From Hamburg via Poland, Kaliningrad, Vilnius, Riga and Tallinn to St. Petersburg. Back via Helsinki, Turku, Stockholm and Copenhagen. These are the stages of a cycle tour around the Baltic Sea. The author gives a very personal account of his experiences, his encounters with the landscapes, towns and people of the region. He asks: "What does the Baltic Circuit contain?" Carlo Reltas worked for news agencies for 34 years. Traveling became second nature to him.