Do you think it's wrong to tip a waiter just because they're cute? I struggled briefly with this moral dilemma today as I had a late lunch. On the one hand, it disadvantages the less attractive waiters, but on the other hand, a cute waiter often adds to the enjoyment of the experience. In the … Continue reading Food, Service and the Soviets
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I woke early this morning with a determination to do some sightseeing. I'd done my research, the weather was looking good, and I was looking forward to seeing more of Riga and a little of neighbouring Jurmala. My research had told me that when Latvia was part of the Soviet Union, the town Jumarla was … Continue reading Contains Nudity
Riga is NOTHING like I expected. To be honest, I was expecting just a larger version of Tallinn. In common with Estonia, Latvia is on the Baltic, and has been dominated over many hundreds of years by foreign powers including Germany, Sweden, Russia (and of course the USSR). But it's so incredibly different from Tallinn … Continue reading Riga is not what I expected (in a good way)