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It's my country :))...i love it specially in summer time but if it's a lot of snow over there in winter then i love it too...but its very rare in last 10 years...:( global warming :D:D:D But spring is nice and fall with coloured leaves..excellent!!!:))

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A few days in Latvia - Riga, Jurmala and Sigulda - feels like you're home but still you are travelling... ;)

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i travelled onward to sigulda, a small town in the gauja national park, on friday to escape city life and was not disappointed, the place is small but has a lot to offer in terms of great scenery and lots to do.  apparently it is know locally as the switzerland of latvia. i arrived at lunchtime and headed to my b+b with laura, an american that i met in the tourist information centre.  i was pleased she was there to help get us to the b+b as its in a suburb.  we finally ma…

We arrived in Sigulda and spent our first night camping with the hope of being able to trek along the Gauja River.  Unfortunately this did not materialise due to the lack of maps and hiking trails.  We also discovered that camping fuel is not readily available in Latvia and as an alternative our first nights cooking involved collecting wood for an open fire and eating very burnt sausages. 

A leisure trip to the nations on the Baltic sea: Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania with a focus on religious history.

3 countries in 15 days - really fantastic!

My Meet ups with other travbudies Around the World, fantastic people and travelers,authentic Citizens of the World

Viaje por Dinamarca, Estonia, Letonia, Lituania, Finlandia y Suecia en Septiembre de 2006