The Baltic States–When you go there

LonelyPlanet.com’s pages about the Baltics (Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia) describe the three nations in glowing terms. While Latvia, “is poised to become the continent’s next A-list star” and Lithuania is, “Europe’s best-kept secret,” Estonia “is no longer Europe’s best-kept secret.” (Hurrah for Estonia!) No matter how different they may be in language, history and culture, the three countries apparently share a welcoming, easygoing approach to travelers, enough tourist infrastructure to make a visit comfortable, and more than ample history (Talinn, Estonia), rugged nature (Curonian Spit, Lithuania), not so rugged nature (Jūrmala, Latvia) and nightlife (Riga, Latvia) to keep any traveler happy.