Tag Archives: Social issues

Something is rotten in the state of Latvia

Posted on February 18, 2014 by

If you’ve heard about Latvia in the news recently (apart from the Winter Olympics – three medals and counting), you’ve more than likely heard about how Latvia has one of the highest GDP growth rates in Europe, or how Latvia … Continue reading →

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Breaking News! I do not hate Latvia!

Posted on December 11, 2013 by

As some of you know, last week I wrote a post about moving to Riga. The reason behind it was that I get a lot of emails from people thinking of moving to Riga because they’ve seen a pretty picture or … Continue reading →

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