[Beirut]

Weather isn't really good though. Plus most of my leads take multiple days to come out again. I wouldn't come here for a short time. Tallin is better for that I think.

But maybe the tourist clubs are a different vibe. I went to Salento twice and hated it both times but I can see pulls being easier from there. Also my game is probably slower than most.

[TripleG]

Saliento is a young men’s game. Im in my late 30s and felt out of place there with many Erasmus kids. Did you try Paparazzi in old town? Also Sky Bar on top of Radisson Hotel for some cougars is a place worth checking out. Its just across the river in “new Vilnius”

[Rossi]

I've never been in Vilnius in summer. I heard from girls that city gets pretty empty. I mean, during all year long, it's not that crowded and I can't imagine how empty it would get during summer. I overstayed my share in Russia due to World Cup and couldn't make my planned trip to there but I definitely will be going very soon.

[cromanishere]

Setting up camp here myself for a little while
I got a local on tinder on my first day, and there's currently an event with lots of foreign born lithuanians visiting for a week that can easily be taken advantage of.
I seem to enjoy it so far and been here for a couple weeks.

[TripleG]

@cromanishere, Couple weeks in Vilnius!? What do you guys do there not to get bored to death? Theres only so much time i can tolerate dedicating to chasing women and even with my hobbies of working out and reading books i find Vilnius too boring to visit for more than 6-7 days. Last year I got so bored that i rented a car and drove to see family in Klaipeda for a few days; that city is highly underrated and plenty of exotic factor working in ones favor if youre from overseas...

[Tail Gunner]

(07-02-2018 02:24 PM)TripleG Wrote:  

@cromanishere, Couple weeks in Vilnius!? What do you guys do there not to get bored to death? Theres only so much time i can tolerate dedicating to chasing women and even with my hobbies of working out and reading books i find Vilnius too boring to visit for more than 6-7 days. Last year I got so bored that i rented a car and drove to see family in Klaipeda for a few days; that city is highly underrated and plenty of exotic factor working in ones favor if youre from overseas...

I was in Vilnius for a month (I did two day trips during that time) and I could have easily spent more time there. I was on vacation, so I did not work and I never turned on the TV. I was seldom in my apartment. In fact, I had other day trips planned but I never followed through on them because there was so much to do in Vilnius. I mean, come on, Vilnius Old Town is included in the UNESCO World Heritage List.

If you do not like history, museums, art, music, parks, culture, then -- of course -- any city will be boring after only a week. Whenever anyone says that a city is boring after just a few days (or a week) I assume that they live shallow and boring lives -- and I take everything that they say with a grain of salt. I have never left a city feeling bored. Usually, I am disappointed that I did not have the time to explore even more. And anyone who visits a city only to chase poon should sit down and reassess their priorities in life.

One night all the museums in Vilnius were open all night and for free. I showed up at Vilnius University and discovered that the second tower (not the bell tower) at Vilnius University was open to the public only day per year -- and it happened to be that night. The only problem was that it was open only to Lithuanians. So, I used an excuse to get into the library where the crowd of Lithuanians was waiting and I mingled in with them (and then kept my mouth shut for the rest of the tour). I saw a telescope created by Galileo and plenty of other cool stuff -- in a place that was only open to the public once a year. The bell tower had a Foucault's Pendulum demonstrating the effect of rotation of the Earth. If you are bored, you are just not trying.

[TripleG]

(07-02-2018 03:55 PM)Tail Gunner Wrote:  

(07-02-2018 02:24 PM)TripleG Wrote:  

@cromanishere, Couple weeks in Vilnius!? What do you guys do there not to get bored to death? Theres only so much time i can tolerate dedicating to chasing women and even with my hobbies of working out and reading books i find Vilnius too boring to visit for more than 6-7 days. Last year I got so bored that i rented a car and drove to see family in Klaipeda for a few days; that city is highly underrated and plenty of exotic factor working in ones favor if youre from overseas...

I was in Vilnius for a month (I did two day trips during that time) and I could have easily spent more time there. I was on vacation, so I did not work and I never turned on the TV. I was seldom in my apartment. In fact, I had other day trips planned but I never followed through on them because there was so much to do in Vilnius. I mean, come on, Vilnius Old Town is included in the UNESCO World Heritage List.

If you do not like history, museums, art, music, parks, culture, then -- of course -- any city will be boring after only a week. Whenever anyone says that a city is boring after just a few days (or a week) I assume that they live shallow and boring lives -- and I take everything that they say with a grain of salt. I have never left a city feeling bored. Usually, I am disappointed that I did not have the time to explore even more. And anyone who visits a city only to chase poon should sit down and reassess their priorities in life.

