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  1. Jarvo1 avatar

    RE: Latvia Health Insurance Requirement

    by Jarvo1 05 February 2012

    Hi All Thanks for your advice. I do have one of the E111 cards but I wasnt aware that Latvia is in the EU? Based on the responses above…

  2. mredman avatar

    RE: Baltic states: worth visiting in late March?

    by mredman 05 February 2012

    Well, late march / early april is certainly better than October or November. Its definitely not as wet and usually spring is quite sunny…

  3. SFKIMRUSH avatar

    Re: Visa information

    by SFKIMRUSH 04 February 2012

    Thank you for a quick reply. Our plan is to enter Belarus by train from either Lithuania or Latvia and do one of two things, depending…

  4. MysticTraveler avatar

    Baltic states: worth visiting in late March?

    by MysticTraveler 04 February 2012

    Hi, I'm currently living in Kiev, Ukraine and might be leaving in the next few months. Before I go, I'd like to visit the Baltic countrie…

  5. bhtuya avatar

    Re: Transit Visa Riga

    by bhtuya 02 February 2012

    Does anyone know about how this applies to citizens from Brazil? I am planning to fly from Barcelona to Moscow, connecting in Riga. Do…

  6. AndrewSmith avatar

    Re: Latvia Health Insurance Requirement

    by AndrewSmith 31 January 2012

    I have been to Latvia several times and have never encountered this insurance requirement. Here is a picture of my sone receiving free…

  7. Jarvo1 avatar

    Latvia Health Insurance Requirement

    by Jarvo1 30 January 2012

    Hi All I am thinking of taking a trip to Latvia in June and just checking on the British FCO travel advice and it mentions that a health…

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    RE: Camping gear

    by everbrite 29 January 2012

    First, I am not sure what an "Esky" is but regarding cooking equipment, anything you want can be purchased in Europe for a price and only…

  9. maaike173 avatar

    Tallinn- St. Petersburg VISA??

    by maaike173 28 January 2012

    Hello, We are planning to do a roadtrip in June, from Lithuania, Latvia to Estonia. We'd like to go to St. Petersburg too, for a citytrip…

  10. mredman avatar

    RE: Day trip/one day trip from Riga - options ?

    by mredman 26 January 2012

    I'd suggest Sigulda/Turaida, Cesis, Valmiera, maybe also the park in Ligatne (but you need a car for the park). Nobody from Latvia goes…

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    RE: Most unfriendly nation you've ever been to?

    by palindroma 25 January 2012

    I'll feed the troll... Russia hands down; and I cannot think of a country that would come even close for the second place. Curiously,…

  12. EuropeByCamper avatar

    Europe By Camper

    by EuropeByCamper 25 January 2012

    Just wanted to share our blog which covers our 12 month tour of Europe in a Camper Van. We have visited / driven through Denmark, Sweden,…

  13. littlevixen avatar

    RE: Three things

    by littlevixen 24 January 2012

    mine: 1) public holiday on Thursday + flex day on Friday = extra long weekend for me! 2) Boss and another colleague are both on leave…

  14. WaterhazardJack avatar

    RE: Summer 2012 suggestions

    by WaterhazardJack 17 January 2012

    Can't advise on events but I did a similar trip to yours (in reverse) a few years back with an itinerary I was very happy with and that…

  15. 889 avatar

    Re: fly Honolulu, USA via Pudong Shanghai PVG, can I NOT check my bags though?

    by 889 16 January 2012

    You don't mention your nationality, so note that that 48-hour visa-free stopover privilege in Shanghai is limited to citizens of the followi…

  16. rehane avatar

    from the baltic countries to bulgaria : places suggestions

    by rehane 15 January 2012

    Hello I'm going to visit, among others, the following countries : Estonia/ Latvia / Lithuania/ Ukraine & Bulgaria (czech republic as…

  17. DaBaba avatar

    RE: What are the two most disparate nations that share a land border?

    by DaBaba 15 January 2012

    USA and Canuckistan? Estonia and Latvia?

  18. ynyrjones avatar

    Summer 2012 suggestions

    by ynyrjones 14 January 2012

    Just a quick one, me and a couple of mattes have just booked flights over to Poland for the 15th off June and were going to watch a few…

  19. Shell55 avatar

    Re: Travelling in Eastern Europe

    by Shell55 14 January 2012

    Hi, I am planning a similar trip in July 2012. I will start in Sweden and make my way to Greece; my plan is to travel through Latvia,…

  20. anillos_de_saturno avatar

    RE: Bulgaria to Finland

    by anillos_de_saturno 13 January 2012

    +My plan fly into Sofia beginning of April and end in Finland or Denmark end of May. Through Romania, Hungary, Czech Rep, Slovakia,Ukraine,P…

  21. tombisan avatar

    Bulgaria to Finland

    by tombisan 13 January 2012

    My plan fly into Sofia beginning of April and end in Finland or Denmark end of May. Through Romania, Hungary, Czech Rep, Slovakia,Ukraine,Po…

  22. paolistano avatar

    Re: American ATM cards in Russia

    by paolistano 09 January 2012

    Good info, thanks everyone. I'm taking off for Russia, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland tomorrow. I will provide more info on this…

  23. senor_bokassa avatar

    RE: We looooooove USA

    by senor_bokassa 09 January 2012

    +A family resident in Latvia, Poland, Slovakia, UK etc does not have the same cost of living so should not to be in receipt of the Irish…

  24. Iolar avatar

    RE: We looooooove USA

    by Iolar 09 January 2012

    >has more right to use more taxpayers money? No, that isn't it. It's in black and white in my posts above. Feel free to peruse them.…

  25. senor_bokassa avatar

    RE: We looooooove USA

    by senor_bokassa 09 January 2012

    +The non-resident child isn't usually a citizen, nor is the Latvian resident.+ if the latvian resident is not a citizen of lets say irela…

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