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  • Опубликовано: 29 сен 2024

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  • @BenRobson123
    @BenRobson123  7 месяцев назад

    Thank you all so much for watching this video! If you plan on visiting Riga for yourself, I've left some links below which you might find helpful :)
    🌟 RIGA TRIPS & EXPERIENCES 🌟
    🚶 Guided Walking Tour of Old Town: gyg.me/OGbehS3u
    🏠 House of The Blackheads entry ticket: gyg.me/1KfVmL2s
    🌲 National Park Private Tour: gyg.me/1KfVmL2s
    🛥 River + Canal Boat City Tour: gyg.me/he2MPD5Y
    🍱 Central Market Latvian Food Tour: gyg.me/gIpZTtZs
    🌳 Kemeri National Park: gyg.me/dxeu3E6q

  • @dani-eq8kw
    @dani-eq8kw Год назад +39

    This actually puts such a different perspective of Riga for me as an latvian. It makes me realize that it is actually so beautiful and magical, not the same as we see it daily :)

    • @BenRobson123
      @BenRobson123  Год назад +3

      Really pleased I can show you a different side to your city you may take for granted. Thank you 😇

  • @JR-rf9sq
    @JR-rf9sq Год назад +2

    What a wonderful video, I can't wait to go back to visit Riga!

    • @BenRobson123
      @BenRobson123  Год назад +2

      Thank you so much! Yesss beautiful place, enjoy 😄

    • @iggyblitz8739
      @iggyblitz8739 Год назад

      Great, try and see other parts of Latvia too , it's easy to see the whole country because it's small.

  • @paddyd5985
    @paddyd5985 2 года назад +6

    Quality mate! Keep these videos coming honestly love it!

    • @BenRobson123
      @BenRobson123  2 года назад

      Really appreciate that Paddy, plenty more to come this summer. Cheers mate

  • @Miguel-hx8hg
    @Miguel-hx8hg Год назад +1

    I absolutely loved Riga when I visited it.
    Btw you’re super cute 😍

  • @krisjaniskavaleristovs5029
    @krisjaniskavaleristovs5029 Год назад +2

    this is such a weird way to see my own city, you made it look so beautiful and stunning, i guess when u see it all the time it gets mundane and not that special, but i loved your vid

    • @BenRobson123
      @BenRobson123  Год назад

      Thank you so much! Glad I could show you your own city in a positive way 😁

    • @iggyblitz8739
      @iggyblitz8739 Год назад

      That's normal, but it is a special place.

  • @jonbush4126
    @jonbush4126 Год назад +1

    Hey. Riga is my city. I Love my country Latvian city Riga.❤❤

  • @peterbrenc9566
    @peterbrenc9566 Год назад +1

    it seems so uncrowded compared to other cities......true?

    • @BenRobson123
      @BenRobson123  Год назад +1

      I suppose I never thought about it at the time, but yeah it seem quite uncrowded. Perhaps it was because I was there before summer holidays, and also was exploring through the week.
      It did get a little busier on a night time, but yeah it did seem quieter than most cities Peter!

  • @kristaevangeline111
    @kristaevangeline111 Год назад +87

    It truly is spectacular, how many details you've captured in this video! I do belive that sometimes us - Latvians, forget to appreciate the true beauty of Rīga! I guess when you've seen the city so many times, the prettiness gets lost in the mundane! Thank you for this amazing video!

    • @BenRobson123
      @BenRobson123  Год назад +5

      Thank you for the kind comment Krista. Sure, when you see something every day it easy to be able to lose appreciation for its beauty! Take care 😇

    • @spark_6710
      @spark_6710 Год назад +2

      Beautiful 😍 city !! I am totally ignorant about your country ! I am gonna learn more !! 👍💜🥁🐉🎤🎶💕💞

    • @nadjibzemmouri5319
      @nadjibzemmouri5319 Год назад +1

      Peace 😇and love ❤from Algeria 🇩🇿

    • @spark_6710
      @spark_6710 Год назад +1

      Hello Algeria 🇩🇿 🤗 💜🥁🐉🎤🎶💞

  • @ESMULIELARESNAKAKA
    @ESMULIELARESNAKAKA Год назад +12

    Good man, Riga is a hidden gem!

