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...

AIRPORT TRAVEL – U.S. TO LATVIA

My day started very early.  I haven’t been sleeping well since returning from Southeast Asia.  My body clock is still off a bit.  I’m waking up at all hours of the night – sometimes hungry, sometimes just not sleepy.  In any event, I was asleep by midnight but was...

IT’S MONDAY

My day started early but, wow, I feel like I actually accomplished a few things today.  We are home this entire week and I have a To Do List that’s full. If you’ve checked out the Tour Schedule, you’ll see a few dates for the summer up there but we...