Riga Talk

I mean, what Chinese Taipei really is? A Chinese cuisine dish? I heard it’s a country.. As the U19 World Championship approaches, people here in Latvia are wondering: “What in the world is the host’s first opponent?”. Easy googlin’ and we got it – Chinese Taipei is Taiwan. Looks like that’s what most of Latvian [...]

This man right here, goes by the name of Juris Zarins, or JZ – founder and the designer of JZ Microphones, a high-end quality mic producing company based in Riga, Latvia. The price tag of a JZ mic is about a couple G’s, no kiddin. Sounds alright for Lady Gaga though, as she proudly used [...]

Latvian starting C for the upcoming FIBA U19 World Championship Davis Bertans is ready to be ballin!! In a recent interview with FIBA, Young D said he’s real excited to play in the Worlds in Latvia. “This is going to be really special, because all of the relatives, friends can come and watch, so we’ll [...]

I am proud to let y’all know that Riga Talk finally has got a facelift – it’s became cleaner, more focused and easier to navigate. I have dumped Latvian and Russian languages too, making the blog English only. Older multi-lingual posts are still available in the Archive, but there’s no language switcher anymore – I [...]

I got some fantastic news last week – The email from FIBA has arrived confirming that I have been accredited as a blogger for the 2011 FIBA U19 Basketball World Championship that’s taking place here in Latvia June 30 to July 10. Yup, I’m gonna cover the event here on Riga Talk, it’s official!! I [...]

KLM has always been my fave airline!! And they just proved that by putting my inspirational tile on one of their Boeings 777. From what I heard, the Triple Seven is already cruisin the sky – having made the inaugural flight from Amsterdam to Atlanta, GA. I’m dam’ sho applyin’ for them bonus miles!! lol [...]