    • @BenRobson123
      @BenRobson123  Год назад +2

      Absolutely it is, I think it will become far more popular over the coming years! thank you Davis

  • @lilithlilirose4289
    @lilithlilirose4289 2 года назад +41

    Thanks for this lovely video! Riga is truly full of beauty and eccentricity. Loved it! :)

    • @BenRobson123
      @BenRobson123  2 года назад +1

      It’s beautiful isn’t it! I’m glad you enjoyed this video, thank you for the comment 😊

  • @TheoriginalANGEK439
    @TheoriginalANGEK439 Год назад +14

    My Dad was a Latvian. When he died he left us 136 hectares of land in Latvia 🇱🇻 farm land. The USSR took the land after the Second World War. Demolished the huge stone farmhouse. Then in the 90’s he got his land back when Latvia got it’s independence back. I have never visited Latvia. I also have some family there. Maybe one day I will visit there..👍♥👍🇬🇧🇱🇻 Your a great vlogger ! 👍

    • @BenRobson123
      @BenRobson123  Год назад

      That is a very interesting story, thank you for sharing. I hope you can visit, Riga is a beautiful city.
      Thank you for your comment 😊

    • @TheoriginalANGEK439
      @TheoriginalANGEK439 Год назад

      @@BenRobson123 your welcome

  • @realityvlogs6413
    @realityvlogs6413 Год назад +9

    I really miss latvia the people are as sweet as the Beautiful city riga

  • @timectrl
    @timectrl 2 года назад +29

    I love Riga! Love from Estonia!

    • @BenRobson123
      @BenRobson123  2 года назад

      Fantastic! Actually I’m thinking about visiting Tallinn next time, would you recommend, and perhaps Helsinki too?😁

    • @timectrl
      @timectrl 2 года назад +1

      @@BenRobson123 Of course! Tallinn is one of my favorite cities and there is so much to see! I would recommend Helsinki, however it is better to do it as a day or 2 day trip from Tallinn as it can be quite expensive compared to Tallinn. For transport around Tallinn, I recommend Trams, Buses, and Trolleybuses, less so taxis. For getting around Estonia, I highly recommend the train, as it is fast, comfy, quick, and not very expensive!

    • @BenRobson123
      @BenRobson123  2 года назад

      Fantastic, that is very helpful. Thank you so much! Flights from Newcastle aren’t great, but I may pick up some more cheap flights to Riga and then coach to Tallinn, and also explore Helsinki too! Thank you for the advice 😊

    • @timectrl
      @timectrl 2 года назад

      @@BenRobson123 I would highly recommend NOT coaching to Tallinn. The prices, comfort, and speed are really unreliable and not worth it. Try flying, or taking the train.

    • @timectrl
      @timectrl 2 года назад

      @@BenRobson123 Here is a tip: Do Newcastle - Helsinki flight, explore Helsinki, and then hop on a ferry to Tallinn. Probably the best option in my opinion.

  • @henrikg7661
    @henrikg7661 Год назад +8

    Riga is fantastic and very underrated

  • @ezitisarm
    @ezitisarm 2 года назад +17

    Thank you for visiting Rīga, Latvia!

  • @roland9720
    @roland9720 2 года назад +21

    Thanks for this nice video on one of the beautiful small European country that other people take for granted. Riga is in one of the small country I want to visit someday.

