Apr 8th, 2013 at 3:00PM:
They started trekking the planet more than a year ago, promising to travel the globe bringing children in classrooms from around the world with them, virtually, as they visited scores of countries and continents. Now their journey is complete and Darren and Sandy Van Soye are back to tell about it.
The story begins in February 2012, when the couple from Southern California started on a ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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Trekking Couple Circles Planet Three Times In 424 Days
Apr 8th, 2013 at 3:00PM:
They started trekking the planet more than a year ago, promising to travel the globe bringing children in classrooms from around the world with them, virtually, as they visited scores of countries and continents. Now their journey is complete and Darren and Sandy Van Soye are back to tell about it.
The story begins in February 2012, when the couple from Southern California started on a ...Video: Santa's elves take over an airBaltic plane
Dec 20th, 2011 at 4:00PM:
What a clever and creative way to bring holiday cheer to an airport. Santa's elves took over an airBaltic plane in Riga airport. ...
AirBaltic expands, spruces up
Jun 3rd, 2010 at 3:00PM: Yesterday, Latvian airline AirBaltic launched two new routes: Riga-Madrid and Riga-Beirut.
Riga-based AirBaltic is an airline to watch. Little known in North America, the airline is notable for its low starting fares and the inclusion of most of Europe's most popular tourist destinations on its route map. But what really sets the airline apart from the pack is its range of underserved ...Latvia fed up with "English pigs" - creates anti-Brit police force
Aug 6th, 2009 at 12:30PM: The Latvian capital city of Riga is home to a lot of beautiful things, and I'm not just talking about their stunning blonde women. Sadly, a lot of that beauty is being spoiled by British tourists who don't understand how to behave when abroad. The mayor of Riga complains about large groups of drunk Brits screaming and taking over the local bars and strip clubs. One local resident went on record ...In Riga, Latvia, avoid the following bars and clubs
Mar 23rd, 2009 at 3:00PM: The US Embassy in Riga, Latvia, has issued a warning to American tourists to avoid certain establishments that have become "notorious for credit card fraud extortion scams, prostitution rings and violence by organized criminals." What's more, the embassy has prohibited all of its employees from doing business at these places. They are as follows:
"Foxy Lounge" - Terbatas 2; located below the ...
Riga, Latvia: Thriving rip-off scene is the other side of tourism
Mar 23rd, 2009 at 3:00PM: Tom certainly had some useful recommendations when he recently made the case for visiting Riga. But any pitch to check out the Latvian capital and all it has to offer -- a charming old town, beautiful architecture, one of Eastern Europe's better restaurant scenes, some nice museums -- would be remiss if it didn't acknowledge the growing problem of tourist-targeted scams that are prevalent in the ...Riga, Latvia: the best place you've never been
Mar 10th, 2009 at 3:00PM: A lot has changed since the Cold War ended. If this is news to you, please stop reading immediately. You don't want to drink water from a fire hose. But, if you are in fact aware that the Berlin Wall fell (and that David Hasselhoff provided the soundtrack, to the joy of Germans and the chagrin of Americans), then keep going. You're about to find out why you need to get out to Riga, Latvia.
The ...Hospital-themed restaurant in Latvia. Check in like a patient and order up a meal
Oct 26th, 2008 at 10:00PM: Here's another unsual restaurant that joins the ranks of off beat eateries like the Toilet Restaurant in Taiwan.
In Riga, Latvia, folks who head to the restaurant Hospitalis check in as if they are patients in a hospital. Once seated in the midst of operating tables, medical equipment and other hospital related paraphenelia, nurses wait on them.
The nurses are not real nurses, just dressed ...
