we decided to take a bus directly tothe city of Riga, the capital of Latvia. There would have been obviously other places to discover in Estonia… but since we can’t see
Londoners, and more, it is certainly well off people living in the center. I have not heard about a high vacancy rate for the center of expensive Paris. I'd love to know if it is true: maybe it's a buyers' market!
The southern part of the downtown has another largesquare: Turgaus (Market). Surrounded by nice buildings on the north side this square is still in its original use with market pavilions. You may buy fruits and vegetables here. Turgaus Square is effectively the southern limit of the Old Tow...
In the Baltic States, LTG Link (Lithuanian Railways) have introduced through ticketing between Vilnius, Riga and Tallinn on the newly-co-ordinated train service between the 3 capitals. In addition, the Vilnius-Riga train has been extended to Valga, allowing Vilnius-Tallinn with just one change,...
After traveling Latvia myself, here are a few pieces of advice to travel smarter: Eat at the grocery store.Sure, you can buy grocerieson a budget; though another perk of many grocery stores in Latvia — specifically Riga where I based — is the takeaway counter. I had a tasty venison ...
There was little we could buy freely over the counter. To buy a car, you had to put your name down years in advance, or pay three times the price to middlemen; land was allocated and could not be bought; and at the time, no one had heard of cooperative flats [owned by those who...