    • @BenRobson123
      @BenRobson123  2 года назад

      Thanks for the comment, I’d recommend visiting. It’s cheap and a beautiful city! Hope to see you again soon, Ben 😊

    • @triton7758
      @triton7758 Год назад +1

      Riga is not a country

    • @DeadFrozeKorro
      @DeadFrozeKorro Год назад

      Yea, its the capital of latvia lol

  • @notlobian4ever
    @notlobian4ever 2 года назад +14

    Heading to Riga in October for a similar solo trip, the SkyScanner model is definitely the way to see the world. £100 got me five flights over four destinations around Europe in 2019 and I'll be making many more trips like this in the near future. Can't wait to see what Riga has to offer

    • @BenRobson123
      @BenRobson123  2 года назад

      That’s great, you can certainly get around cheap. maybe not so much this time of year! Have a great time, I’m sure you’ll really enjoy it, safe travels!

  • @HelenGolovina-y9h
    @HelenGolovina-y9h 11 месяцев назад +2

    Thank you for this video. I am Estonian, live in Tallinn. I come to Riga regularly for a certain clinic. So I have walked around quite a lot in Riga just to pass time for my bus or my appointment, because I am obsessed to use the 7pm bus to Tallinn. So I have walked around A LOT but never really looked at the city as a tourist cause there are other things on my mind when I am there. This video actually inspired me to spend some time exploring next time I go.
    You made a good point in the video: there is a lot very different stuff all mixed up together. So there can be a medieval building, a very nice modern building, an awful Soviet style monster and some random I-dont-know-what all on the same street. And that makes it a bit hard to grasp the soul of the place. The good thing about Tallinn, my city, is that since we were quite poor after the Middle Ages, we never did all the rebuilding and remodelling during centuries, so the medieavalness in Tallinn is a lot better preserved. And then already it became illegal to pester regions with old buildings anyway, so luckily we dont have modern buildings next to Medieval ones. So as a whole I like Tallinn more. Riga is sort of all over the place. While it does have a lot of amazingly beautiful buildings. I will definitely spend more time consciously exploring there from now on.
    Some of the buildings, the merchant houses, are very similar to those in Tallinn.
    I have tried to find the man in the box on the riverside but never managed to find it:)
    What hostel is that? (Sorry, if you mention it, I havent watched to the end yet). Have been looking for a normal hostel in Old town which is not too full. Honestly, havent found one. The ones I have found are packed with very weird people to say the least, or are very far from the centre.
    There is an Anglican church near the river in Old town. I have a cat friend there. I sometimes like to sit in the church yard and have coffee and read a book. The cat always comes (from a whole in the church, so she lives there), sleeps on my lap for a while and then leaves. And so every time. Why she trusts me like that, I dont know.
    It is nice to have a cool city like that a 4 hour busride away from Tallinn. Last time I was waiting for the night bus, and discovered how cool it was to walk on the bridge across the river and back.
    You should check out Tallinn some time. It is kind on similar, yet different. Smaller and has a more specific feeling, I think. A definitely more quiet than Riga. We just have drunk Finns. It looks like Riga the rest of Europe"s drunk people.
    Anyway, greetings to all the Latvians out there.
    By the way, I went to see a Latvian play the other day in Tallinn. "The boy who saw in the dark" God, one of the most depressing plays I have ever seen. Leaves one with no hope

  • @antrakirsone2992
    @antrakirsone2992 2 года назад +6

    Greetings from Rīga! Awesome video. If you want to see Rīga from above there is another one great point of view - Radisson SAS hotel Latvia Skyline bar and especially from lady's room here.

    • @BenRobson123
      @BenRobson123  Год назад +1

      Nice to know! Thank you for commenting Antra 😊

    • @johnwelch5132
      @johnwelch5132 Год назад

      Always stayed at the Radisson when in Riga on business. Happy times. And good cocktails in that bar

  • @Freddysaint
    @Freddysaint 2 года назад +11

    Nice video :) Riga is so lovely and its architecture is excellent.

