Our 'hotel' in the forest,Uulu

The trek southwards continues to Riga,Latvia

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July 8th 2013
Oh what bliss a soft,comfortable bed is and last nights was just perfect.So much so we didn't want to get out of it to continue the trek southwards.The location of the place we stayed in in the middle of a forest well protected from road noise made it so quiet as well. The drive down to Riga is virtually due south and follows the coast for almost all the distance so we were hopeful of makin ... read more

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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 of... ... read more