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    Estonia & Latvia

    by Lady Traveler 22 November 2007

    The St Barbara hotel is right across the street from the old city and more reasonable than most. It use to be a Scandia Hotel, but may…

  2. dilek_jaume avatar

    Cross country skiing

    by dilek_jaume 21 November 2007

    Hello everybody,
    I will be one week in Latvia and I would like for a day or two to do some cross country skiing. Can anybody tell me…

  3. theis avatar

    The most tourist/visitor friendly countries in the world

    by theis 20 November 2007

    Genuinly Friendly: Eritrea, Wakhan Valley Tajikistan, Jordan
    That makes three. Close contenders: Syria, Yemen and USA/Australia

    Un…

  4. redq avatar

    London to Sydney overland

    by redq 20 November 2007

    Hi Steve,

    Do it!

    We did Hue in Vietnam to Leeds in UK overland (Vietnam, China, Mongolia, Russia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland…

  5. george5 avatar

    90 days..........

    by george5 19 November 2007

    Indeed. You need to stay below the 90 per 180 days quota. I.e. if you stayed 90 days straight, you'll need to wait another 90 days before…

  6. monike avatar

    Photos Baltic States, Latvia

    by monike 19 November 2007

    Please find our photos of Latvia on our site:
    On…

  7. adeben avatar

    Which countries best to visit in Europe?

    by adeben 19 November 2007

    Yes! You are missing Hungary, Czech Republic, Slovenia, Poland, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Greece and…

  8. AndrewSmith avatar

    Russia transit visa

    by AndrewSmith 19 November 2007

    You can only get a transit visa if you plausibly have to cross Russia to get from your origin to your destination. If you're going Riga…

  9. davidbdc avatar

    Estonia & Latvia

    by davidbdc 17 November 2007

    In Tallinn the Scandic hotel is near old town and is 'mid-price'. It includes breakfast and they do have a small bar there (though I…

  10. Arne avatar

    Two weeks in Latvia

    by Arne 15 November 2007

    Thanks, TallTravel. But if there is an embassy (Belarussian) in Riga, wouldn't it be better to go straight there (like we did in Tbilisi…

  11. chabibi avatar

    Safety Tips for Jewish and non-White Travelers

    by chabibi 14 November 2007


    I just came accross an article that might be relevant to the theme of racism in Ukraine I take the above points that it is not unique…

  12. TallTravel avatar

    Two weeks in Latvia

    by TallTravel 14 November 2007

    Allow 2-5 days for a Belarus visa. You can get it fast, but since you'll be there in Latvia for a while you might as well apply when you…

  13. janiscelo avatar

    Two weeks in Latvia

    by janiscelo 12 November 2007

    No trains from Riga to Minsk now. Bus ticket costs about 15 LVL [30 USD] one way.

    Don`t know exact price for visa processing, count…

  14. hackves avatar

    Stagg weekend ideas !!

    by hackves 12 November 2007

    English lads having a stagg party...
    Well, there are plenty of good choises: Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Iceland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania…

  15. SergeyU avatar

    Two weeks in Latvia

    by SergeyU 11 November 2007

    But you can fly cheap to Minsk from riga as well! I just checked www.airbaltic.com for mid July, so it shows around 69EUR one way incl.…

  16. everbrite avatar

    Two weeks in Latvia

    by everbrite 11 November 2007

    My point was that there are more trains from Vilnius to Minsk than from Riga to Minsk and that it is easy to get from Riga to Vilnius…

  17. Arne avatar

    Two weeks in Latvia

    by Arne 10 November 2007

    Thanks for your input, Ruth. Honestly if you want to go Minsk from Riga, it doesn't help much to know that it's easier to go to Vilnius.…

  18. janiscelo avatar

    Two weeks in Latvia

    by janiscelo 10 November 2007

    About 10 h by bus Riga-Minsk, several routes daily. Belarussian visa possible to get [buy] in Riga from local travel agencies, not cheap!

  19. Arne avatar

    Two weeks in Latvia

    by Arne 10 November 2007

    Not quite true. We are considering going to Latvia next summer as there are direct flights from our town, very cheap (return ticket 60…

  20. Anda_Cirule avatar

    Latvia prices

    by Anda_Cirule 07 November 2007

    Hi, everyone!

    I live in Latvia and run an inbound tourism agency "Your Vacation Host".
    I can suggest everyone to…

  21. bda83 avatar

    Danger in Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia ???

    by bda83 06 November 2007

    @Singlemalt : thanks :)
    @Roine : you're right, I've heard that in eastern europe has some kinds of racism and crime as well, therefore…

  22. bmta avatar

    Latvia prices

    by bmta 06 November 2007

    not really; indeed the better HTLs tend to cost more in Riga as else, but then Riga is about the only town with decent hostels=cheap price,…

  23. sohlo avatar

    Getting Russian visa in Sweden

    by sohlo 06 November 2007

    I just read that in Helsinki, since 19 October 2007, the Russian consulate only issues visas to citizens or residents of the Schengen…

  24. MartinLunnon avatar

    Latvia prices

    by MartinLunnon 06 November 2007

    Reasonable hotels in Riga = not that cheap
    Eating out and drinking = cheapish compared to western Europe/US
    Public transport = very…

  25. rhythmofthecosmos avatar

    Latvia prices

    by rhythmofthecosmos 05 November 2007

    Hi there,

    am planning a treck around eastern europe in the summer, just wondering what the prices are like in Latvia.

    Cheers…

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