    • @BenRobson123
      @BenRobson123  2 года назад

      Thank you! it’s a beautiful city isn’t it, I fell in love with the architecture

  • @BenRobson123
    @BenRobson123  Год назад +25

    Thank you so much for watching everyone, I’m really pleased that this video has been so well liked 😇
    If you liked this video, you’ll love a similar video I just released, a vlog of the beautiful city Gdańsk in Poland:
    ruclips.net/video/R408ojguihE/видео.html
    It’s my best video yet!😁

  • @latvian9355
    @latvian9355 Год назад +5

    Very nice!!!
    I agree with Krista, we need to appreciate our Latvia more

    • @BenRobson123
      @BenRobson123  Год назад +1

      A beautiful city, I think it is growing in popularity now across Europe 😇

  • @maga-hat709
    @maga-hat709 Год назад +1

    The whole city looks completely dead.
    Which it actually is since Latvia has probably the worst economics in the whole Europe and every young person flees that country as soon as they can like it's Cuba and all there's left is beggars, junkies, drunks and old people.
    That place is terrible. Saddest country in Europe with no light at the end of the tunnel.
    Everything there is in ruins and no one present to fix anything.

  • @evamaria2347
    @evamaria2347 Год назад +2

    Riga is an incredible good value for money, not for long I suspect

    • @GreatCityAttractions
      @GreatCityAttractions Год назад

      Not if more videos like this are made about it - it's not going to be a secret for long.

  • @AtisJ
    @AtisJ Год назад +5

    I have lived in Riga for decades but sometimes look at tourist videos, just to get a glimpse how other people see it. Thanks!

  • @ingusr.1229
    @ingusr.1229 2 года назад +6

    Thank you for sharing. Great video

    • @BenRobson123
      @BenRobson123  2 года назад

      Thank you for watching. Glad you enjoyed 😊

  • @joshstraveldiary3547
    @joshstraveldiary3547 2 года назад +4

    Great video, I'm visiting Riga and staying in the same hostel and flying from the same airport actually 😅

    • @BenRobson123
      @BenRobson123  2 года назад +1

      That’s mad! Have a great time Josh, the hostel must be a popular one!😁

  • @Latvijalatvia
    @Latvijalatvia 5 месяцев назад +1

    Ur right. Riga is beautiful! I live in kraslava tho:( so it takes four hours to get there but the beaches there are nice!

  • @ReginaM
    @ReginaM Год назад +5

    I currently live in Riga and I am surprised that they allowed you to filmed inside central market. It is written by the door that no pets and no filming inside. My friend did not know that filming is not allowed and someone came up to her and told her to put the camera down.
    Anyway your contents are great.

    • @BenRobson123
      @BenRobson123  Год назад +3

      Ohh that’s interesting, I never saw a sign! I didn’t film a great deal.. so perhaps just nobody saw.
      Thank you 😇

    • @PlanetV
      @PlanetV Год назад

      I also vlogged about Rīga including the Central Market. I only took a few clips and the people inside were not really bothered although I asked one of the sellers if I could film some of what they were selling and he was OK about it.

  • @nikq7010
    @nikq7010 Год назад +1

    you 100000% needed to go to the latvian ocupatoin musium

  • @dereknicholl4300
    @dereknicholl4300 Год назад +1

    Excellent video! very good work!!!!!

  • @lasma.a
    @lasma.a Год назад +5

    Thank you for visiting and making such a beautiful video of my city ❤

    • @BenRobson123
      @BenRobson123  Год назад +2

      You’re very welcome. It’s great to have so many locals from Riga watch my video 😁

    • @rofixrachid6323
      @rofixrachid6323 Год назад

      sveiki visi aš jums prisistatau mano vardas Rachidas iš Maroko ar galiu čia susirasti merginą aš labai myliu latvia

    • @lasma.a
      @lasma.a Год назад

      @@rofixrachid6323 and yet you're writing in Lithuanian 😁

    • @nadjibzemmouri5319
      @nadjibzemmouri5319 Год назад

      Peace😇 and love❤ from Algeria🇩🇿

  • @welshbolshevik
    @welshbolshevik 2 года назад +2

    I like how your burgundy Adidas tee matches Latvia’s flag. Intentional?

