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Best European Cities to Visit on a Budget
How much would you pay for a weekend getaway to Europe?Contrary to popular belief, you don’t have to hand over a ton of cash to get an incredible... Read More
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Could the Baltic States Be the Next Scandinavia?
“A ten-minute pause before the main course?” asked our server, Alex. He startled me. I’d never been invited by an American waiter to take more time.My... Read More
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Best Romantic Summer Getaways
Imagine sipping Argentina’s finest wines with the snowcapped Andes in the distance, sailing the fjords of Finland while the midnight sun shines down, or... Read More
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Why to Visit Riga Now
Because it has the world’s best collection of Art Nouveau architecture.Latvia’s early-1900s industrial boom gave birth to hundreds of Jugendstil... Read More
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Rebirth on the Baltic
When the Latvian government named him director of the National Opera in 1996, Andrejs Zagars concedes, it was something of a surprise. Two directors had... Read More
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Discovering the Baltic Islands
It all started during a long consultation with a map.I was staring at the French Riviera, where we were thinking of spending a week. At some point my... Read More
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T+L Reports: Latvian Lockdown
If you're nostalgic for the bad old days of the Soviet Union, the Latvian resort city of Liepaja has just the attraction. A group aptly called KGB has... Read More
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Just Back: Michael York Loved Latvia
Most people aren't sure where you're heading when you tell them you're going to Latvia, but it's an absolutely delightful place. I believe the 1930's... Read More
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Riga Remade
Like many cities in central and Eastern Europe that have a long history of foreign occupation and a more recent history of dramatic transformation and... Read More