Category Archive for 'Latvia'

The Baltic capitals of Vilnius, Riga and Tallinn get no respect. Two decades after the fall of communism, these three cities are still misunderstood by American travelers. You can read all about famous sites like the Latvian National Opera House, the 12th-century St. Olaf’s Church in Tallinn and Vilnius’ Old Town in guidebooks. But today, [...]

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Our next Featured Tour Director is Paula Noad, who shared a story of an unscheduled visit to a Latvian festival: We were in Riga, Latvia during high summer, just in time for Midsummer’s Eve, when our group asked if we could get off the beaten path and see how “real Latvians” live. Midsummer’s Eve in [...]

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