Leaving the Known

Returning from a new destination After our departure from Latvia and our return home, I began to reflect on the experiences I was apart of. Overall, I was very satisfied by the overall feelings I can reflect on. Of course one could say it was apart of school, educational and tasks needed to be worked…

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Arrival to the Unknown

A new country, a new feeling with old friends Comfortability in an unfamiliar place Upon arriving in Latvia, the first cultural aspect i experienced was the amount of Russian speaking nationals. There was a large amount of Ukrainian support along the capital of Riga which was very satisfying to me as well. Above all else,…

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Challenges of rural tourism in the Tukums region

In this blog, I will introduce two main challenges for developing rural tourism in the Tukums region. In my last blog, I shared some stories and experiences when visiting those two rural destinations. I also mentioned some unpleasant feelings that it is hard to find the correct position in those places. This time, I will…

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Nature tourism’s hidden gems by the Baltic Sea.

Hello and welcome to read my blog post about upcoming trip! This blog post is written by a woman in her 20’s who is on her way becoming tourism professional. Graduation from Lapland UAS is starting to look bright ahead which is exiting. Where did the years go? It feels like we just started our…

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A Journey To Riga as A Gift For My Birthday.

The very first thing I prepared for this interesting trip is the sense of excitement and cheering. The first gift. This precious chance came to me when I decided to attend this International Destination Experience Project. During this course, I will learn about destination experience development in Latvia, especially Tukums. In the purpose of practical…

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