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You're certainly lucky to be able to walk to your office. Most people in my company need to drive at least 50 minutes to get to the office.

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I actually take the bus to the office now, but get off ~3km before my stop so I can get a 30 minute walk in.

I live in the city centre as well as work in the city centre. One of the benefits of living in a small capital city like Tallinn. I walk to and from work for about 20 minutes (total 40 minutes each day). The thing is, I would prefer this to be a bit longer because often times it's the only time I don't actually sit behind a screen. When I worked in Barcelona and lived there, I walked about 40 minutes to work and back, which was perfect.

> The thing is, I would prefer this to be a bit longer because often times it's the only time I don't actually sit behind a screen.

I lived 10 mins away on foot from my job. It was all fine and dandy for some time, but then things got seriously tense in the workplace and it meant the super short commute gave me no time to unwind. It ended up being mentally taxing to live so close to my workplace, even when I was not working since I ended up being near or walking in front basically anytime I got out. Nasty. Too long a commute and you're wasting so much time and energy in our life, but too close and it can have deleterious effects too.

I've been to Tallinn for the first time last week. When leaving, I walked from the historical center to the airport. It's great that this is feasible, and it was interesting to see how the character of the city changes as one moves outwards.

(took some photos... https://gallery.tasuki.org/2017/10-few-hours-in-tallinn)

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