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Well i just got back from Riga after almost canceling our trip due to these reviews, and i'm so glad we didn't! don't be worried, it's no way as bad as they say. sure there is trouble to be found in Riga as in alot of eastern european city, but they are easily avoided. me and a group of British guys went, and i was really expecting a bad reception, but the people were nice. we have just made a bad rep for ourselves there by making it a destination for stag do's and this has resulted in most Lats thinking we are all a bunch of drunk, loud, and disrespectful blokes looking for sex, well who can blame them! if a bunch of drunk loud germans started coming to hull for stag do's how long would they last? Having said that there is a system of ripping of tourists in the old town in some bars and almost all strip joints. Lord Pub and any of the bars and clubs near it are to be avoided like the plague (inc club roxy!) but apart from that it's all fine. just try to act like gentleman and show the lats that were not all louts. so don't worry and have fun, there's some great bars (try the sky bar in hotel Latvia it's great! .....and my god it's true the woman are so hot!!

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Great for: History/Culture, Theatre/Music, Nightlife

Last Visit: January 2009

3 January 2009 | A Yahoo! User

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