    • @BenRobson123
      @BenRobson123  2 года назад

      Thanks! Haha no it wasn’t, I didn’t even know the flag until I visited 😁

  • @madammadonna
    @madammadonna 2 года назад +7

    yes, our Oldtown is really beautiful 🥰

    • @BenRobson123
      @BenRobson123  2 года назад +1

      It certainly is!😁

    • @kraanz
      @kraanz 2 года назад

      It smells like sewage in summer.

    • @madammadonna
      @madammadonna 2 года назад

      @@kraanz tas laikam no tava nika.

  • @stellxlaostellxlao4574
    @stellxlaostellxlao4574 Год назад +2

    thanks! I live in Latvia Riga. never realised how pretty it is...!

    • @BenRobson123
      @BenRobson123  Год назад +1

      It’s easy to miss when you see it every day 😁

  • @PlanetaryCitizen
    @PlanetaryCitizen Год назад +1

    Nice video Ben! I've just got back from Tallinn and will be visiting Riga next month. Gatwick is my nearest airport and I'll be flying with another airline, but I managed to get some cheap flight tickets from the airline you mentioned for Helsinki in July. Happy travels!

  • @Edik_San
    @Edik_San Год назад +1

    Instead of Mc Donald's and Asian food, try to eat local food next time when in Riga. Delicious and very cheap Latvian dishes you can find in the restaurant LIDO. ;)

    • @BenRobson123
      @BenRobson123  Год назад +1

      I can be a bit of a difficult eater actually 😅 next time I’m in Riga I will have to try, thank you!

  • @TWOLOVELYPEOPLETRAVEL
    @TWOLOVELYPEOPLETRAVEL Год назад +3

    Absolutely amazing and informative, great travel, great video!

  • @kodiak64
    @kodiak64 Год назад +3

    I lived in Riga for 5 years, but became desperate to return to the UK, and now I am pining for Latvia again. When I'm here, I want to be there and when I'm there, I miss home... I'm not sure how to resolve this conflict.

    • @BenRobson123
      @BenRobson123  Год назад

      Cut yourself in two and live in both!😅

    • @iggyblitz8739
      @iggyblitz8739 Год назад

      Perhaps get a job where you can work remotely online and live back and forth in both places?

  • @joachim7500
    @joachim7500 2 года назад +2

    I'd love to travel to Riga one day, thanks for this video! also your voice is really soothing it makes the video so enjoyable

    • @BenRobson123
      @BenRobson123  2 года назад

      That’s the first time I’ve ever heard that haha, thank you so much!

  • @conorjfan
    @conorjfan Год назад +3

    Hey man! I went to Riga from Newcastle a while back and have been back again. It’s my favourite city in europe, so laid back and relaxing plus for £4.99 each way it’s cheaper than staying at home for the weekend! Great video man!

    • @BenRobson123
      @BenRobson123  Год назад +2

      Nice one, it’s a great city isn’t it. Its mad when the flights are so cheap, I’ve just got back from Riga / Tallinn yesterday. It was beautiful with all the snow!
      Thanks Jack 😊

    • @conorjfan
      @conorjfan Год назад +1

      @@BenRobson123 I went to Tallin too! One time I did Riga, Tallinn, then a ferry to helsinki! It was a lot of traveling but so fun! Tallinn is great!

  • @Maydaymusik
    @Maydaymusik 2 года назад +4

    Fire g, I'm going there next week, love for the headsup

    • @BenRobson123
      @BenRobson123  2 года назад

      Nice one, thanks for watching. Have a good trip!

  • @angeladangela500
    @angeladangela500 Год назад +1

    Sorry if you said it and I missed it, but what month did you visit Riga?

  • @ElviQ
    @ElviQ 2 года назад +3

    Welcome)

  • @n3ils3n
    @n3ils3n 2 года назад +3

    Brilliant vlog - very useful!

    • @BenRobson123
      @BenRobson123  2 года назад

      Thank you very much Neilsen. Appreciate the comment 😊

  • @kristapsbanis1574
    @kristapsbanis1574 Год назад +2

    Nice video and Latvia is the best country!

