Easter is around the corner, and Riga is ready to embrace it with vibrant celebrations. With a wide-ranging festive program including concerts, workshops, art installations, ...
From April 7 to 10, the capital of Latvia became the epicenter of fashion as it hosted the highly anticipated Riga Fashion Week — one of the premier fashion events in the ...
During my time in the Baltics, I found myself more and more intrigued by the history and culture of the region. When I discovered that the Hill of Crosses was ...
Всем привет! I’m Elle, and this is my second time studying and interning in Riga with Liden & Denz.
My first time was from August to October last year, and those ...
Due to an increase in fraud cases involving phone numbers and messaging apps, purchasing a SIM card in Russia has become more complicated for foreigners. If you are visiting ...
My internship with Liden and Denz has come to an end; in fact, I am already back down under (Australia). It is hot here; yesterday it was forty degrees, and a thunderstorm ...
A few weeks ago I invited you to witness the Christmas Liturgy in the Orthodox Cathedral here in Riga. Today, I would like to introduce you to Janis Pommers (1876-1934), ...
In a recent post we looked at the beautiful and beautifully honest personal diary of Leo Tolstoy. Today, we are looking at the diary of another giant of Russian literature; ...
When I arrived to my share flat in Riga last summer (which was organised by Liden & Denz), I met with a bloke from the Czech Republic. It was five in the evening. We ...
Today we are at Riga's best Olympic-sized swimming pool, "RTU Kipsalis." The pool is located over the river, 17 minutes from Liden & Denz by bus, and it features ...
Tolstoy’s diaries are a valuable source for anyone seeking to better understand the sweeping humanity which distinguishes his novels; that irresistible sense that one is ...
Друзья, today we are in LIDO, the place I call second home in this country because it is, and especially in winter, a place of calm refuge, warmth, familiarity and yes, of ...
The Cathedral this morning (Jan 12)
A favourite moment in the film Good Will Hunting is when Sean Maguire (Robin Williams) asks Will Hunting (Matt Damon) whether all ...