Thanks to the Riga Transport enthusiast Viteks Bariševs, Riga will now have a cool public transit map. The official carrier, Rigas Satiksme, has failed to introduce its own comprehensive solution for years, so the initiative is now in hands of a private creator. Currently, the map is available as preview only, on Viteks Bariševs’ Facebook [...]

Last week, I found a free newspaper called “New Riga” in my mailbox. The piece of paper turned out to be a political advertisement, a campaign of LPP/LC party. Run, of course, by Ainars “Who Else Could It Be” Shlesers. The man is eying a chair of Riga Mayor, which prolly is a good thing. [...]

There are lots of us who drive to Pardaugava from downtown Riga and back to the downtown over Daugava river every day. Some are sitting through traffic jams during the morning and evening rush hours, others – manage to get over in more free from traffic time. A common issue for all car drivers, as [...]

[lang_en]A presentation of brand new WRX Subarus with blue police lights under the grill took place today. Who would those need? Kinda interesting. The Highway Patrol’s move is surely clever. And there are gonna be some “low IQ drivers” detained. But what about the high-speed chase? Given our roads condition? I don’t know how it [...]

I see people getting crazy over Riga’s public transportation fare price rise. Now it has reached an astonishing limit of 40 santims (just over half a euro). How silly. I know, other Latvian cities are still to catch up. I heard Vilnius, Lithuania buses are still cheap. But hey, this is something you can’t really [...]

Valsts svētki Latvijā, šķiet, pagāja mierīgi, daudzi apciemojuši radus, draugus un atgriezušies mājās. Štatos tagad tuvojas viens riktīgs holiday – Thanksgiving week-end, kad arī pieņemts doties ciemos (pie tam parasti kaut kur tālu, nevis pie kaimiņa uz šņabja glāzi). Un tā visi ceļo no štata uz štatu, lai tikai nobaudītu, cik garšīgs ir māsīcas vīratēva [...]

Ja tev nav gadījies pārsniegt atļauto ātrumu, tad droši vien tu esi braucis kaut kur Nepālā, kur ātruma ierobežojumi vienkārši NAV =) Gadās jau visādi šoferi – ir tādi, kas steidzas un ātrumu pārkāpj tīšām, agresīvi apdzenot, parkārtojoties no joslas uz joslu. Bet ir tādi, kas vienkārši aizdomājušies, nedaudz pielikuši pedāli grīdā iekš dzīvojamās zonas, [...]

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