Spa in Riga, Latvia? We visited the ESPA spa in Riga, located in the Radisson Blue hotel, yesterday. Radisson Blue hotel could really deliver and it was a whole afternoon with bath, sauna and massage. Talk about a luxurious experience! Want to try a spa in Riga too?
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Christmas market in Riga, Latvia! Why not get into the Christmas spirit in a cosy medieval town not too far away? The three Christmas markets of Old Town, Liv Square and Esplanade offer Latvian crafts and delicacies galore. Here you can also try the local strong drink Black Balsam or visit the Rabbit Kingdom. Join the Christmas market in Riga, Latvia!
Read moreIf you want to discover the most beautiful things in Riga, you have to look upwards, towards the facades of the houses. The Jugend houses in Riga, Latvia are imaginatively decorated with columns, ornaments and stucco. In fact, there is no other area around the Baltic Sea that can match Riga in terms of Jugend architecture! We found this impressive and Riga delivers and impresses. Come and see the Jugend houses in Riga, Latvia.
Read moreFancy joining a food market in Riga, Latvia? If you are visiting the capital of Latvia and are interested in food, you should not miss visiting the huge food market in the centre of the city.
Read moreNow it was finally time for winter storage of the motorhome! Our motorhome has been outdoors for several winters, but it feels like it has taken a bit of a beating. Among other things, it feels like the windows have been damaged. This year we got help from our friends in Arboga to rent an indoor winter storage space.
Read moreThe night before last there was an opening of the Taracci store, which sells stylish menswear in Stockholm and has just moved to the MOOD Stockholm mall. Peter's son Robin works in this store so we were of course there to drink bubbly, mingle and look at the latest collections.
Read moreYesterday, the travel booking site Travellink invited Swedish travel bloggers to a blog event at the Sheraton in Stockholm. We got to listen to presentations about three interesting travel destinations in Europe and meet the entire elite of Swedish travel bloggers. And then there was an award ceremony!
Read moreWe are staying with our friends in Arboga now. They have rented winter storage for both their and our motorhome, and have also helped us buy a new car while we have been travelling. Yesterday we spent most of the day cleaning and washing the motorhome - and fixing our new Mini-Freedom with bumper stickers.
Read moreWe are now back in Stockholm after a whole year travelling through Europe, but we are not yet back in the houseboat. The tenants rent by the month, so we don't have access to the houseboat until 1 December. We have arrived a week early because we simply have a lot to do: water damage in the storage room, renewal of passports, winter storage of the motorhome ...
Read moreÄngelholm was covered in 20 cm of snow when we left today, and it didn't feel good considering we were driving from Skåne to Stockholm with summer tyres. We crawled along the first snowy road to the E4 motorway.
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