LAST DAY IN LATVIA

Alan and I decided to make this day our dedicated sight-seeing day.  We’ve made several strolls through Old Town Riga, the Warehouse Markets, and through the area parks.  Many of the parks are filled with statues of national heroes, tributes to those who led...

RIGA, LATVIA – DAY 3

I’ve been in Latvia now for a couple of days.  The entire country has been in the middle of a heat wave with temperatures soaring 20-30 degrees F above normal.  And the humidity has been high as well.  Alan and I have been drinking lots of water.  There is...

RIGA, LATVIA

Alan and I arrived in Riga – after a short trip around the world – late on Saturday night.  We spend much of the day Sunday relaxing and getting used to the new time zone (and the intense heat).  We did set out to explore Old Town Riga which is only a few...

RIGA, LATVIA

I’ve been back from Southeast Asia for a few days, trying to drop back into the time zone.  I haven’t quite landed there yet and I guess that’s a good thing.  I leave in the morning for Riga, Latvia.  I wasn’t exactly sure where Latvia was so I...

LEAVING THAILAND

So far, this trip to Southeast Asia has been indescribable.  I’ve tried my best to detail everything we’ve done these last 9 days.  It has been quite the adventure! We had just one more day in Thailand and wanted to cram in just a bit more stuff before...