After a brief period of independence between the two World Wars, Latvia was annexed by the USSR in 1940. It reestablished its independence in 1991 following the breakup of the Soviet Union. Although the last Russian troops left in 1994, the status of the Russian minority (some 30% of the population) remains of concern to Moscow. Latvia joined both NATO and the EU in the spring of 2004. To be updated
May 5th 2008Europe » Latvia We disembarked the MV Oceanic II (The Scholar Ship) on April 19. On April 21 it was renamed the Mona Lisa (it's original name) and chartered back into a cruise ship for the summer.
And then the ca ... [full story]
April 5th 2008Europe » Latvia » Riga We arrived at the airport in Riga on Friday afternoon. (Both Latvia and Estonia are 1hour ahead of Germany.) As we taxied to our gate, we saw an airport in need of some work. The runways needed pav ... 51 photos[full story]
April 14th 2008Europe » Latvia » Riga Well here is a place I have wanted to go to for a long time, and was really impressed by the city and its history. I went to a museum in Estonia on the occupation of the Baltic States but you didn't s ... 11 photos[full story]
April 12th 2008Europe » Latvia My dear reader... and my dear myself...
I am writing this post during the reflection time in Kick off 2008 in Riga, my first conference managing experience.
I feel so weird... but I also feel pr ... [full story]
April 1st 2008Europe » Latvia » Ventspils
In the beginning of February i decided to participate as facilitator at "Natcon 2008 Latvia", Well it was a decision made in the last moment as usually and i ended up in a bus on My way to Riga a ... 15 photos[full story]
March 10th 2008Europe » Latvia » Riga Having booked our flights to Riga back in November our trip East seemed to come around incredibly quickly after our last jaunt to Krakow. The usual silly o'clock start that we have become so used to s ... 7 photos[full story]
March 10th 2008Europe » Latvia » Riga Llegamos a la capital letona cuando ya ha anochecido, y Riga nos recibe durmiente y gélida. A la mañana siguiente pequeños copos de nieve caen perezosamente, y tras abrigarnos concienzuamente bajamos ... 10 photos[full story]
December 17th 2007Europe » Latvia » Riga Flew Ryanair from Bristol to Riga on 12th December 2007, returned on the 17th. Stayed at Hotel Tia; a little out of town, but otherwise decent hotel for the money. ... 8 photos[full story]
January 22nd 2008Europe » Latvia » Riga well well well well.
i find myself sitting at riga airport like a giant lemon, all tired out and wearing too many layers. see, its dang cold outside, but inside its el scorcho. very annoying. been ... [full story]
January 21st 2008Europe » Latvia » Jurmala it's cooooooooold.
well, lots to put in here i guess, has been an interesting couple of days. i'll do the right thing and start at the beginning, makes the most sense really. ok, a matter of life a ... [full story]
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