wishes on the ongoing journey there take care 👍👍

[@LostInTransit]

Thank you 🥰

[@rush2112andahalf]

What a beautiful place you camped there, the location is amazing. Just want to say Im so grateful to have these videos. Its like being on a holiday myself. MAy it never end! Liz and Tom do West Africa! I dare you! Nobody has had the balls to yet. I have met people who transversed the Sahara (drove from Germany to Ghana) in a Mercedes Unimog..destination Busua Beach in Ghana..part of the so called Hippie Trail. One day.....I can see you two doing it. Its also cool to see (and its so obvious) how much more in love you are with each other each passing day. Its wonderful. Time to shut up. (again).

[@bharat.singhrajput7795]

Very nice 👍

[@declankeenan5852]

following from your Ireland treks - Still love your work! 🍻

[@LostInTransit]

Cheers Declan, nice to have you here with us

[@shellyhayes1286]

Fascinating account of Lithuania, the Hill of Crosses, wow! Did someone say 50% 😉

[@LostInTransit]

Thanks Shelly, glad you liked it. 50% sent us doolally, hahaha

[@donstravelsandrants.]

Loving it.👍😊

[@exlibrisas]

Storks? Couldn't have been more Lithuanian welcome even if tried.

[@sandymcfarlane382]

Hi I am thinking of giving you two a donation what would change your live as I love you both through hard times 😊

[@veronicabalfourpaul2288]

Fun

[@vaidotassakalauskas3681]

Museum personalities - Lazdynų Pelėda (literally: Hazelnut Owl) was the common pen name of two Lithuanian sisters writers: Sofija Ivanauskaitė-Pšibiliauskienė (1867-1926) and Marija Ivanauskaitė-Lastauskienė (1872-1957), who were individually mostly known by their respective marriage names.[1] Sofija (Sophia) married a landowner R. Pšibiliauskas (Przybylewski). Marija (Maria) married Belarusian literary critic and politician Vaclau Lastouski (Lastauskas). Their father, painter Nikodemas Ivanauskas, was a member of Lithuanian nobility.[2] Since 1966 a museum is established in their former farmstead.

[@LostInTransit]

Amazing thank you so much for sharing!

[@AlexWJ93]

I was wondering if it was the same place Kara and Nate went to and then you went to find their exact cross. Love it. Also I’m currently in Norway, after you left, and before those two arrive. Perfectly in the middle xD

[@LostInTransit]

Haha, like ships on the night. Hope you’re enjoying Norway as much as we did

[@grahamwride1240]

Great video! Will you have an opportunity to go to Vilnius? Like most East European cities, it has a fabulous 'Old Town' ... spent a fun week just tooling around there a few years back.

[@LostInTransit]

We certainly will be going to Vilnius!

[@Aidasssk]

saunuoliai !!

[@andrewjohnson9896]

What no dancing!!😂

[@LostInTransit]

We will blame it on the hangover, haha

[@deekayunited3445]

Cool video guys. Dont spoil it but I'm really interested to see how you deal with the schengen rules

[@LostInTransit]

My lips are sealed 🤫 I hope our plan works, haha

[@deekayunited3445]

@@LostInTransit well I'd love to see a LiT tour of the Balkans. Make it happen:-)

[@LostInTransit]

Not saying anything…

[@deekayunited3445]

@@LostInTransit I understand. Looking forward to it. Dare I suggest....Albania?

[@Vivith]

12th 🥲 i love your videos ❤

[@kevinfriend6521]

Can't see your latest upload. Says private?

[@LostInTransit]

It should be live now

[@Arturas1244]

Actually every year they remove old crosses tons and tons of them for general safety from fire. Very holly place even Pope had sad its holly place

[@JPJMando]

What's with the 🐸?

[@LostInTransit]

Isabel is terrified of frogs, it’s so ridiculous

[@dav1dsm1th]

:-)

[@Scrambler85]

Nice video, I like the Slavic countries but not Adolf Putin or the former USSR. 👍

[@u1zha]

Lithuania (and Latvia and Estonia and Finland) were part of Russian empire a long time ago, but they are not Slavic countries. The USSR occupation generated lots of influx here from Slavic nations; if you got the impression these countries are Slavic then that's a measure how much USSR succeeded - in forcibly mixing up people as well as in creating a lasting myth.

[@mrbluesky9891]

I'm sorry but you guys are typical of the UK 'education system'...you describe everything but you prescribe nothing. MANY people describe the world... that's nothing new. However, I love your enthusiasm.

[@conormckenna25]

Strange comment to make

[@richarddavies233]

A bit negative. They're just a young couple enjoying life. Why bring up their education ?

[@mrbluesky9891]

@@richarddavies233 Sorry. I was much too blunt in my comment. I was having a pop at our education system not themselves. I love their enthusiasm for travel and life in general and should not expect them to change the world. Tom described the Lithuanian/Latvian Russian atrocities and I got mad. Mad at the way history keeps repeating itself! Despite the invasion of Ukraine LIT are doing their best to enjoy life and why shouldn't they. I'm sure they're totally aware what's going on and, like the vast majority of us, feel there's nothing we did to start it or can do to stop it. We are bombarded by news every day from every direction and feel helpless. Maybe every news item/debate should end with a vote (that is immediately implemented!) on what we should do?

[@LostInTransit]

Hi Chris, this is an interesting point. It is hard NOT to draw parallels with current tensions with Russia. They are certainly felt here and there is huge support for Ukraine as you might imagine. We did discuss this at the hill but decided not to include it as it is quite a sensitive subject and we would quite like to provide a space where people can have escape the news for 10 mins a day. We wouldn’t want to get to the point of not being truthful about our experience, it is a line to tread and we are still working out what that looks like. Thank you for expanding on you original comment

[@mrbluesky9891]

@@LostInTransit Cool. I hate that I offended you as I think you're nice people, I was clumsy in my rant. The mainstream news seems to dump stuff on us and just leave us hanging! I know they sometimes show a helpline number so they're not entirely stupid. I totally get that you can't possibly start getting all political on a channel about van-life. Thanks so much for telling us about the crosses hill it's important to remember the past, it's a shame most of our leaders don't! Anyway, keep on doing what you do and the very best of luck in your travels. Stay safe, stay beautiful and don't forget the mozy spray.