Latvia

Our next destination after Riga is Daugavpils, Latvia’s second-largest city. The city is located only 25 km from the border to Lithuania and 35 km from the border to Belarus. The train from Riga to Daugavspils departs from Platform 1 at the Riga central station everyday. Ticket purchase: The cost of the trip was 26 Euros for the five of us, and we had easily …

We have soon been a week in the beautiful Dabas Parks Piejura, located north of Latvia’s capital, Riga. The area is characterized by vast forest areas and lovely beaches. We have been swimming in the Baltic Sea and even found amber! We chose this area because a coastal train runs several times a day from Riga to here. Therefore, we could easily come out to …