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• Old Riga walking tour

  
  One could easily stroll about Old Riga’s meandering streets and ancient alleyways for days, but for most travellers time is at a premium and a long journey is a luxury few can afford....

• Embassy warning

  The American Embassy in Latvia has posted the following warning: The American Embassy continues to be concerned about the number of reported instances of crimes perpetrated against foreign clientele at local bars, clubs and lounges in Riga....

• Tram travel

  
  Nobody likes to take the bus. Uncomfortable, environmentally unfriendly and often crowded, buses are the last resort of the city’s proletariat – an unfortunate term that has lost its allure since the death of the workers’ paradise in 1991....

• Scams: tales from the trenches

  The growth of the local tourism industry has created countless new jobs for Latvians, but it has also spawned another lucrative trade, which seems to be inevitable in Eastern Europe – scams and rip-offs....

• Heads up!

  
  You’re walking down a picturesque Riga street on a sunny winter day and all is right with the world when suddenly you hear a loud rumble from above....

• What to buy in Latvia

  
  Whether it’s potent alcohol and sweet chocolate that you’re after or perhaps an antique map or a trinket from Latvia’s Soviet past, the list we’ve compiled for you should help you find the perfect souvenir....

• Art Nouveau in Riga

  
  Art nouveau architecture is one of Riga’s claims to fame, and rightly so. Not to be confused, as ...

• Moscow District

  
  Riga is divided into four sections or suburbs, each named after the traditional region of Latvia it is closest to – Vidzeme, Kurzeme, Zemgale or Latgale....

• Taxis

  
  Unless you’re a cash-strapped backpacker or an incredibly frugal traveller, chances are that you’ll use a taxi at least once while visiting Riga....

• Riga calendar of events

  
  Here's what's going on in Riga in February and March. Photo of Rammstein courtesy of FBI - www....

• Say nē to drugs

  Despite what you may have heard, drugs, without exception, are illegal in Latvia. If someone offers you any type of drug, whether it’s weed, ecstasy or coke, you aren’t allowed to buy it and you’re definitely not permitted to carry it, even in small amounts for personal use....

• Here be monsters

  
  Although Latvian-born physicians and engineers have invented everything from viral therapies for cancer to the famous Minox spy camera, a recent study carried out by the SKDS research centre suggests that Latvians aren’t the sharpest tools in the shed when it comes to science....