Journey to JURMALA, LATVIA - Riga's Amazing Beach Resort (Part 1) 🇱🇻

[@eltenda]

excellent video my friend! one more reason to go to Latvia! I like this country a lot!

[@J.E.E]

Thanks so much for watching and commenting my friend!👍👌

[@eltenda]

@@J.E.E anytime ! The wife us watching them too, she's becoming a fan of Latvia

[@J.E.E]

Thats great! I’m glad she is enjoying them too😁👌

[@Latvian07]

Welcome to my country!

[@hamishchalmers7353]

Great video, Justin. Loved that tree cake - never seen anything like it. And what a lovely couple you met - so nice watching how people get drawn in by your languages - it's rare that you can't surprise someone with one of your vocabs. A serious skill you have there! Loving the content!

[@chubbawubba6959]

Justin, I really appreciate all you do and share! It is awesome to follow someone who shares many mutuel interests. As always my friend thank you so much and safe travel, and good health. Cheers

[@J.E.E]

Hello my friend… thanks for the continuous support and for the kind comment! I’m glad you’re enjoying my videos👍👌

[@bedebiyad]

Thanks!

[@J.E.E]

Thanks for watching!👍👌

[@J.E.E]

Hi Shawn, A special thanks to you for supporting the channel with the super thanks. I only just realised what that was, so excuse my earlier message where I neglected to mention it. All the best mate👍

[@johngill9750]

The exact same trip my wife and i did last week. Such a beautiful place🇱🇻🇱🇻

[@Pidalin]

I've been to Latvia in 2018 and nobody believes me that they have better beaches than in most of those typical summer vacation destinations, also sea was not that cold as people expect from Baltic sea. They have literally 50 m wide beaches with sand soft like flour, especially in Jurmala it looks almost like some kitsch from postcard, but it really looks like that in reality. But not everywhere, we've been somewhere more north from Riga and there was sand looking more like from kid's playground, more gross and with little pieces of wood, but still comfortable to walk in, you don't need shoes like in Croatia where it's impossible to get to the sea without shoes. 😀

[@J.E.E]

I completely agree Ondrej, this is a hidden gem👍👌

[@Crediu]

north from riga so Saulkrasti?

[@Pidalin]

@@Crediu Yes, exactly. 🙂 Some bad weather caught us there, it was raining, but some people were still swimming in the sea. 🙂

[@martinskesteris8664]

Try Liepāja. So much better than Jūrmala. Both central beach and then Karosta.

[@lkrnpk]

Also there are tons of beaches and for a country that sparsely populated you can easily find one with very small amount of people... further away from Riga. Kurzeme coast has great beaches, although sea may be a bit colder and there is more wind since it is open sea, not Riga bay. Only issue is that season is not that long/water is not very warm for a long time

[@taylaar]

I was literally there a few days ago! The beach is so nice 👍

[@J.E.E]

Yes mate it is fantastic . Do you live in Latvia?

[@thomasliangus]

Thank you so much, sir, for making all these amazing videos!

[@J.E.E]

My pleasure! I am so glad you are enjoying the content! 👍🙂

[@kw2142]

Man if the Latvian Tourism board had any sense they would hire you immediately

[@paulhawkins7547]

Just outside of riga mesa parks is so nice in summer. Got lovely lake there.

[@zielonapapuga6754]

You speak brilliant English, almost BBC or Queen's English, very friendly to foreign viewers. I assume you are well-educated. Nice to watch. Greets from Poland.

[@J.E.E]

Thank you so much my friend, i appreciate the kind comment!! 👍😃

[@zielonapapuga6754]

@@J.E.E You are very welcome my friend,.YMMD 🥰

[@sihlemasondo2898]

Thank u very much great content I think Latvian real estate wud be interesting

[@ines_uk]

Yes, the beaches are one of the best there. In my humble opinion anyway. 😀 I didn’t go to Jūrmala often simply because we have a summerhouse near the beach little bit further up north. But it’s the same white, soft sand and beautiful pine tree forest near it. And no bars etc, which is a plus as it was more quiet and more peaceful. One of the best feelings in summer is laying on a beach, listening to the sound of waves and watching the white clouds in the blue sky above. Miss it so much. Thanks for another video and bringing back good memories! 🙂

[@J.E.E]

Thank you Ines for watching and commenting... I am so happy you liked the video😉 I agree, it is an amazing place and a great way to spend the summer. When are you going to Brussels?

