A destination that may not be top of most minds is the sparsely populated country of Estonia. Nestled between Latvia and Finland, and just a relatively short trip from the Russian cultural hotspot ...

Many travellers rave about Tallinn in Estonia as the underrated gem often gets overlooked by its more popular neighbours.

Other activities, such as the river hike we did along the Taevaskoja River in southern Estonia, where we put on wetsuits and floated along on our backs while taking in the beautiful scenery ...