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A few days in Daugavpils (Part three)
Yet again, I woke up at the crack of dawn, thanks to the paper thin blinds and the creaking of old trams (and old bones) outside my window. After trying to convince myself that I was asleep for another couple of … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, Humour, Language, Latvia, Social Issues, Travel
Tagged Ants, Artilerijas Pagrabs, beer, Church Hill, Customer Service, Daugavpils, Emigration, Food, Fortress, Homeless people, Hotel Latgola, Hotel Paradize, Infrastructure, Investment, Laimas Muzykanti, Lidadis, Mark Rothko Centre, Music, Trams
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A few days in Daugavpils (Part two)
Of Daugavpils, my (admittedly out of date) Lonely Planet had this to say: It’s hard to smile when the grey sky matches the grey of crumbling Soviet block housing… a city with as many prisons as churches… Rigans will snicker when the … Continue reading
Posted in Expat, Fashion, Food, Humor, Humour, Latvia, Travel
Tagged cake, Churches, Crisps, Customer Service, Daugavpils, Food, Markets, Museum, Park, Sightseeing, Trams, Wine
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A few days in Daugavpils (Part one)
“It’s a total shithole.” “It’s a dangerous shithole.” “It’s a shithole full of crazy people.” My friends’ reactions when I voiced my travel plans only made me more curious to check out Latvia’s second largest city. Daugavpils, with a population of … Continue reading
Posted in Expat, Humor, Humour, Latvia, Travel
Tagged Customer Service, Daugava, Daugavpils, Food, forests, Hotel Paradize, Latgale, Roadworks, Travel in Latvia, trees
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Jānis gets Yummier
Since our first meeting, Yummy Jānis and I have been restricted to getting to know each other better via Facebook as he lives in Jelgava (of all places). It’s been an eye-opening experience. For example, I recently discovered that Yummy is quite … Continue reading
Posted in Food, Humor, Humour, Latvian men, Love and Relationships
Tagged Beyoncé, Blogging, Dating, expat, Finding a man in Latvia, Food, Gangsta rap, humor, Humour, Irish food, Jelgava, Latvia, Latvian men, meat, Men cooking, Relationships, The Onyx, Wine
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A few days in Dublin
I spent Christmas in Dublin and what a wonderful few days it was. In case you’re wondering, yes, Latvia let me back in. Passport control Jānis: What happened to your passport? Me: (Shrug) It got wet and sticky. (I didn’t … Continue reading
An O’Goddess in the kitchen
The Latvian men in my life see me as many different things – unintentionally hilarious Irish person, friend, drinking buddy, teacher, last-minute proofreader, shoulder to cry on when their mad Latvian girlfriend does something mad, Plan B girlfriend… However, the one … Continue reading
Posted in Expat, Food, Humor, Humour, Latvia, Latvian men, Love and Relationships
Tagged Baking, cake, expat, Food, humor, Humour, Latvia, Latvian cake, Latvian men, Latvian women, Making sense of a recipe book, Recipes, Traditional gender roles, Wine
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Does this blog make my butt look big?
God, I hope not. I live in Latvia and they just don’t tolerate that sort of thing here. Other women stomp on you with their gold-studded, leopard-print stilettos for letting the side down. They let their rat-dogs out of their … Continue reading
Posted in Fitness, Humor, Humour, Latvian women, Social Issues, Travel
Tagged Body image, Body issues, Cosmo.lv, expat, fitness, Food, humor, Humour, Latvia, Latvian women, Weight loss, Weight problems
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Expat Eye on Latvia 