Koknese Castle
| Military Heritage | 80 seen
Koknese Castle is a complex in Koknese, Latvia, dating from the 13th century. The castle was situated on a high bluff overlooking the Daugava river valley. In 1965 a hydroelectric dam was built downriver, creating a reservoir that partially…
More Laminate flooring, Tiles for the Bathroom + some electricity works
| Home Remodeling | 27 seen
After the tile removal in the kitchen and hallway area, it was already agreed - I will re-install laminate there. Additionally, after hydro isolation works in the bathroom I decided I will tile again.
I was very scared before the new tile job and…
Quail Farm Rīta Putni / Olalā Koknese
| Farms | 62 seen
Rīta Putni is located in one of the most picturesque places in Latvia - Koknese county Bilstini just a few minutes away from Perse and Daugava river, where an impressive view of Koknese castle ruins can be seen.
I first heard about this place, or…
Church hill Daugavpils
| Churches and Monasteries | 26 seen
Baznīckalns or Church hill in Daugavpils is said to be one of the main tourist attractions in the city. This was one of the rare times I visited Daugavpils and I must admit I didn't had any clue what should we see here and just Google for the top…
Evening on the Vilgāle Lake
| | 13 seen
It was already past 8 PM, I was just finished tiling the bathroom at our Vilgāle apartment when my fiancee and kiddo arrived to pick me up. My best part gave me the drone and said - it's a beautiful evening to fly a drone.
I looked around and…
Demolishing tiles, Hydroisolation for bathroom
| Home Remodeling | 18 seen
A few weeks ago I did the tile job in the kitchen and hallway for our Vilgāle apartment. In the end, I was not happy with the result, not happy with the tile job (which could be done better), and not satisfied with the visual looks.
At one…
Guesthouse Pirts Baudas
| Hotel reviews | 14 seen
Guesthouse Pirts Baudas is located in Ilzenes parish, Aluksnes county. The property is 24.1 km from Alūksne, and guests benefit from complimentary WiFi and private parking available on site.
We booked this place during our day trip to Valka and the…
Velēna church
| Churches and Monasteries | 24 seen
The Velēna Lutheran Church is at the crossing of the Smiltene-Gulbene-Lizums roads. I would call this as one of the most beautiful churches in Latvia.
It's said the first built church here was a wooden church with a turf roof. This is where the…
One Day in Micini
| | 36 seen
Micini has a very special place in my heart - I spent a brief time, about two years here, back in the 90-ties, living with my grandmother. Back in the days - there was some life here - a farm with more than 100 cows, few families, and even a public…
Top 15 Gaming laptops with AMD Ryzen 7 5800 processor
| Laptop Reviews | 112 seen
Ryzen is a brand of multi-core x86-64 microprocessors designed and marketed by Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) for desktop, mobile, server, and embedded platforms based on Zen microarchitecture. It consists of central processing units (CPUs) marketed…
Cafe Papes Vēji
| Restaurant reviews | 31 seen
Cafe Papes Vēji is a summer cafe located next to the Pape channel in Western Latvia near the Pape Lighthouse.
This place serves traditional Latvian cuisine, and cold beer and some can buy smoked fish (apparently in the season)
I have been fond of…
Listing Vilgāle apartment for sale
| | 14 seen
After some thinking, I decided to list for sale our Vilgāle apartment.
I bought this apartment about two years ago in an online auction, paying about EUR 4,000. During the past two years, we have done some serious renovation with a total…
Summer Cafe Kazbārs in Kazdanga
| Restaurant reviews | 10 seen
Summer café-bar “Kazbārs” is located next to the watermill in the heart of the scenic park of Kazdanga.
This place serves freshly ground coffee, Italian dessert affogato, refreshing soft ice cream (including vegan options), cold live beer,…
Laidi, Ječi & Verbelnieki
| | 9 seen
Another interesting day has been recorded for history. We started this morning by unloading a cellar in Laidi castle. Later in the afternoon visited Ječi and for the second time, this week already went for a lovely dinner at Verbelnieki.
In the…
Fun day in Liepāja, Ječi and Verbelnieki
| | 14 seen
The day started with visiting the cinema Cinamon in Liepaja, a cool movie about Minions in Latvian.
After the movie went to the Fontaine place to order some pizza and then headed to Jeci to visit our new property and trim the grass, I already…