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Mouser1 Says: You can play paintball in an abandoned soviet military base which is situated at the west side of the island. They are renting good quality paintball markers (tippmann) and the field is quite big (20 ha). Field includes old military buildings such as barracks and bunkers,...
NilsTheFreelancer Says: The older was built in (if I remember correctly) 1643 for sailors and fishermen. At that time Ruhnu belonged to Sweden. Modest outside and beautiful inside. The newer one was built in 1912 by architect from Riga. Both are located side by side. Right behind them is a local...
Liise Talu: Best place to stay
NilsTheFreelancer Says: During our honeymoon we stayed in "Liise Talu" which consists of several small guesthouses. Owners (young couple) were very friendly and we thoroughly enjoyed our stay. Price for our stay was low indeed (I was a bit surprised - 300 EEK a day for double room for 2 persons...
NilsTheFreelancer Says: There are 2 ways to get there - by boat and by plane. Regular boat trip - from Saaremaa capital Kuressaare (Roomassaare harbour) (info about schedule see www.laevakompanii.ee - Roomassaare-Ruhnu), occasional - from Latvian coastal town Roja (boat "Lasis"). Trip length -...
NilsTheFreelancer Says: I was not lucky to see him (or was I lucky indeed? LOL) but I swear we (my wife and I) have heard him roaring which (I admit) scared the hell out of me, because we were deep in the forest (on the way to the Limo beach) and who could tell how far he was from us... But...
NilsTheFreelancer Says: This ir safe place. There is not even police! :) Nearest policemen, as far as I know, are in Saaremaa.Actually, potential criminals would find very hard to escape, since island is isolated from the rest of Estonian islands and boat traffic is usually three or four times a...
NilsTheFreelancer Says: In late winter 2006 one bear wandered at Latvian coastline (probably, fleeing from hunters in northern Kurzeme (Kurland) region) and suddenly big chunk of ice separated, cutting beast's escape route back to coast. So ice chunk with hapless bear floated far away in the open...
NilsTheFreelancer Says: This is very beautiful little island right in the middle of Gulf of Riga. Ruhnu island (in Latvian - Roņu sala, Swedish - Runö). It covers just 11.9 km2 area, length - 5.5 km, width - 3.5 km. Nearest mainland - Kolka (37 km), Roja (41 km) (both in Latvia), Kuressaare...
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In late winter 2006 one bear wandered at Latvian coastline (probably, fleeing from hunters in northern Kurzeme (Kurland) region) and suddenly big chunk of ice...
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