View of Downtown Riga
A view from the 24th floor of the Hotel Latvija
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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 o... [read more]
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 o... [read more] Blog: Riga, Latvia - 2 days in the Baltics
Date: February 13th 2006
Date: February 13th 2006
Latvia - Riga (13 Feb - 15 Feb 2006)
“Where the hell is Riga?” That was the first thing Jodie said to me when I suggested we jet off to the Latvian capital for a two day city break. “And why on earth would I want to go there?” was the second. I was prepared for both questions. “Riga is the capital of Latvia. It’s near Russia, and I’ve looked—” “Rus ... read moreComment on View of Downtown Riga
My aim is to visit at least 100 countries before I'm incapable of travel anymore. (Current count is 85!). Unlike a lot of fellow travellers, I tend to only dip my feet into a country, quite often only staying a day or two before heading off somewhere else.
Country numbers 54 and 55 were my first trips alone - something I never thought I'd do.
2006
Riga, Latvia
Krakow, Poland
Tallinn, Estonia
Bratislava, Slovakia
Porec, Croatia
Bled, Slovenia
Venice Italy
Vilnius, Lithuania
Dusseldorf, Germany
2007
Budapest, Hungary
Stockholm, Sweden
Moscow, Rus... full info
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