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Latvian Adventure Days 3 and 4: SIghtseeing in Latvia
On Sunday morning our cruise ship arrived in Latvia. We were hoping for a nice scenic introduction to the city, but instead we were disappointed to find the view not-so-scenic. Industrial cranes lined the river, which I guess makes sense, and we didn't notice any recognizable signs of Riga until we reached our actual doc. But from there the view ( Read more... ) -
Latvian Adventure Days 2: Stockholm and Baltic Cruises
We only had 24 hours total in Stockholm, including the time we needed to get from the airport and to our cruise ship (!), and the time we needed to sleep, which means that realistically we only had a couple hours in which to see everything there is to see in the city. Thankfully, most of the sites are within walking distance of one another, and of ( Read more... ) -
Latvian Adventure Day 1: Traveling to Europe
So I have begun another international adventure! This time I am heading to The Homeland (aka Latvia) to participate in Dziesmu Svetki, a gigantic week-long event wherein the entire country pours into the capital city for singing and dancing and other merriment. I will attempt to keep a little travel diary as I have done on my past couple trips ( Read more... ) -
Olympics Adventure: The Conclusion
Latvians were competing in BMX biking on Friday, and while my preorder attempts to get tickets had failed, my ballsy new Latvian friend offered to contact me if he could find tickets. Both he and the Latvian chick from the men's beach game managed to score tickets,and Latvia won the gold for the second time in a row, giving us the monopoly on men' ( Read more... ) -
A Sad Break from the Olympic Adventure: Andy
Last Friday night, when I returned to my friend's house in Oxford after an evening of lighthearted Pimms consumption with friends at a local pub, I decided to do a quick email check before turning in for the night. I was potentially going to be homeless for 1 night between friends' houses, and wanted to check in and see if a potential housing ( Read more... ) -
Olympic Adventure: The Latvian Bronze
Thursday, August 9th, was one of the best days on my entire life ( Read more... ) -
Olympics Adventure: The Olympic Park (sort of)
Wednesday I hopped on the train and headed somewhere into Central London to grab some sushi with an old friend from my days at Lady Margaret Hall (my college back in Oxford). I was never very involved with life at my college, not really by any conscientious decision or choice, but simply because I was never around- if I wasn't actually doing ( Read more... ) -
Olympics Adventure: The Quarterfinals
Tuesday morning is a bit of a blur. I think that's the day when I slept in, then headed to Spitfield (?) market for some crepes from a lovely delicious chain called Crepe Affair (crap, now I'm really hungry for crepes). Or maybe I just sat around uploading photos to Facebook. I dunno ( Read more... ) -
Olympic Adventure: The Return to London
After a relaxing weekend in Oxford, it was time to hit the hustle and bustle of London head-on with full crazy style. Monday of week 2 was one of the busiest, longest days ever. It started with another trip to my new home-away-from-home, Earl's Court, for even more indoor volleyball. I was meeting my friend and her parents, a delightul French ( Read more... ) -
Olympics Adventure: The Oxford
I can't come to England and not pop into my favorite little city, Oxford. I headed out after judo on Thursday and grabbed the familiar Oxford Tube bus from Marble Arch. It was nice taking in the beautiful serenity of the green English countryside for an hour or so, and then arriving back into town felt like just returning home. Everything was so ( Read more... )