Vienna: A Punctual and Tidy Place
Travel to beautiful Vienna and experience mediocre coffee with lots of people walking around in tennis shoes! And see one man urinating on the church steps!
A Tribute to Arnolds Grinvalds
Arnolds Grinvalds 25 October 1956–10 November 1990 Arnolds was the second child of Liesma and Vitauts Grinvalds. He was named after his uncle Arnolds Grinbergs, his mother’s brother, who had been a soldier, stranded behind in Latvia after World War II. Uncle Arnolds’ wife Alma fled the country with their children in October of 1944, …
Stockholm: A Tidy City
Jeff and Baiba take a whirlwind weekend trip to Sweden. Find out about the good, the bad, and the coffee.
Leap Year Special
I honestly have no idea what this is going to be about, but on this foggy morning in Riga, I felt like it was time to write something. Philosophy of Writing and Sharing I have not been writing my blog because I had this moment last year where I thought… why am I sharing my …
Riga Motor Museum: Porsches
Since I was about 10-years old, I have been in love with Porsches. I remember finding my older brother’s Car & Driver magazine from 1972 or so, and it featured a Porsche 911. Then my Aunt Ruta gave me a special edition of Road & Track that had the worlds fastest cars. The 959 came …
September 2023
It has been too long since I have written anything, so this is just an exercise in writing. I have been to the USA and back, and since today is the last day of summer, it seems fitting to write a relatively interesting post about my thoughts an reflections on life. September Here I sit …
Pokaiņi mežs: The Magic of the Pokaiņi Forest
My cultural experience model went off the rails in March when I was suddenly left unemployed with no prospects in Latvia. This came as a huge surprise to me, and even though I am relatively old, and I feel like I should be in a secure place in my life by now, I am not. …
YoC9: Izgaismotā Liepāja-Illuminated Liepāja
Another trip to Liepāja revealing the cultural lights of the annual birthday festival.
YoC7: Jonathan Harvey
Attending a concert of an unknown artist, should you do your research or just go in and be surprised?
YoC6: Liepāja
One night in Liepāja makes an American joyful! See why. Date night? Dancing? What fun!