Riga, Latvia: The three-minute guide
Feel the former Eastern Bloc shrug off its dour image in the Latvian capital city, where a demure facade gives way to a place of surprising life and energy.
Feel the former Eastern Bloc shrug off its dour image in the Latvian capital city, where a demure facade gives way to a place of surprising life and energy.
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Flat terrain, ancient castles and picturesque lakes and forests: Few cycling routes offer as much as the Baltics.
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Cathrin Schaer dodges the tourist traps and ends upon the wrong side of the tracks.