Notes from Latvia
Short stories, practical guides and a few honest opinions from years of showing people around Riga and the Latvian countryside.
City walks
Five things I always show first-time guests in Riga's Old Town
Past the postcard view of the Town Hall Square, here's where the Old Town actually starts to feel alive.
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Day trips
Why Sigulda feels like Latvia's fairy-tale valley
Castles, cable cars and a river valley that turns a completely different colour in every season.
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Culture & history
Inside Rundāle: the Baroque palace most visitors miss
An hour from Riga, a palace built for a duke who never quite got what he wanted.
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