ソ連タリンと冷戦のプライベートウォーキングツアー

Really glad to hear that Simon was able to bring the history and culture alive for you. Easier said than done, but this is what we always strive for here - to use vivid yet uncompromisingly factual storytelling to get our guests to actually feel it instead of just hearing names and dates. And then seal the deal with pickles, apparently :) Chris

Thank you for this! And thanks for the great and highly informed company you brought with your daughter - that truly allowed me to dive right into the tremendous complexity of the era and geek out on all its subtler nuances! Chris

Thank you for the lovely words and feedback, and even more for your spirited, candid and honest company in Tallinn. Safe trails! Chris

Thank you, Ardith, the history here is indeed dense with layers: pre-war, occupation, reoccupation, Cold War, reemergence, and none of it simple! And I'm glad the KGB Prison Cells felt like a worthwhile follow-up to the tour itself. Hope you then balanced out the rest of the day with some lighter and sunnier topics :) Chris

That's what I always aim for: give everyone an entry point into Estonia's complex occupation-era history, regardless of what they already know. Your husband connected easily through his existing interest in modern history. And I'm extra-glad it worked for you too, Christina! Chris

Glad Cäroly delivered exactly what you'd hoped for, Dorene :) We put real effort into seeking out and only using guides with not only genuine and solid academic grounding, but also the enthusiasm to really share it and bring it to life: weaving big-picture history together with touching human stories and whatever themes our guests are personally curious about. I've passed your compliments on to Cäroly, and she's sent her thanks in return!

Really glad to hear that Cäroly could bring all these Soviet occupation-era layers alive for you, even after you had already taken some general history tour just a day before. There's simply so much packed between the Soviet invasion of the Baltics at the start of WWII, the atrocities and decades of occupation that followed, and the resistance that eventually returned the Baltics to sovereignty... and a general history tour can inevitably only ever touch these events in broad strokes, if at all. Passing your kind words on to Cäroly, many thanks :)!

Appreciate your kudos, Michael - means even more coming from people who've studied history themselves. And believe me, we would've loved to dump the whole Soviet communist occupation past in the landfill of history where it belongs, but we're sadly next door to a regime still nursing a 19th-century imperial fantasy, so the material stays current whether we like it or not.

Hi, Bud, and thank you for the kind feedback, though no patience whatsoever was needed for any of the questions! If anything, the more, the better, and the more interesting for us as well! Thank you for coming, and hopefully we were able to give you a lot of food for thought!

I'll keep your 10 stars kindly in my heart, thank you for the generous words! Your company was a joy from the very first minutes, one of those times when you know straight away that the conversation is going to be simply a delight throughout — sharp, informed, nuanced, witty, and full of banter :) And kudos for your incredible work in support of Ukraine. It's heartwarming to be reminded how much of the world stands firmly behind them in their determined resistance to nothing short of pure evil. Hope to see you again one day, this or that side of the world!