Avalon Hotel was where I stayed when I was in Riga, Latvia. I did not book this hotel as I was on a tour organised by Rivera Travels for Solo travellers. Avalon Hotel is a mere thirty minute drive from the airport. When our group arrived, only some of the rooms were ready. We did arrive at about 1pm, check…
The Latvian Ethnographic Open Air Museum is a short ride from Riga. An open air museum can be hit or miss. But I can recommend this to anyone. It is so interesting, but please wear sensible shoes, as you are walking around a wood. Spread across 213 acres of lush woodland are over 118 homesteads, churches and windmills from all…
Riga in Latvia is amazing. I was apprehensive about my visit here. Online, I had read that it was over run with stag groups but soon changed my mind. I am already looking to return. Since its founding in 1201 by German knights, Riga has be under Polish-Lithuanian monarchs, Swedish kings and Soviet commissars. After I flew in with my…
Hampton By Hilton at Stansted airport was my only choice when I realised I needed a airport hotel. There are other hotels at the airport but this one, has a direct five minute walk into the terminal building. And as I still have to use a crutch with my bad knees, this was a easy decision. I arrived at 8pm…
Ancestry DNA is something I have been interested in for such a long time. I have previously researched my family tree back until the 1800's. But I wanted to do my DNA testing. But I always kept putting it off. So one day I decided to order this. I paid £59.99 and waited for it to arrive. This is what…
I have an unexpected european trip coming up. After my solo trip to Latvia and Lithuania, I knew I wanted to try a truly independent trip and I am visiting Austria, Slovakia and Poland by train for the first time. I have never done anything like this before. So this is a good thing to see if I am fan…
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