  • @454FatJack
    @454FatJack Год назад

    Elevator brand KONE how peculiar it’s 🇫🇮 = machine😂😂

  • @jonbush4126
    @jonbush4126 Год назад +1

    Thank you all for the super nice comments. I myself am Latvian 🇱🇻❤️ and I respect you all, you love my country. I also respect you, you are the best ❤❤❤

  • @billgray5672
    @billgray5672 11 месяцев назад

    Thoroughly enjoyed your video. I have just returned from a week in Riga (also flew from Newcastle). It really is a spectacular city. Thanks.

  • @MATTEOLIKA
    @MATTEOLIKA Год назад +1

    now THIS is what i call quality content! what was the name of the hostel? and would you suggest travelling there in febuary?

    • @BenRobson123
      @BenRobson123  Год назад

      Thank you Matteo! The hostel is called Blue Bird Hostel, and I’m not sure what it’s like in February, I don’t see why not 😇

  • @karinakaarina
    @karinakaarina 2 года назад +4

    Lovely city. Love Riga, great vlog

  • @loredana.3097
    @loredana.3097 Год назад

    Hallo 😊
    Thanks for your video. I will like to visit this place and I'm thinking about rooms 🤔
    Please can you tell me how is the name rooms & address ( der when you live, because I think it's cip and good 👍) ?
    Thanks for answering 🙏❤

  • @sakkijarvenpolkka2090
    @sakkijarvenpolkka2090 2 года назад +3

    Thank you! One of the best videos of Riga!

    • @BenRobson123
      @BenRobson123  2 года назад +1

      Thank you, much appreciated 😊

  • @spark_6710
    @spark_6710 Год назад +1

    What a BEAUTIFUL VIEWfrom the rooftop !! 😍 👍👍💜🥁🐉🎤🎶💞

  • @djharto4917
    @djharto4917 Год назад

    Is possible to get food curryier job as Indians people ? Maybe get dodgy visa student ? Working bolt.. marrying lavian princuss go to England and viset Birmingham place ? Please helping mee

  • @thisisourworld9544
    @thisisourworld9544 2 года назад +2

    Really enjoyed this Riga guide. Cant wait to visit one day. Thank you for sharing, much appreciated 🙌

  • @Crimson19977
    @Crimson19977 4 месяца назад

    7:26 this was definitely the highlight of the video 😂 I did not expect that

  • @iainmacantailleir352
    @iainmacantailleir352 Год назад

    I found it hard to understand much of the commentary and voice over. It's not the accent, it was the mumbling and garbled diction. It's a lively video on mute.

  • @wyettmuth8411
    @wyettmuth8411 Год назад

    Hardly any tourists. Much different from Prague!

  • @name0055
    @name0055 2 года назад +1

    Cool video. Thank you!

  • @birdybird222
    @birdybird222 Год назад +1

    The best part in Latvia is the food but you still decide to go to McDonalds😅

  • @helen6683
    @helen6683 Год назад +1

    Loved this one, the market looked amazing. Great how you did the travel tips at the end.

  • @owisdom499
    @owisdom499 Год назад +1

    Where are your subscribers???

    • @BenRobson123
      @BenRobson123  Год назад +1

      I’ve been wondering the same thing! So much effort for such slow growth at the moment!😅

  • @ediiis11
    @ediiis11 Год назад

    Rīga is a wery dirty city, everything outside of the Riga is 3 times moore beautiful..

  • @philipbirzulis5099
    @philipbirzulis5099 Год назад +3

    Nice shots of Old Riga, but do come back and see Riga's Art Nouveau architecture - it has one of the world's biggest collections of the style.

    • @BenRobson123
      @BenRobson123  Год назад

      Thank you Philip, I was a little confused as to what the ‘Art Noveau’ architecture was, isn’t that in the Old Town?

    • @adrija4750
      @adrija4750 Год назад +1

      @@BenRobson123 The Art Nouveau is quite a bit out of Old Riga. It's just a small area, about two streets, lined with buildings built in the Art Nouveau style. They're very large and grand looking and the style is completely different than Old Riga

    • @karlisulmanis3810
      @karlisulmanis3810 Год назад +2

      @@adrija4750 To elaborate, this would be the outer central area of Riga, though still in the city center, part of what we call "Klusais centrs" or "The quite center" (rough translation)..

