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A Baltic Blast – Part 2
With so many cheap flights to Riga from the UK, it’s little wonder that the Latvian capital is a popular destination for a weekend getaway. But the country has so much more to offer – and much of it is within easy reach by train on bus. And so it was, on a freezing Saturday…
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A Baltic Blast – Part 1
The last time I visited Latvia was back in 2009. Then, it was June. The sun was shining, and the Baltic Sea looked almost inviting from the white sandy beach at Jurmula, just north of the capital Riga. Two days before my February 2026 trip, the night time temperature was minus 17 celsius – and…
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