Background: 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.
July 15th 2008Europe » Latvia » Riga Ok, well yesterday we got into Riga, Latvia. It took around 2 hours to clear the Russian and Latvian Borders, we even had a sniffer dog come onto the bus, that was pretty cool. We finally got to Rig ... [full story]
July 5th 2008Europe » Latvia » Riga After much toing and froing and some travelling and a short plan flight we managed to get ourselves from Bratislava in Slovakia to Riga in Latvia.
Riga has some good and bad reputation the good is ... 7 photos[full story]
July 6th 2008Europe » Latvia » Riga Last night in Riga and we figured that we'd definitely have to add a new entry before we catch the bus to Poland tonight. After the worlds craziest ferry trip, we managed to arrive safely in Riga and ... [full story]
July 6th 2008Europe » Latvia » Riga Since I've subscribed a whole lot of you marvellous people back home to my blog, I have to be extra good at writing interesting stuff. So lets start with what I am best at - complaining
Copenhage ... 10 photos[full story]
June 26th 2008Europe » Latvia » Riga Hello,
After the miserable night bus ride, we arrived in Vilnius, Lithuania. Night busses are the bane of our existance, but sometimes they are out of necessity as was mentioned in the lat blog pos ... [full story]
July 4th 2008Europe » Latvia » Riga Hey everyone, since our last entry there have been many exciting events. After leaving Carl in Skovde we took the train to Goteburg and did the usual touristy boat rides, sightseeing things. There is ... [full story]
July 2nd 2008Europe » Latvia » Riga Hola queridos amigos tiempos sin escribirles pero bueno esta vez me desquitare, el blog de esta quincena se dividirá en dos partes la primera parte el viaje que hice a Riga en Latvia y la segunda par ... 37 photos[full story]
June 28th 2008Europe » Latvia » Riga OK, so went out with about 10 people last night to some beer garden where the beers were only 1 Lat. That is as good as it gets here--which is about $2.20, but they are very big. Had a lot of them a ... [full story]
June 27th 2008Europe » Latvia » Riga OK, so I thought it would take all day to see the sights in the Old City, but nope. First grabbed an omelet and got an espresso in a nice little pub. Then, I took some advice and made the first elev ... [full story]
June 27th 2008Europe » Latvia » Riga OK, so I took the long cab ride into the Old Town of Riga. Pretty easy to find the hostel--Argonaut Hostel. On the way, saw lots of Soviet-style buildings, many with spraypaint all over them. The n ... [full story]
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