In Lithuania, balloons shut the airport
October 11, 2025
Vilnius Airport has a problem with hot-air balloons used by smugglers from Belarus
Vilnius Airport has a problem with hot-air balloons used by smugglers from Belarus
The fortunes and misfortunes of centuries have left many of Europe’s cities with disused fortifications and lots of historic remnants and rubble. In the case
If you’re flying out of Lithuania’s Vilnius International Airport, you’ll get a colorful reminder of what you shouldn’t be trying to carry aboard, in the
One of Europe’s biggest modern rail projects is making its way from the drawing board to construction in the Baltics.
The three Baltic republics—Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia—are planning to open their borders to each other on May 15th, creating a ‘Baltic Bubble’ whose citizens can
A careful assemblage of confiscated goods is this year’s grim holiday tree in Lithuania’s capital.
Wilbur’s Eastern European train journey continues, with travels through Gdansk, Kaliningrad, Minsk and Vilnius.
Vilnius Airport has a problem with hot-air balloons used by smugglers from Belarus
The fortunes and misfortunes of centuries have left many of Europe’s cities with disused fortifications and lots of historic remnants
If you’re flying out of Lithuania’s Vilnius International Airport, you’ll get a colorful reminder of what you shouldn’t be trying
One of Europe’s biggest modern rail projects is making its way from the drawing board to construction in the Baltics.
The three Baltic republics—Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia—are planning to open their borders to each other on May 15th, creating a
A careful assemblage of confiscated goods is this year’s grim holiday tree in Lithuania’s capital.
Wilbur’s Eastern European train journey continues, with travels through Gdansk, Kaliningrad, Minsk and Vilnius.