  • @COMEINTOMYWORLD
    @COMEINTOMYWORLD 7 месяцев назад +1

    Cool video. Loved it!

  • @XiaoyangXu-gb4sq
    @XiaoyangXu-gb4sq 11 месяцев назад

    Did you use the UAV to record the scene,baeutiful

  • @christiankirkenes5922
    @christiankirkenes5922 Год назад

    I found it interesting how they had all of the old cannons in the church. Some of the cannons were older than my country

  • @sandrisjansons1515
    @sandrisjansons1515 3 месяца назад

    Actually zeppelin hangars were located in the western part of Latvia in a small town Vaiņode. Hangar's metal frame parts were brought to Riga and then like you said - they were made in existing look in 1920's .

    • @BenRobson123
      @BenRobson123  3 месяца назад

      Thank you for the correction 😊

  • @biohacker7968
    @biohacker7968 Год назад

    Hello Ben, @2:43 did record this yourself??

  • @russellreelee6297
    @russellreelee6297 2 года назад +2

    wow, nice shots and great descriptions. glad you enjoyed our awesome historical buildings =]

    • @BenRobson123
      @BenRobson123  2 года назад

      Thank you so much? happy you enjoyed it, you have a beautiful city!

  • @Latvian3Dman
    @Latvian3Dman 6 месяцев назад

    Thank You for doing this. Riga is my city. 🌞

  • @David_Dibbert
    @David_Dibbert Год назад +1

    Excellent video Ben, Riga is definitely on my list for places to visit. I always buy a fridge magnet from every city I visit as a souvenir/memory. 😃

    • @BenRobson123
      @BenRobson123  Год назад

      Glad I’m not the only one! Thanks David, glad you enjoyed 😁

  • @ItsTheBigHorse
    @ItsTheBigHorse Год назад

    you cant beat the first time you see a massive organ ;) weeeyyyy

  • @janisgarkalns5165
    @janisgarkalns5165 Год назад +1

    Wondering how this ended up in my recommended, got work trip back to NCL next week :D, haven't been there since May, happy you liked Riga.

    • @BenRobson123
      @BenRobson123  Год назад

      RUclips has just pushed my video the past few days! And that’s really cool! Thanks for the comment 😇

  • @mohameds3400
    @mohameds3400 Год назад

    Why it looks empty.... no live!!

  • @jackgatisfmd4349
    @jackgatisfmd4349 2 года назад +2

    awesome vid! nice and simple. new subscriber here

    • @BenRobson123
      @BenRobson123  2 года назад +1

      Thank you Jack, much appreciated :)

  • @angeImaycry_boy
    @angeImaycry_boy Год назад +1

    Im Latvian, speak Russian and Latvian languages (sorry for my English)
    Im don't life in Riga, but, this is greatest city in our country)

    • @BenRobson123
      @BenRobson123  Год назад

      Paldies! tā ir lieliska pilsēta.
      Thank you 😊

  • @jansveen
    @jansveen Год назад

    Latvia was not occupied by Nazi Garmany during WWI, that happend during WWII. There were some riflemen though that fought the germans on the banks of Daugava river, back in 1915 to 1917. The zeppelineres also were during WWII.

    • @BenRobson123
      @BenRobson123  Год назад +2

      Thank you for correcting me Ivan. I do try to make sure I get things right, but sometimes resources can be conflicting and hard to make sense of it all. Appreciated 😊

  • @FeudalOfTestosterone
    @FeudalOfTestosterone Год назад +1

    Glad you didn't go behind Origo where the train stations are, especially in a later time.

  • @darbas57
    @darbas57 2 года назад +1

    Any people on the street?

    • @BenRobson123
      @BenRobson123  2 года назад

      Homeless people you mean? I’m not too sure actually, I can’t remember!