[@ines_uk]

@@J.E.E We are not sure yet, because there’s a wedding now coming up soon. So we might have to postpone the trip a little bit.

[@iggyblitz8739]

​@@J.E.E Great video but please learn Latvian, the country is Latvia nott Russia, it's the national language.

[@WilllikesMD]

I'm from Latvia and i live in a town close to Jūrmala. I have walked through those beaches in winter and they're still beautiful! But Latvia's beaches are very peaceful and just overall good beaches!🇱🇻🇱🇻🇱🇻

[@fabin9297]

Very nice Justin!! Congrats man!!

[@J.E.E]

Thank you for watching and commenting my friend… I’m glad you enjoyed!👍👌

[@RAMINBONAKDAR]

Jurmala is beautiful, tnx for sharing

[@J.E.E]

Agreed… thanks for watching my friend! 👍👌

[@TheLars317]

Fantastic video, love your enthusiasm of life and meeting people.

[@J.E.E]

Thank you so much for your kind comment, i really appreciate it!! 👍😃

[@TheFlavorfulKitchen]

hope to come to rega next year my freind thanks for the video

[@J.E.E]

Hello my friend… You should definitely try and visit! Thanks for watching👍👌

[@michaelmckelvey5122]

I have been to Riga twice and stayed in a nice new hotel that came with breakfast, it was very close to the sports stadium. I was only paying something like 13 pounds a night but I expect that prices have changed since then. I met an Englishman from Brighton who came to Riga with his Latvian friend and they were staying in the same hotel so invited me to take the train to Jurmala. It was a sensible decision and I remember many of the scenes that I saw in your video. The beach and sand were amazing but it was in October and it was absolutely FREEZING! I remember how we waited for the return train from Jurmala to Riga and the wind was terrible. There is also a car museum in the outskirts of Riga and you can actually see there a Rolls Roys driven and written off by Brezhnev! On the whole, I liked Vilnius and Tallkin more, I found Riga a bit cold and austere but I suppose that in winter most of Eastern Europe is not very inviting. As you like markets, the inside of the old Zeppelin hangers that are used as an inside market would be of interest to you. Possibly, in another video, you have been there too but the hangers were taken down and rebuilt on that site and they seem to make one of the most visited places in Riga. I would like to travel more to Eastern Europe but coming from the south of London, it is a hard thing to do as mainly it is only Ryanair that flies there and that means a long trek all the way to Stansted in Essex.

[@TWOLOVELYPEOPLETRAVEL]

Nice to see that my friend is wandering in my hometown!

[@J.E.E]

Great place my friend👍👌

[@jackvoda4649]

Fab video (as always). I was actually in Jūrmala a few months ago. Lovely place and amazing beach. But I was there in June so wasn’t quite warm enough to fully swim.🤣

[@J.E.E]

Hello Jack… thanks so much for watching my friend! You should definitely try and go back next year later in the summer and have a swim😆👍👌

[@ashleyupshall7641]

Great vid. A good intro to making a visit. 😊

[@J.E.E]

Thank you!! 😃👍

[@dzintrarowe4272]

Jurmala seems to me has a very Russian atmosphere. Perhaps left over from the Soviet Occupation era. One of our interns at office said she went there with her grandmother from Moldavia as a reward for making her quota at work when she was little girl.

[@kraanz]

Jūrmala is indeed a sRussian colony. You barely hear any Latvian there.

[@IndjanTraveler]

Great stuff Justin!👍🙂

[@J.E.E]

Thanks so much for watching my friend!👍👌

[@zm975]

Thank you for great video. 18:10 that is Lielupe river not Mārupe. Although "upe" does mean "river", Mārupe is a city but not a river.

