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Destination: Riga, Latvia | Destination Riga
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One American's experiences visiting Riga, Latvia for a month. Monday, July 23, 2012. Destination: Riga, Latvia. In 2004 I had the great privilege of living in Kuwait for an entire year. "Culture Shock" is a mild way of putting the experience. At the time I was in my early 20's, and had only traveled out of the country once, to Canada! In hindsight I probably should have made a quicker decision instead of sitting around here for such a long time being indecisive. Well, onto the big question: Why did I...
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Across the Baltic Sea to Riga | dinosaurs can't knit
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Dinosaurs can't knit. But that's irrelevant. Munich, mainz and bremen. Ljubljana, piran and bled. St petersburg and moscow. Bristol, wales, liverpool and manchester. Top 10 in london series. Top 10 free things to do. Top 10 paid things to do. Top 10 markets and shops. Top 10 parks and gardens. For first time long term travellers. Packing for long term travel. Travelling overseas with a baby. How to travel from china to south korea by ferry. 6 ways to boost your language skills for travel. While it’...
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10 Things For Tourists to Avoid in Riga, Latvia | Destination Riga
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One American's experiences visiting Riga, Latvia for a month. Tuesday, August 14, 2012. 10 Things For Tourists to Avoid in Riga, Latvia. Today we'll examine 10 things for a tourist not. To do in Riga. I learned the hard way so you don't have to. Avoid the following list and your adventure to Riga will be less painful and less expensive. 1 Hail a Taxi. The worst thing you can do in Riga is hail a taxi on the side of the road. Especially. A reputable taxi company and have them send a taxi to your location!
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Riga Old City on Saturday | Destination Riga
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One American's experiences visiting Riga, Latvia for a month. Sunday, August 12, 2012. Riga Old City on Saturday. In any case, I felt terrible upon waking up today, and decided to sit around eating chips and drinking water for a few hours. Housekeeping came-a-knocking since I had forgotten to put the privacy sign up. Amazingly the lady from housekeeping was actually polite and nice when I answered half asleep. Wow, I wonder what country she is from? Could she be Latvian or Russian? Riga Old Town is certa...
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Riga First Impressions and Old Town Adventure | Destination Riga
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One American's experiences visiting Riga, Latvia for a month. Monday, August 6, 2012. Riga First Impressions and Old Town Adventure. After arriving in Riga, the first thing I noticed was the air. It smelled fresh and clean, with a slight ocean-like scent. The sky was clear and it was (thank god) about 15 degrees cooler than back home! I'm not particularly a huge fan of hot weather, and that was part of the reason that I picked a country further north in Europe to visit. Unfortunately this led to my first...
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Beggars in Riga Old Town: Curiosity and Kindness Aren't Allies | Destination Riga
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One American's experiences visiting Riga, Latvia for a month. Monday, August 6, 2012. Beggars in Riga Old Town: Curiosity and Kindness Aren't Allies. What really sucks about the whole thing, is it keeps strangers from connecting. People stay closed up, and won't make eye contact or start a conversation. In a perfect world I guess. Very bold indeed. I told her I wasn't a money dispenser and that she wouldn't get any more. The conversation basically ended at that point. She gave me a handshake ...I wasn't ...
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Riga Ticket Control Inspectors | Destination Riga
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One American's experiences visiting Riga, Latvia for a month. Tuesday, August 21, 2012. Riga Ticket Control Inspectors. Another day in Riga, and Old Town quickly returned to its former, charming self after a long weekend of massive crowds. I certainly wasn't complaining. Well OK I was actually sleeping well into the afternoon, as usual. After heading to Riga Old Town, I decided to check out my favorite pizza place, CanCan Pizza. Back to my hotel I headed, but wait! After weeks in the city, I still hadn't...
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Fireworks in a Very Crowded Riga Old Town | Destination Riga
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One American's experiences visiting Riga, Latvia for a month. Monday, August 20, 2012. Fireworks in a Very Crowded Riga Old Town. Another extremely lazy day for me in Riga, at least at the beginning! I've managed to get onto some ridiculous night schedule, going to sleep at 5am and waking up at 4pm! 160;Housekeeping at the hotel is probably ready to throw me off the balcony at this point. I was actually woken up by a very strange sound which I'd never heard before. A stunt plane! It is always hilarious t...
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Riga Central Station: Closed | Destination Riga
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One American's experiences visiting Riga, Latvia for a month. Wednesday, August 22, 2012. Riga Central Station: Closed. Only one week left on my trip, and wow has the time passed quickly! Today I actually wanted to go to the beach. This is one thing I'm determined to do before leaving Latvia. I've seen Old Town 100 times, and although it's very charming, I really wanted to see something different on my trip. Jūrmala seemed like the perfect place to visit. Well, I have to have fun somehow right? I actuall...
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Riga Walking Tour and More Icy Locals | Destination Riga
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One American's experiences visiting Riga, Latvia for a month. Friday, August 10, 2012. Riga Walking Tour and More Icy Locals. The tour lasted about 2 hours, after which point I decided to head to LIDO for lunch. I went to the larger LIDO outside of Old Town, near the park where the tour ended. I headed back to the hotel, where the dinner buffet was extremely busy as usual. My favorite hyper-focused Russian waitress was working, and I wondered how many days a week she worked? Activity - Prieka Vests Church.