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Travel Blogs from Jurmala
Riga-mortis ...
... to further dehumanize an opposed people. Depressing stuff. And makes one so truly grateful for our own blessed state.
Maskachka is one of the most crime-filled and poorest neighborhoods in Riga, and thus for obvious reasons, one of the less popular areas for living in the capital. The name "Maskachka" pretty much means Moscow Suburb - and Maskavas Iela (Moscow Street), which goes through the whole hood, is the road that connects Riga to Moscow. Another popular name for ...
Last week in Ru and last days in Lat
... Dena and her son Sasha. We picked them up in our van and took them for an outing in the city. They hadn't been to the center in months as there is no handicap transportation in the city and people with these kinds of problems(severe CP) just stay home. Therefore we do get stares as we run them around the center in the wheelchair, laughing and enjoying one another, as many in the city have never seen people ...
Entering The East
... are fully of guys which is a bit strange. I found it very odd as i had met maybe 8 or 10 Brits since starting my trip and how pretty much half the hostel were Brits (they all seemed to come from London as well), most of the other half were from Oz so it was very odd speaking with natural English speakers again (apparently i have lost my accent a bit as i have been speaking so slowly for so long with non English speakers that i have started to stop using complicated words and think a ...
Relaxing in Riga
Just a note that it is worth clicking in "Slideshow" to get better view of photos.
June 25
Okay, I hereby abdicate any preconceptions that I had of Baltic and eastern European cities. Somehow I imagined Bialystok and Riga as little provincial towns that I could go into and begin asking about possible family history, but no… both are big cosmopolitan cities. Indeed, Riga is almost as big as Vancouver. It is called Paris of the north, and with some ...
Storms at the Beach
... the economic downturn which has hit Latvia very hard.
For lunch, I go to a Middle Eastern café. This cuisine is extremely popular throughout the Baltic countries I have visited. It is along a pedestrian street, half a mile from the beach. When I read about it, I was hoping for a boardwalk> I have not seen a Boardwalk yet.
Back on the beach, I am just getting situated when thunder rumbles in the distance. It turns out not to be so far ...
Other places to stay in Jurmala
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Baltic Beach Hotel
23/25 Juras, Jurmala | 5 star hotelfrom $151 -
Lielupe Hotel
Bulduru prospekts 64 / 68, Jurmala | 3 star hotelfrom $58 -
Balta Puce Hotel
Pilsonu 7 / 9, Jurmala | 3 star hotelfrom $53 -
Eiropa Hotel
Juras iela 56, Jurmala | 4 star hotelfrom $91 -
Amber Sea Hotel
Dzintaru 68, Jurmala | Hotelfrom $153 -
Majori
Jomas 29, Jurmala | Hotelfrom $62 -
Concordia
Konkordijas 64, Jurmala | Hotel -
Elina
Lienes 43, Jurmala | Hotelfrom $58 -
Juras Banga
Juras 30, Jurmala | Hotelfrom $64 -
Viktorija 91
Meza prospekts 20, Jurmala | Hotelfrom $62 -
Daina Spa Hotel
Mezsargu Street 4/6, Jurmala | Hotel -
KRC Jaunkemeri
20 Kolkas iela, Jurmala | Hotelfrom $48 -
Hotel Melnais Starkis Guesthouse
Kolkas Iela 12, Jurmala | Hotelfrom $42 -
Zvaigzne Hotel
23/4 Meierovica Prospekts, Jurmala | Hotel -
Kempinski Kemeri Palace Resort
42 Tukuma iela, Jurmala | Hotel -
Dzintari
Piestatnes 6/14, Jurmala | Hotel -
Pansionats Majori
Smilsu 6, Jurmala | Hotel -
Rigas Jurmala (State Medical Center)
23/28 Juras St. Majori, Jurmala | Hotel -
Rigas Licis Hotel
51 Dubultu Prospekts, Jurmala | Hotel -
Hotel Liesma
Dubultu Prospekts 101, Pumpuri , Jurmala | Hotel -
Pegasa Pils
Juras 60, Jurmala | 4 star hotelfrom $98 -
Villa Joma Hotel
Jomas 90, Jurmala | 3 star hotelfrom $111 -
Sunset Hotel
Pilsonu iela 7/9, Jurmala | Hotelfrom $56 -
Alba Hotel
Darzu Street 9, Jurmala | Hotelfrom $46 -
TB Palace Hotel & Spa
Pilsonu 8, Jurmala | Hotel