[@J.E.E]

Thank you mate... Yes, marupe is near the airport.... Always confusing the two👍👌

[@lkrnpk]

there is a tiny river, more like a stream, going through Mārupe but called ''Mārupīte''

[@somerandomlatvian7801]

The only time I would really be in Jurmala is when I would pass by on a train, it is very nice to see parts of the country I have never seen before

[@praguetruebelievers9832]

Kool, been busy with a new job and have not been giving any of my favorite KZbinrs any attention. Glad to see you got 5 new Vids to watch Cheers for that Justin you have been hard at work! Look forward to more of Poland. Greetings from high priced Praha getting nuts here the Hotels and air BNBs

[@JavedKhan-ox5qe]

Another very very good video jk

[@J.E.E]

Thanks for all the support my friend!👍👌

[@micheleeverly]

Thank you! I really enjoyed your video!

[@J.E.E]

Glad you enjoyed it! 👍😃

[@davisa6588]

I'll be visiting Riga next week! Really looking forward to it, who knows might get a cheeky photo with you if I'm lucky! 😂

[@J.E.E]

Hello mate. Sounds wonderful!!! Let me know when you get here... Better on Instagram justin_easterneurope or email [e-mail] On here o might not get the message right away👍

[@arkadiuszszewczyk9287]

U are a something else bruv… the accent on those lines❤️🔥love the review love the vibe.u are amazing guy mate.regards from sunny Scotland🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🔥🥁❤️

[@aos32]

Interesting :) I would like you to visit Kuldīga, which is a town I wanted to visit when I was on vacation in July this year, but unfortunately there was insufficient time to do so. I also think the language is cool and very fun to speak, and it would be interesting to hear the Kurzeme dialect.

[@kraanz]

Finally, someone who doesn't think Rīga = the entirety of Latvia. Kuldīga is very charming and you can actually swim in Europe's widest waterfall. However, observe the locals doing it first, since half of the waterfall is safe, while the other half can be deadly.

[@surangatelge597]

❤ KEEP IT UP SIR, GREAT 👍 JOB, GOD BLESS YOU, I AM SURANGA FROM ( SRILANKA )

[@PembrokeshireBoyinThailand]

Thanks Justin, great video yet again Keep them coming mate looking forward to part 2 👍

[@J.E.E]

Hello Paul, so happy you enjoyed it. Will be posting it shortly👍👌

[@skoro-vernus]

18:18 This is Lielupe river. Mārupe river also exists but it is merely a small tributary of Daugava in Rīga, not in Jūrmala. Great video.

[@J.E.E]

Thank you so much for your input, i really appreciate it!! 🙂👍

[@drznx]

Jurmala on a sunny day is fantastic. You forget about everything else when you' re there with no time limit. I like to ride on my bicycle there, it is just 40 min away. If you are in Riga for couple of days and it is a pleasant weather, absolutely recommend to visit this town. Also I would recommend Saulkrasti, in spanish Costa del Sol. That is to north from Riga also by train. A bit different vibe, the beach sand makes a noise when you make steps on it.

[@TallTravels]

Looks very nice there at the beach! Those bar staff didn't seem overly warm though, a distinct lack of eye contact!

[@J.E.E]

It is very nice... Staff was good, but it takes time for them to thaw a little🤣

[@TallTravels]

​@@J.E.E I will remember that 😁

[@mikeeasthampton]

Great Vid again, mate. Glad to see you with no symptoms. My travel to my birthtown Gdansk 2 weeks ago enden in covid infection. Not funny this sh... so enjoy :D

[@tomtaylor9485]

I have never 🐝 But I have heard #latviabeaches Are out'standing #lovely

[@Bigdaddyshot2]

Very good video, we will wait for you in the city where the wind is born - Liepāja. The sand on Liepāja's beach is even whiter than in Jurmala. We are waiting for you to visit! 😉👌

[@inmt-knify-fanatic-2024]

i realy liked your jurmala trip ive been in jurmala once but i only we been in livu waterpark

[@J.E.E]

Hello my friend… Thanks so much for watching and commenting! You should give it another visit when you can!👍👌

[@kooloneism]

latia has such lovley beaches

[@J.E.E]

Yes it really does… Thanks for watching my friend!👍👌

[@riproar11]

HA! As soon as you pointed out the Hendrick's gin bottle flower pot I knew you were going to order your "GinTonic".

[@J.E.E]

Haha you know it mate!🤣👍👌

[@riproar11]

There are four Polish deli's near me and they sell "Chrusciki" made at a Lithuanian family-owned bakery. They have the tree style packaged in cellophane wraps or boxed, "Angel Wings" style you buy by weight, or boxes of thin square sheets all covered with powdered sugar. They are so delicious and can only be described as tasting similar to a crispy powdered sugar cake donut.

