What we use all the time Reusable shopping bags. The Envirosax brand. I’m glad at the last minute we threw two in our bag. We use…
Living in each other’s pockets
How has it been living in such close proximity for almost a month? Not as bad as I feared, but not as great as it…
Jurmala, and how to feed a family with food needs
Say it with me, “Yur-malla”. Latvian and Spanish are quite similar languages in that you never say a ‘J’ like “jump”, it’s always “yuh”. That…
Walking around Riga, the Riga Tour
On Wednesday We had a walking tour of Riga We had been here for 4 days and we were so ready for a bit of…
After Estonia we're going to….
A. Hungary B. Belgium C. Greece D. All of the above. Thanks to trustedhousesitters.com we have a housesit assignment with a Briard dog called Muze…
Zombie Babies and the Banana Buffet
“Zombie, wahh waah” Zooooombie. Alpha, let’s play Zombie Babies.” “No, we’re at a Banana Buffet and we can eat all the banana’s we want.” Say’s…
Shall we talk prices?
I bet you want to know how much we’ve paid on airline tickets and insurance and accommodation right? You know the most frustratingly expensive item…
On the upside
So Russia may be off the books, but on the upside, I learned more about Schengen and Bilateral countries when talking to Peter my ‘visa…
So close, and yet so far away
Russia is right there… just there, over the line and yet we can’t go, all because of timing. I’m more than a little annoyed, but…
When we're back
“What are you going to do when you get back?” HaHaHa, that’s a joke question right?! I can barely keep the week straight, let alone…