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Tallinn to Riga Sep 29Tallinn - Riga - Sep 29 Terre!! While the Estonian language is supposedly very difficult, there are many words that look almost like English probably because their alphabet is like ours. They do however like to double up letters particularly vowels (w Posted by suengarry in Europe Sep - Oct 2011 | Sep 29, 2011
Baltic BlastWhen we first left on our trip, the top three Baltic countries (Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia) had always seemed so far away but finally we were here, which also means the end is nigh. This region has been such Posted by Ange and Adam in Ange and Adam's European Adventure | Aug 26, 2011
3rd July 2011Thankfully it was not so hot this morning. We took it easy this morning before walking 3km into town in the afternoon. The whole city was very quiet – I think the largest group of people we saw the entire Posted by kimdanny in Kim and Danny 2011 | Jul 6, 2011
2nd July 2011Another hot night, but it did almost get dark for a couple of hours. Soon we'll be able to see stars again. It's been over a month since we've seen "nighttime". After breakfast we headed for Tarzan's adventure park. We Posted by kimdanny in Kim and Danny 2011 | Jul 3, 2011
1st July 2011It was so hot and humid when we went to sleep and was the same when we woke up. The showers at the guesthouse were amazing - like showers you would find in someone's house. Each was in an individual Posted by kimdanny in Kim and Danny 2011 | Jul 3, 2011
Was There Any Chance of Wolves? Note: Photos are from the Third Latvian Trip in 2006 I’d taken up residence with Dzintra, Antra and Anta on the far side of the river in Riga, on my first trip to Latvia, th Posted by jajabor in Cholche, Jibon | Jun 30, 2011
Turning from the East; Turning to the West There’s a kind of folk wisdom in her, that lady high up who holds aloft the three stars: she knows the power of songs that brought the end of the Soviet Union to Latvia; she lasted throu Posted by jajabor in Cholche, Jibon | Jun 29, 2011
The Latvian National Academy of Science Soviet-built apartments aren’t roomy; with barely room to swing a cat they don’t excel in storage space and yet of course there’s still a cupboard or two. It was from one of these that Dzint Posted by jajabor in Cholche, Jibon | Jul 1, 2011
Dinner in the Sky and a dark, comic operaRiga, Latvia Spending four nights in a city affords us the luxury of time to explore a new environment at a leisurely, even gentile pace – more so than the typical tourist. Approaching the end of our time in Riga Posted by jamesh1066 in Overland from Europe to China and beyond | Jun 16, 2011
Balneological exploration on the Baltic RivieraRiga, Latvia After exploring the delights of Riga, today, we find ourselves on a slow train to the Baltics’ version of the French Riviera, Jūmala. Well, that would be true if it were warmer, lot more stylish and open. Mid-June and Posted by jamesh1066 in Overland from Europe to China and beyond | Jun 15, 2011
Gunpowder, Goblins and BlackheadsRiga, Latvia For our first full day in Riga we set out to explore the Old Town. With overcast skies, however, it was a little colder than we used to and so, after a healthy breakfast of French pastries (!), we Posted by jamesh1066 in Overland from Europe to China and beyond | Jun 14, 2011
Cycling to Šiauliai and on to Riga, comradeŠiauliai, Lithuania – Riga, Latvia The Hill of Crosses (Kryžių Kalnas) is one of the key tourist attractions in Lithuania – a two-hump hillock blanketed by thousands of crosses. Each and every cross represents the amazing spirit, soulfulness and quietl Posted by jamesh1066 in Overland from Europe to China and beyond | Jun 13, 2011
More relections on Stockholm, Estonia and LatviaOne thing we forgot to mention about our journey from Stockholm to Tallinn was the Stockholm archipelago. We had read a bit about this beforehand and therefore found some good seats on the ferry to get a good view Posted by FandC in F and C on the road | Jun 4, 2011
LatviaLocations: Riga Highlights: Old Town Hostel, Opera, Ballet, Markets Description of Highlights: •Old Town Hostel – Walked off the bus and into a group of new friends. This hostel was so warm and welcoming and had a very convenient location to the city Posted by amberraytx in Where in the world are Joe & Amber? | May 19, 2011
The very beginningMy road trip which has culminated with living and working in Ghana got started has a overnight decision. February 2009, economical crisis in all over the world. I was living Estonia then and was working for a bank. My Posted by ethelkxxk in Ety Adventures | Mar 8, 2011
Riga explorationThis morning was a trip to the Latvia ethnographic Museum, a bit of a bus trip to get there, but not too bad. I had no idea what an ethnographic museum was, but this was actually quite interesting, although because it Posted by noraht in How to use up Long Service Leave | May 15, 2010
Leaving TallinnSo up bright and early this morning to catch the bus from Tallinn (Estonia) to Riga(Latvia). So very early. The bus was no ordinary bus, we had free Wifi, newspapers, there was a coffee machine so could pour any hot drink Posted by noraht in How to use up Long Service Leave | May 6, 2010
Riiga, LatviaYes, it is true. The two lat coin has a lovely cow stamped on one side. It is really quite nice. I know, I know....you are thinking that I have lost my mind but it really is Posted by TB_Ddizzle in Round the World with TB and D-dizzle | Jul 6, 2009
And Back to London (Again)As I post this, I have reached that point in my journey when it is time to quit England. I am currently in Carlisle, so the easiest way to quit England would be to go the few miles north to Posted by NZBarry in Barry Travels the World | May 7, 2009
Days 58 and 59We left Liepaja in the morning after a good breakfast and it was very cold outside so we wrapped up warm. Halfway to Riga we found a really nice spot for lunch and took it easy there for a good Posted by EdAndJames in Coastin' Around | Apr 1, 2009
Day 57We had breakfast in a great cafe nextdoor to our hotel with good food, good music, comfy chairs and georgeous waitresses - perfect! We set off from Kaliningrad and within the hour we had reached the coast again - the first Posted by EdAndJames in Coastin' Around | Mar 30, 2009
RIOTJust a short word on an adventure we had in Riga Latvia. After staying at the cool 'old town hostel' with a fantastic kitchen and infinite cider, yet no beer at the downstairs bar/check in place we ran into a Posted by timandcait in Tim and Caitlin's European Megadventure | Jan 23, 2009
Riga, LatviaNeither one of us have been on as many long distance bus rides as we have on this trip, and the ones in Croatian and Montenegro were not the most comfortable. Therefore, when we found out there are no Posted by jhongny in While We Are Out... | Sep 1, 2008
Riga - Foto Album Fotografico (http://www.paololattanzio.info/foto/riga/) Posted by paolino79 in Paolo Lattanzio's Travel | Sep 15, 2007
RigaE infine Riga. L’arrivo è abbastanza traumatico. I tratti, le facce, la stazione, le vie danno molto di Russia, della vecchia Russia. Lineamenti sicuramente più duri di quelli dolci estoni, ma ci abituiamo subito al nuovo clima, sotto una bella pioggia Posted by paolino79 in Paolo Lattanzio's Travel | Sep 15, 2007

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