We arrived in moscow on our airbaltic flight from Riga and were met at the airport by our taxi driver from the hostel in a Lada. We could only get in on one side and I didn't dare to lean on the door. We were stuck in rush hour traffic for about an hour and it started to rain (I didn't think the windscreen wipers were going to work but I was proved wrong!!Once at the hostel (Giodzilla's) we met our guide or honcho as they are known, Natasha and the re...

We arrived in moscow on our airbaltic flight from Riga and were met at the airport by our taxi driver from the hostel in a Lada. We could only get in on one side and I didn't dare to lean on the door. We were stuck in rush hour traffic for about an hour and it started to rain (I didn't think the windscreen wipers were going to work but I was proved wrong!!Once at the hostel (Giodzilla's) we met our guide or honcho as they are known, Natasha and the re...

I know that the picture does not represent Latvia but it's a;l that is on there.Our first stop - a flying visit to Riga!We arrived from Stanstead on Ryanair and the flight was fab and only 2.5 hours. We then headed by bus to the City centre (30p each) the conductor was really helpful and tried to point us in the right direction. After changing buses a Latvian lady pointed us to our hotel.We found the hotel after taking a couple of wrong turns. The room we had...