Riga

  • latvia in pictures: when in doubt, just look up

    knowing very little of latvia, we made a budget-friendly decision to book our train to riga while in warsaw the previous week and were treated to a week of art nouveau architecture, cheap but dressed up meals, a history lesson…

  • our homes away from home: the europe edition

    and as a follow-up to the asia accomodation recap, here is our recap from our european airbnb and hotels: barcelona: cost/night/person (in cad): $45 the thing that rocked: nothing.  we couldn’t wait to get out of there. the thing that…

  • misfiring on all cylinders in riga

    we’re entering our 7th month of being on the road and at the risk of jinxing our future travels, i have to say that we’ve been rolling pretty good over the last few months.  we’ve had our share of hardships…

  • the kgb cornerhouse: latvia’s torture chamber

    our daytrips in riga were sidelined for the most part due to weather but one sight we did get to check out in the city was the kgb headquarters, otherwise known as the ‘kgb cornerhouse’.  this exhibit opened in 2014…

  • weekly recap #25 – riga & brussels

    q. current home/addy where i stayed (neighbourhood) and how long a. riga (centrs, 5 nights), brussels (sablon, 3 nights) q. favourite meal a. toss up.  either domini canes in riga for its presentation and otherwordly lavender & berries creme brulee…

  • weekly recap #24 – warsaw & riga

    q. current home/addy where i stayed (neighbourhood) and how long a. warsaw (5 nights), riga (3 nights) q. favourite meal a. haha’s birthday meal at starry dom which was a fancier take on traditional polish cuisine. this might be stating…

  • first 24 hours in riga (latvia)

    jojo: what do i like? -very pretty city.  the skyline has lots of churchtops and spires, a river runs through the middle of the city, lots of reconstructed buildings from the war era and also many new modern buildings with…