  • @ace2523
    @ace2523 Год назад

    I lived there enough, i dont want to visit it

  • @mo-yj5nt
    @mo-yj5nt Год назад +1

    Loved your travel sprits! I tend to do one day trips to European cities from London. The shorter the cheaper 😼

    • @BenRobson123
      @BenRobson123  Год назад +1

      Yess sometimes it’s cool to just go for a short trip, thank you! Safe travels 😁

  • @shalomtalosious
    @shalomtalosious Год назад +1

    Heading to Riga as a student this January to RTU 😁❤️

    • @BenRobson123
      @BenRobson123  Год назад +1

      Beautiful city, have a great time in Riga!😇

  • @emilijajansone7126
    @emilijajansone7126 Год назад

    es nezinu kaa fujaku nesameta centraltirgu 💀

  • @Leo-eh8hm
    @Leo-eh8hm Год назад

    Riga is very boring and there is nothing to do, I don’t know why I recommend visiting this country, the locals themselves say that there is nothing to do in Riga, and in general there is nothing to do in Latvia, so they leave Latvia en masse, when I visited Riga I noticed that Riga is too empty and there are very few people in the city, most of the streets are completely empty after 18:00

    • @tomfitz7431
      @tomfitz7431 Год назад

      Hot lads in tight jeans !!!...

  • @bilijs1859
    @bilijs1859 Год назад

    Bruh im from Riga and the city is preity small. i knew evry place you were at exept the indoors

    • @BenRobson123
      @BenRobson123  Год назад

      Yeah the city is pretty small, but beautiful!

  • @marksbisofs9227
    @marksbisofs9227 Год назад +1

    If u ever some back to Latvia u have to visit Rundales Pils aka( Rundales Palace) and u wont regret it specially in summer it so beutiful

  • @murab18
    @murab18 2 года назад +2

    Great video Ben!

  • @daarrta7923
    @daarrta7923 Год назад

    Old Rīga is beautiful and mostly for tourists outside of the centre looks quite bad

    • @BenRobson123
      @BenRobson123  Год назад

      Yeah I noticed that when getting the bus from the city to the airport.. some parts look pretty bad

  • @ricardsjekabsons3917
    @ricardsjekabsons3917 Год назад

    im the biggest Rigger

  • @yohanhasitha8048
    @yohanhasitha8048 2 года назад +3

    😍😊

  • @TheCanadianSnow
    @TheCanadianSnow Год назад

    I live in Latvia XD

  • @mickey11397
    @mickey11397 2 года назад +2

    Smashed it mate 🙂

    • @BenRobson123
      @BenRobson123  2 года назад

      Thank you Michael, really appreciate that mate! Hope you’re well

  • @KrisBendix
    @KrisBendix 2 года назад +1

    Happy you like my city. 👏

  • @oscardiegorobles
    @oscardiegorobles Год назад

    May I ask you what camera and lenses did you use in this video? Wide angle is awesome 👏🏼

    • @BenRobson123
      @BenRobson123  Год назад

      Everything was filmed on my iPhone 11!😁

  • @rexonjralacabaerasmo1575
    @rexonjralacabaerasmo1575 Год назад

    Which hostel have you stayed in Riga? Thank you

  • @parthsharma5187
    @parthsharma5187 2 года назад +2

    this is the kind of vlog i crave

    • @BenRobson123
      @BenRobson123  2 года назад +1

      Thank you, really glad you enjoyed it!😊

  • @welltravelledlife
    @welltravelledlife Год назад

    Heading to Riga this summer. Appreciate your views. If money weren’t an option, are there any activities/adventures you’d want to do there?

    • @BenRobson123
      @BenRobson123  Год назад +1

      Cool, enjoy! And if I wasn’t worried about money I’d love to go to one of the shooting ranges and try out all the guns!😅

    • @jennifergraham5087
      @jennifergraham5087 Год назад

      @@BenRobson123 Hmmm, pretty sure guns won't make our list, but that's an interesting answer.