This auto-ethnographic/biographical account deals with the experiences that a non-flying Northern-Ireland-born anthropologist living in the Baltic States has of mobility, infrastructure and connectedness, in particular with reference to academic and personal life. The article considers the movements which a career as an academic anthropologist requires, as well as the difficulties and intricacies that being located in Eastern Europe has for such land travel. Based on years of experience, it questions travel time and cost with particular reference to the seeming need to travel towards Western Europe in order to remain connected to the discipline’s main ‘movements’. The article also examines solutions such as the Via Baltica, and looks forward to improvements that new infrastructure (such as high-speed railways) can bring.

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来自北爱尔兰的非飞行波罗的海国家人类学家的地面旅行

这个自动民族志/传记讲述了一位生活在波罗的海国家的非飞行北爱尔兰出生的人类学家在流动性、基础设施和连通性方面的经历，特别是在学术和个人生活方面。本文考虑了作为学术人类学家的职业所需的运动，以及位于东欧的陆路旅行的困难和复杂性。根据多年的经验，它质疑旅行时间和成本，特别提到似乎需要前往西欧以保持与该学科的主要“运动”的联系。文章还探讨了波罗的海大道等解决方案，并期待新的基础设施（如高速铁路）能够带来的改善。