Questions tagged [latvia]
Latvia, a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. Its capital is Riga, its official language Latvian and its currency is the Euro.
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Find showers in Latvia
Are there gasoline stations in Latvia that provide showers? I know I can get a shower in swimming pools, but I need something that costs 5 Eur maximum. Where can I take a shower in Riga?
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Travel options from Latvia or Lithuania to Saint Petersburg or Kaliningrad
Is it possible to travel from Latvia or Lithuania to Saint Petersburg or Kaliningrad by ferry or train?
We will be traveling to these countries this summer. My wife wants to visit her mother.
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How can I get by train from Kaunas, Lithuania to Tallinn, Estonia?
I'm going to take a weekend regional-express train from Bialystok, Poland (a major railway station in northeastern Poland, just like two hours away from Warsaw) to Kaunas, Lithuania.
Apparently, it's ...
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Can I somehow extend a trip on an Ecolines bus if I can't contact them in advance?
The Latvian bus operator Ecolines runs a service from Moscow to Riga. On behalf of some family members, I purchased two tickets for the Moscow to Rezekne (in Latvia) portion of the route next week. ...
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Self-isolate if my home country rises above threshold while I'm in Latvia? [closed]
The current regulations to enter Latvia from another EU country mandate that I have to self-isolate for 14 days on arrival if the country I am coming from has had more than 16 new Covid cases per 100k ...
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Where can official Latvian swimming locations (and their current water temperatures) be found?
Where can maps of official swimming locations in Latvia be found? These would be better if they also included temperatures at those locations.
I've tried searching different options, incl. ...
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How easy is it to get in and out of Russia by illegally crossing its border?
I'm unsure whether my question is on-topic here, but it's about travel and border crossing, so I've decided to try.
I'm writing an article about Russian borders, focusing on illegal crossings in both ...
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Photographers in Latvia, Riga and Tallinn [closed]
I am from Germany and I planned to visit Baltic cities (Vilnius, Riga and Tallinn) in the mid of March.
It will be my first visit to those places. As I will be traveling alone in this trip, I planned ...
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Is there somewhere to buy used Latvian books in Riga?
I'm finally travelling in the Baltics and hoping to add to my collection of translations of a certain famous novel that I collect. As a booklover and as a person on a miniscule budget, I like to dig ...
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Latvian Visa for Indian National In Zagreb
Hi I am Indian national and will be traveling to Riga for research in a company.
I am currently in Zagreb.
I was not able to find official document list for the application of visa.
Can anyone help ...
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(SHA?) hashes on receipts [closed]
After my holiday to Latvia, I was doing my administration and I noticed that almost all receipts had cryptographic hashes on the bottom. One receipt defined them as SHA1. Adding hashes to receipts is ...
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Please help me prove my intention to return? [closed]
So heres the story guys, i want to apply for a visit visa from nigeria to latvia to visit my gf to celebrate our one yr anniversary. We have been dating on facebook for a year now and Shes inviting me ...
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How many days should I fill in for a double-entry Schengen visa application?
I will be staying in Latvia for 26 days and I want to apply for a double-entry visa. On the application form, should I write 26 days or 90 days?
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My first entry is on 1st September ...
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Riga - Tallinn by train: is this 4-minute change realistic?
I'm looking into travelling from Riga to Tallinn by train. From the invaluable Seat 61, I know that this involves a cross-platform change at the border station of Valga, arriving 13:55 and departing ...
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Is it considered bad manners to eat in public (on a bench) in Latvia?
Recently I got yelled at by a stranger (middle-aged man) when I was eating pizza, which I purchased at a cheap restaurant (and chose take-away), sitting on a bench in Riga. He just said something to ...
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