[@seanberry2630]

Great to see this video about Latvia and Jurmala. I’m from England and my wife is Latvian, we go to Dzintari almost every year apart from in covid times. Ligua or Ligo is great to go to Latvia for too. 3:30 - 3:40 I noticed cold soup/ pink soup. My wife loves it but I absolutely hate it 😂😂🤢🤢 Great video. Thanks

[@kraanz]

Cold soup is pretty much the only thing you can eat in hot summer days ;]

[@spectrumm-gmr]

💕💕💕❤️I liked your maimi Beach style shirt it's 😎 cool❤️💕💕💕 @35:45 justin what the meaning of Diwalli back there?

[@J.E.E]

Thank you mate... I like the shirt too. I assumed it was named after the Indian festival!!! But I am not sure if it means anything in Latvian

[@danielv62]

Thanks Justin!

[@J.E.E]

Thanks for watching mate!👍👌

[@leonardodasilvaamaral9757]

5:30 minuts not english? Rusky? Yes!! Ok 😂😂😂😂 top 👍! Very good

[@J.E.E]

Thank you so much for watching and commenting. 👍👌

[@petterherlofsen7269]

Nice shirt Justin😀👍 👚

[@J.E.E]

Thank you very much my friend!👍👌

[@Markmywordschannel]

Seems very much like a Polish beach resort. Honestly didn’t expect to see this in Latvia… shows my naivety. Thanks for taking the time to make this, really interesting.

[@J.E.E]

Thank you Mark... Gonna travel to Gdansk near the end of the month... Shall we grab a couple of beers?

[@Markmywordschannel]

@@J.E.E yes mate sounds good to me 👍

[@Markmywordschannel]

@@J.E.E give me a shout on instagram when you know the details

[@CarlosManuelCoto]

Respect bro

[@mk7j7]

Walking and sampling food. Did you buy anything!

[@MobMentality1987]

How many beach bars are there? We’re going early September PS cracking video

[@J.E.E]

There are quite a few and I am sure you will have a good time!!! Thanks for watching mate!

[@MobMentality1987]

@@J.E.E decent weather in Riga in September?

[@J.E.E]

@@MobMentality1987 hit or miss but not boring👍

[@saadkamel361]

Am a fan of your channel. What languages do you speak, Justin?

[@IllySillyxD]

17:38 you just sat in the seat that was meant for the conductor ! ^^,

[@kraanz]

A typical Latvian sauna does not go above 100, usually it's 70-80 degrees roughly. It's supposed to be wet and steamy, so if you'd go above 100, you'd simply get burnt by the steam. If a sauna goes above 100, it's a Finnish-style sauna. That or the person heating it doesn't know what they're doing and are trying to show off or something. And the "brooms" are predominantly birch. You can use pretty much whatever, including oak, but birch is the usual go-to. My parents, for example, are quite fond of using bundles of nettles. Doesn't it sting? "No, it's more of a tickling feeling, we submerge them in hot water before use so the stinging bits go away," according to my Mum.

[@J.E.E]

Thank you so much mate for such a great insight. Nettles does sound a little crazy, but I also here some people in Latvia make soup from it. Might try that one day👍

[@kraanz]

@@J.E.E You CAN make soup from nettles, but they have very low nutritional value. You might hear about nettle soup in the context of WW2, when there was all-around destruction and famine, and people made it out of sheer desperation. Having written that, I just remembered my Mum making nettle soup a few years ago, but that was more of a culinary experiment of hers. She just wanted to see if it can be done. It was so thin initially, she ended up adding a ton of veg and meat, up to a point where it resembled a stew rather than a soup. "It was such a fuss, steaming and boiling them to get rid of the tiny barbs. And in the end, it tasted almost exactly like sorrel soup, which is way easier to make." Thank you for your videos, btw, as someone already said, the Latvian Tourism Board should hire you right away ;D Paldies un jauku tev dienu!

[@brentbasterfield3800]

You need meet me please love your vids there soon 🎉

[@J.E.E]

That sounds great! Send me a DM on Instagram @justin_easterneurope or an email to [e-mail] that way I will be able to see your messages right away.

