25/07/2010 Riga Latvia: Part 2 Holocaust and Jewish sites of the City My guide Peteris met me just after 6pm, if you want a good private guide on Riga's history or Jewish heritage call him: +371 2 9503503 - I will dig out his email address too if anyone is interested. He is fantastic, not so good with numbers- his own admission- but excellent guide. SALASPILS: the site of the old concentration camp, about 8-10km outside of Riga, the guide book says 8, he says...

25/07/2010 Riga, Latvia 2nd day in Riga- and what a lovely day it has been so far. It was difficult to sleep again in the heat: 29 degrees still, gone 1am and these strange green mosquitoes are everywhere (as it the Ukraine). I squashed a bug above my bed that looked funny and I'm afraid it might fall on my head! Breakfast at Karavella is free- a nice range of cereal, yogurt, egg and meats alongside hot and cold drinks. Though must pay attention to Coffee/ Wat...

24/07/2010 Kiev, Ukraine to Riga, Latvia I was so glad to be rid of Kiev, couldn't even get breakfast because the hotel's VISA machine (and all those in the locality) were not working. Boyrispol airport is rundown and hectic, but has TWO Irish bars- nothing else, but TWO IRISH BARS!?!?! Transit airport like Rome- seems to be common on the continent- why do we call it that, we are all part of the same continent- a British snobbery I guess! Anyway, I am here ...