One night all the museums in Vilnius were open all night and for free. I showed up at Vilnius University and discovered that the second tower (not the bell tower) at Vilnius University was open to the public only day per year -- and it happened to be that night. The only problem was that it was open only to Lithuanians. So, I used an excuse to get into the library where the crowd of Lithuanians was waiting and I mingled in with them (and then kept my mouth shut for the rest of the tour). I saw a telescope created by Galileo and plenty of other cool stuff -- in a place that was only open to the public once a year. The bell tower had a Foucault's Pendulum demonstrating the effect of rotation of the Earth. If you are bored, you are just not trying.

I guess to each his own but after you've been to almost every European country and heard stories about all the kings, queens, princes, WWI, WWII, Communism, Capitalism, etc. the luster of museums fades away. Also, Vilnius town center may be a UNESCO world heritage site but it can be properly explored in 2 days and is small compared to old towns of places like Vienna, Prague, and even sister city of Riga. By the way, Vilnius is a city of churches and you have all types spanning over 600+ years from 15th century all the way to 21st but even those can be seen in a couple days as well.
My point is that for someone who currently lives in the west and is used to a fast paced lifestyle of multitasking just sitting at an old town cafe for hours on end or walking through an art gallery and see for the hundredth time a painting of some castle or knight get's boring. Thus the need for slightly bigger cities with a more active night/entertainment life.

[Tail Gunner]

(07-02-2018 09:47 PM)TripleG Wrote:  

(07-02-2018 03:55 PM)Tail Gunner Wrote:  

(07-02-2018 02:24 PM)TripleG Wrote:  

@cromanishere, Couple weeks in Vilnius!? What do you guys do there not to get bored to death? Theres only so much time i can tolerate dedicating to chasing women and even with my hobbies of working out and reading books i find Vilnius too boring to visit for more than 6-7 days. Last year I got so bored that i rented a car and drove to see family in Klaipeda for a few days; that city is highly underrated and plenty of exotic factor working in ones favor if youre from overseas...

I was in Vilnius for a month (I did two day trips during that time) and I could have easily spent more time there. I was on vacation, so I did not work and I never turned on the TV. I was seldom in my apartment. In fact, I had other day trips planned but I never followed through on them because there was so much to do in Vilnius. I mean, come on, Vilnius Old Town is included in the UNESCO World Heritage List.

If you do not like history, museums, art, music, parks, culture, then -- of course -- any city will be boring after only a week. Whenever anyone says that a city is boring after just a few days (or a week) I assume that they live shallow and boring lives -- and I take everything that they say with a grain of salt. I have never left a city feeling bored. Usually, I am disappointed that I did not have the time to explore even more. And anyone who visits a city only to chase poon should sit down and reassess their priorities in life.

One night all the museums in Vilnius were open all night and for free. I showed up at Vilnius University and discovered that the second tower (not the bell tower) at Vilnius University was open to the public only day per year -- and it happened to be that night. The only problem was that it was open only to Lithuanians. So, I used an excuse to get into the library where the crowd of Lithuanians was waiting and I mingled in with them (and then kept my mouth shut for the rest of the tour). I saw a telescope created by Galileo and plenty of other cool stuff -- in a place that was only open to the public once a year. The bell tower had a Foucault's Pendulum demonstrating the effect of rotation of the Earth. If you are bored, you are just not trying.

Vilnius town center may be a UNESCO world heritage site but it can be properly explored in 2 days

Vilnius can be "properly" explored in just two days? We obviously have different ideas of what it means to travel and to explore a culture. I would not even bother traveling to a city -- any city -- for only two days. I suspect that many people who claim to have visited many countries or many cities (and I am not referring to you) have actually seen very little. They are just checking off a box in their own minds. Been there. Done that. Next.

[Beirut]

Well tbh first ten days passed by very quickly as Ed was here but now that I’m solo And sick and weather sucks I am feeling a bit less excited about the place.

Also when I was out solo I felt th réception to be way less positive (until everyone got drunk then it was good again)

[BlackFriar]

How are the prices in Latvia and Lithuania for beer? I never went to those places and now everything costs 2x as much in Tallinn.

[Rossi]

(07-03-2018 08:01 PM)BlackFriar Wrote:  

How are the prices in Latvia and Lithuania for beer? I never went to those places and now everything costs 2x as much in Tallinn.

When you go to normal bar in Vilnius, it's usually 3 euro for 0.50 l

[dr.feelgood]

Vilnius is not easy and anyone who claims he can bang quality in a week time, is a liar and a troll.