[@DJ-uk5mm]

Dudes got some great language skills. 😂 we’ll done .

[@J.E.E]

Thank you so much!! 👍😃

[@MrSovetsky]

Stockmann is not far from that RIMI at the central station and it has a better range and quality of products. It's more expensive though.

[@J.E.E]

True!!! I had forgotten about that 👍

[@foto21]

Beach is great, water is fine. Problem is whether or not it's actually sunny.

[@J.E.E]

😆😆😆 Agreed… thanks for watching my friend! 👍👌

[@santap9332]

Justin if you are still in Latvia? Come to city Liepaja - the largeat beaches and the best white sand beach with coatal area biggest in the whole Latvia and Baltics And Liepajas has a status of resort city and it be the Capital of Culture in 2027 so all tourists will come here.

[@janis31]

What should I do whenever I see you filming in Riga? Should I go to you and say hi, @Justin?

[@J.E.E]

Yes mate... I would love it👍👍👍

[@eltenda]

b.t.w I'm hungry!

[@J.E.E]

🤣👌

[@someonelikex]

18:20 Lielupe river

[@J.E.E]

Hi my friend, thank you very much for your input! 👍😃

[@ЛаураСогоян-ф5л]

👍👍👍

[@guntasvilpe369]

👋👍😊

[@J.E.E]

👍👌

[@martinskesteris8664]

Out of 500km long beaches in Latvia, locals definitely would not pick Jūrmala as the place to go. :) it's ok, but there are even better.

[@J.E.E]

Thank you so much for sharing, i really appreciate it! 👍🙂

[@soprano7088]

wow how many languages do you speak? 😅

[@J.E.E]

Stay tuned to find out,👍👌🙏

[@maga-hat709]

There used to be lot of life there (like festivals with bands on the beach etc.) some 15-20 years ago, but unfortunately now when the whole country has basically collapsed due to the mass emigration (Latvia's population has dropped dramatic 30% during that time) of young people and worst economy in Europe, it's just scraps that are left anymore. They should drop all the prices AT LEAST 50% there to get the people back, no one is going to pay 11 eur for a G&T as was the case in this beach bar shown here on this video. Especially when it wasn't even special G&T by any means. I would pay max. 4 eur for that.

[@J.E.E]

I agree completely, prices have gotten out of hand here!!! And it used to be a lot more lively👍👌

[@kraanz]

It's a tourist trap, what did you expect, of course the prices are outrageous. And the festivals you mention? We're glad to be rid of them. They were 100% sRussian. Jūrmala itself is seen as nothing less than a sRussian colony, you can barely hear any Latvian there.

[@maga-hat709]

@@kraanz Your answer reflects sadly - but somewhat clearly - some of the biggest reasons why Latvia is doing so poorly compared to many other European countries. First one is just almost complete lack of understanding the economics; how pricing works in a healthy economical system. You seem to think that you can just put any price tag on the product and people would just pay for it, no questions asked. Newsflash - it just doesn't work like that. Second big issue is current xenophobic attitudes way too many latvians have recently adopted that are in many cases outright racist. That doesn't work either. You as one of the tiniest populations in the world just can not afford being xenophobic or racist. You'll have absolutely no friends if you fall into that. And when you have no friends, you're going to collapse as a nation. Which has already pretty much happened. Embrace all the visitors and investors from abroad and all of those who already live there including all of the russians and you'll get back on your feet again maybe someday. And clean up after the mess you've created there and don't flee the country like cowards. You need to take your heads out of your arses finally and face the facts of life..

[@CMV314]

Nice video, but there was no need to give the Lithuanian girl advice on how to learn a foreign language, lol.

[@J.E.E]

Thanks for you input

[@MrPatch72]

Hiya Justin,we're going to Riga (the girlfriend and myself)and would love to hook up for a drink or two . We'll be in the Leningrad bar on Friday or Saturday the 16/17th September if you're out and about.

