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Tag Archives: travel
On the hunt for hipsters
In a recent survey by skyscanner.net, Miera iela, Riga, topped the list of the most hipster neighbourhoods in the world. Miera iela (or Peace Street) beat off competition from Williamsburg in New York, Kreuzberg in Berlin and Mission District in San Francisco. Here’s how … Continue reading
Posted in Food, Humor, Humour, Riga, Travel
Tagged cake, Dad Cafe, expat, humor, Humour, Laima factory and museum, Latvia, Latvian buildings, Latvian health and safety, Miera iela, Most hipster neighbourhood, skyscanner.net, tea, travel, trees, weather
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Beer and Slothing in Palanga
Sadly, my time in Palanga is coming to an end. I’ve had a wonderful few days here, so as most people (outside the Baltics or Russia) wouldn’t normally think of Lithuania as a sun holiday destination, I thought I’d do … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, Humour, Travel
Tagged Beaches, beer, bikinis, Bling, expat, Lithuania, Lithuanian gangsters, Lithuanian women, night-life, Palanga, sun holidays, topless women, tourism, Tourist destinations, travel
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Back in the Baltics, baby!
I’ve finally left England and have returned to the Baltic area of the world – and strangely, I couldn’t be happier about it. I thought about going back to Ireland for a few days after summer school but that would … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, Humour, Travel
Tagged Bad English in England, Baltic States, Beach, beer, English, humor, Humour, Latvia, Lithuania, men, Palanga, Teaching English, TEFL, travel, Women
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Stranger danger?
So I’m back in good old Blighty. This will be my home for the next five weeks. I flew into Luton airport on Wednesday afternoon and went to buy a bus ticket from the National Express office. Faced with the … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, Humour, Travel
Tagged Cultural Differences, England, English people, expat, Friendly strangers, Humour, Latvia, Latvian people, Low-fat muffins, Luton Airport, National Express, Politeness, Smiling, Tea with milk, TEFL, travel, Waiting
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Last Day in Latvia
Don’t worry, I’ll be back. I’m just going to work at a summer school in England for the next five weeks. This has me feeling slightly nostalgic about my little life in Latvia. So instead of packing, organising documentation, cleaning … Continue reading
Road Trip! (Part two)
We rolled into Liepāja later that evening, with the GPS announcing ‘You have reached your destination’, in the middle of a street that was most definitely not our destination. So we ignored it and kept driving, patting ourselves on the back when we … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, Humour, Travel
Tagged Beaches, Brunch, Dutch People, expat, Humour, Latvia, Latvian people, Liepaja, Pavilosta, Relationships, Rental cars, Road Trips, Roads in Latvia, Summer, Tanning, travel, weather
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Digging Kuldīga (part one)
On Saturday morning, I woke up at 6am, around 6 hours earlier than a typical Saturday, and sprang out of bed. This wasn’t a typical Saturday, you see – on this particular morning, I was going to Kuldīga, the most beautiful … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, Humour, Travel
Tagged 6-toed Latvians, bus travel, Day trips in Latvia, expat, forests, Humour, Kuldīga, Kurzeme region, Latvia, Latvian countryside, Latvian horror movie, Latvian jokes, Latvians, Latvians and logs, Tourism in Latvia, travel, trees, Tukums
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Expat Expedition
I’ve been told (by a student called Janis) that apparently, people smile outside of Riga. So now that spring has finally arrived, I decided to find out if this is true by taking a little day trip. After a quick … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, Travel
Tagged bus travel, cake, clothes, Cēsis, Cēsis castle, expat, Food, forests, Humour, Latvia, Latvian people, restaurants, tourism, travel, trees
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Food glorious food?
One of the best things about travelling is discovering the local cuisine in every country you visit. France, Spain, Italy, Greece, Turkey to name but a few – take your taste buds on a trip to any of these places … Continue reading
Posted in Food, Humor, Humour
Tagged beetroot soup, black bread, Cakes, Cuisine, curds, dill, expat, Food, Grey peas and lard, Irish abroad, Latvia, Latvian food, Latvian winters, LIDO, meat, Riga, tea, travel
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Homeward Bound
When you’ve been living abroad for any amount of time, there’s always a period of adjustment when you go back to your home country. As my time will be very limited however, I need to start adjusting while still in … Continue reading
Expat Eye on Latvia 