Category Archives: Europe

Things We Learned and Liked-Latvia

Things we learned: Currency: Lat (1 Lat=$1.75 USD) Places Visited: Ventspils, Kolka, Riga Venspils (and Latvia in general) is a great place for families and recreational activities. Internet is everywhere including pay phones and bus stations. In Kolka, it seemed … Continue reading

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Ventspils Beach

Our flight to Thailand was scheduled out of Riga in mid-July which meant that Latvia was officially the last country on our RTW trip.  In true travel fashion, we changed plans as we moved our way up Latvia’s coastline and … Continue reading

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Things We Learned and Liked-Lithuania

Things we learned: Currency: Lita (2.8 Lita=$1 USD) Places Visited: Vilnius, Klaipeda, Nida, Trakai Lithuanian trains get the reward for cleanest bathrooms ever.  Trains are very organized with seats and carriages assigned. Like most of Eastern Europe, Lithuanian food is … Continue reading

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Witnessing World Cup Fever

We are Americans, and like a good chunk of our countrymen we know almost nothing about world football.  Deenaree and I can watch, but we very rarely do and have only fleeting knowledge of the various club systems through international … Continue reading

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Things We Learned and Liked-Poland

Things we learned: Currency: Złoty(3.3 złoty=$1 USD) Places Visited: Lublin, Warsaw, Kraków, Oświęcim, Biecz, Jasło, Krosno If you notice the platform is full of people waiting to get on the train, make sure you are the first to jump on … Continue reading

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