[@J.E.E]

Hello mate, Sounds great to me... Always happy to meet new friends. Let me know what day and time. Probably better on Instagram justin_easterneurope

[@MrPatch72]

We don't have Instagram (or any other social media for that matter)but if Friday say 8 bells sounds ok let us know ,we're getting the bus from Tallinn to Riga on Friday and should there about 4-5ish so anytime after that is good with us👍

[@J.E.E]

@@MrPatch72 8pm at Leningrad! Looking forward to it 👍

[@MrPatch72]

@@J.E.E 👍

[@Ghost-vi8qm]

Where is a good place in Riga to meet with a Latvian woman?

[@armandogavare2853]

Lielupe river

[@elizabethsmith6457]

I don't recognize any of this places, I born in Latvia Riga. I don't even know where he is. I left in 1971, and everything is different. I know the first stop in yurmala was Lielupe. My all generation was from Daugavpils and Riga, com from Sigulda. And when I was child I was in yaundubulti. So I always said if you like go to Europe, you couldn't find such small beautiful country like Latvia.

[@armandogavare2853]

estern its 7 cm wider

[@kevinjamesparr552]

jURMULA is so Russian in style

[@J.E.E]

Fantastic place👍

[@kraanz]

It's a de-facto Russian colony, most Latvians avoid it. And the beach is too crowded anyway.

[@astraaj435]

You speak not too bad latvian for a foreign. It's really impressive. But I'm having a hard time on every place name you say... And these in Jūrmala they are just unrecognisable if I wouldn't know what's there.. When you step out of the train and have a river the other side of the tracks then it is Lielupe (which basically means the big river). Behind it there are endless meadows. They are somewhat damp very often so there is not getting anything elso on. And the station you stepped off is Majori. Sorry but your pronunciation couldn't be further from it.. if you struggle to think of j sound -replace it with english y and you will sound so good. And the most mistake with all the place names is the stress in the word. There is next to never a word that has its accent/stress elsewhere than on the first syllable. Stress the first syllable and you will sound authentic. And you've got out in Mayori. Try it.

[@therealtony2009]

bunch of stray cats there!

[@santap9332]

I do not like Jurmala beach it is so small and tiny and sand is so bad wuality so dark and yellow. Best beach in europe is in Latvia city Liepaja - white sand and biggest coastal line with many Beach clubs and restaurants.

[@kevinjamesparr552]

He tries all pays for nothing saying im filming and come back later to buy

[@J.E.E]

Yeah, I have to... Ever tried making a video whilst holding bags of stuff? I have and I won't do it again👌

[@clovergrass9439]

You have a sketchy vibe.

[@J.E.E]

Thank you very much for your input! 👍

[@kraanz]

You're confusing him with Bald and Bankrupt.

[@kilryekim4524]

Wanna make latvian girlfriend 😆

[@J.E.E]

Would be great👍👌

[@riproar11]

I searched your videos and noticed that you have so much more to cover on the beaches of Liepāja and Ventspils where the beaches are much larger and the surf is wavier. Liepāja is Latvia's third largest city with all kinds of historic and modern architecture so you will have so much to explore there! They have the powdery soft sands with a lot more of those cantina huts! Both cities have up-and-coming microbreweries and cuisine. Before and when the Autumn foliage starts I hope you get to tour the castle ruins of Cesis, Turaida (in Sigulda) and Sigulda castle and Krimulda church, Bauska large castle ruins, Ludza has very large ruins, Koknese has impressive tall ruins, Lielvarde has a small ruin with unique totem poles nearby and a very photo opportunity of how large the Daugava River is with deep blue skies. upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2a/CesuPils_2017-09-10.jpg latviainside.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Turaida-Aerial-360-Virtual-Tour-Aero-Foto-Ture-LATVIAINSIDE.COM_.jpg www.entergauja.com/userfiles/images/galery/things-to-do/enter-manors/sigulda-castle/157052795316.jpg?w=460&aspect=3-2&dppx=2 kzbin.info/www/bejne/jWPPp2djmtZ6g9U as1.ftcdn.net/v2/jpg/02/19/07/16/1000_F_219071633_lJIiAQl6sLiJtLBSIrq4FEEzgxDy2OBe.jpg dynamic-media-cdn.tripadvisor.com/media/photo-o/10/5a/f2/60/caption.jpg?w=500&h=500&s=1 static.roundme.com/upload/web/138789.jpg?versionid=c7463b9f13344e0f4985cc0fc7ac8f93