Active people from Tauragė choose active recreation: they will travel through Lithuania and neighboring countries. How much do you plan to spend?

Rafting

Romualdas Vaitkus, the director of the Tauragė “Santaka” Regional Museum, said he had not been on vacation for two years, because there was never a modernization of the museum. Starting July 13, he will rest for two weeks, but he will not leave Lithuania, he will go kayaking and canoeing.

My wife Edita and I like active recreation, we are active people. We have traveled to 42 countries, variety of travel experiences. Traveling is a great human asset. This holiday will not be just a holiday, I suspect something will work, said the director of the museum while visiting Vilnius on business. – I did not think how much we would spend on vacation in Lithuania. Maybe about 500 euros.

According to R. Vaitkus, he and his family have traveled a large part of Latvia, inspected most of the castles, which left an indelible impression. This vacation will be dedicated to Lithuania – there are many interesting places you want to see. Rome says she used to enjoy a vacation in her homeland: she sailed in a canoe, traveled in Ignalina and other lands with her family and actress Genovaite Urmonaite.

Poland was fascinated

Meilutė Parnarauskienė, director of the Tauragė Birutė Baltrušaitytė Public Library, is on vacation in August. If the second wave of coronavirus does not occur, she and her husband Rimantas will travel to neighboring countries. Admire Latvia. Bauska and Durbe are wonderful cities for them. Even in Jelgava, where there are no architectural monuments because it has been destroyed, you can find something to see and enjoy. Rundale Palace, castles and its ruins captivated by its beauty. He goes to Liepaja every year because he likes the architecture of this region, the German-style houses look very romantic.

“We are in love with Poland and Latvia, nor do we reject Lithuania.” We will go to Poland because we will discover beautiful historical and recreational places there. Latvia surprises us with its nature, castles and beaches. My husband and I traveled together, starting from Torun, Krakow, later – Gdansk, Gdynia, Sopot. We are constantly discovering cities with interesting history and lots of entertainment, said the director of the library. – It is a pity that this year we cancel the Suwalki Blues Festival, which we attended for 10 years in a row. We are budget workers, so we don’t book very expensive hotels when we travel. “

M.Parnarauskienė said that she has enough economy class apartments (30 to 40 euros per day), the most important thing is to feel comfortable, to have a bed, a shower and a toilet. Breakfast is never ordered: they like to visit cafes and try specific regional dishes. Poland is not an expensive country, sometimes after spending an incredible amount, you feel worthy: eating rich, enjoying coffee and ice cream. This country has excellent transport connections, cheap transport, no bites and food prices. Daily expenses: around 100 euros.

Holidays are not cheap

Dalia Pukelienė, director of the Tauragė Versmė gym, has already been on vacation for two weeks, from June 1 to 14. She went to Nida with her husband Tadu for a week. He spent the long weekend of Saint John in Šventoji, by the Baltic Sea. This year, the Pukeliai family had planned a trip to Barcelona, ​​Spain, and had purchased tickets in advance. Unfortunately, the quarantine messed up the plans: If you went on vacation to Lithuania, the money for the failed trip has not yet been returned. These travel plans were postponed to a later date.

“I really like the sea, Nida is one of the most beautiful countries for me. I’m still on vacation from July 22 to 31. We will be in Lithuania, if the weather is nice, maybe we will go to the sea. And anyway, we plan travel to Aukštaitija, Molėtai, the land of lakes. We were there seven years ago, now we will return. We will visit the Jurbarkas region, recently climbed to the Tytuvėnai observation tower. I like to go on vacation to Lithuania, – said the director of the gym – Last week we visited Ukraine, Odessa. We like active recreation, we make tourist trips every year, we visit many countries. Also, I think you should be able to read the book while you are on vacation. “

According to D.Pukelienė, holidays are not cheap, no matter where you are on vacation, in Lithuania or abroad. The amount spent depends on your preferences. Pukeliai, who lived in Odessa last week, noted that the prices there were similar to those in Lithuania. It has not been shown without problems that everything is cheap in Ukraine. They only booked apartments, so they had dinner and lunch in cafes.

Before Jonines, the Pukeliai family paid a € 5 pollution tax on their way to Nida, then increased to € 30. Its price has increased because the peak of the Christmas season begins in late June. Food in cafes is slightly more expensive than in Taurage. He paid 380 euros for the apartments in Nida; she spent 5 days with her husband and granddaughter. He spent about 200 euros on food, delicacies and soft drinks, about 600 euros per week and about 50 euros per day. Calculated based on prices before June 23.

He dreams of traveling in Lithuania.

The mayor of the Tauragė district, Dovydas Kaminskas, had formalized the holidays during the self-isolation, therefore he does not plan them this summer. Really enjoy active recreation related to sports competitions. Last year, he attended a major competition in Tunis with friends for a week, and at the same time he rested. He traveled the Polish coast with the same friends last year, visiting Gdansk. The new year is welcome in Israel. He spent the long weekend in San Juan with friends on the farm. A little earlier, he had gone to Palanga for a short period of time: there were few people at that time and, after a few hours on the beach, he managed to get a tan.

“I haven’t been on vacation in the last four years. It’s true, I rested for 6 weeks during the elections. During quarantine, being in self-isolation, I formalized the vacation, so I took advantage of it, although I really worked. This summer is busy, at Unless something improvised happens, said the mayor. “I really missed the mountains, I haven’t been there for five years. It would be fun to go skiing in the winter.”

According to D.Kaminskas, Lithuania is a country of wonderful beauty, there are many unique places that must be visited. Next summer, the mayor plans to travel by car to his homeland for two weeks. For now, this is her dream, and time will tell if it will come true.