By Personal Recommendation....

By Personal Recommendation.... We would like to invite our Club members to contribute recommendations and suggestions for this 'insider's knowledge' section. If you have a favourite restaurant, gallery, museum, shop or place to visit, for example, why not tell us all about it and give us a web link? Email details to Board.iwcr@gmail.com All views expressed in this section of the website are those of the contributor and the IWCR cannot take responsibility for the recommendation. more » Online British supermarket for Expats! What do you miss the most? Established in 1999, British Corner Shop (BCS) is an online British supermarket with very competitively priced worldwide delivery. www.BritishCornerShop.co.uk more » Luxurious Loft Life in Liepaja Now I know what it feels like to live life like Donald Trump, in what must simply be THE most luxurious apartment in Latvia! A week's holiday, staying in the Liepaja 'LuxLoft', was kindly donated to the IWCR 2010 Christmas Auction by Judith and Ashley Abraham. Read on..... more » Annas Hotel - 'Reflection of a Latvian art of living' I recently had the opportunity to stay at the wonderful 'Annas Hotel', well located to explore the Sigulda/Cesis area. The spa experience was so relaxing and the Slow Food philosophy in the Kannas Restaurant, with its summer terrace, was excellent and the staff really made you feel very special. www.annashotel.com more » Library offering International books, CD's videos more » A brilliant yoga instructor There is an oasis of calm in Antonias iela! more » Great source of great books! Roberts Books at 12 Antonijas iela (entrance from Dzirvanu iela, opposite the Albert Hotel) has a wide and constantly changing selection of second-hand, English-language books, at very reasonable prices (between one and five Lats). So if you love a good read, browse through the choice of literary fiction, crime, thrillers, history and politics. www.robertsbooksriga.com more » Virtual Latvia! For a different perspective of Riga and aspects of life in Latvia why not visit www.VirtualLatvia.lv more » Lithuanian Linen, Glass and Ceramics If you are planning a visit to Lithuania and are interested in a little 'retail therapy' on the way to Vilnius, we have a number of suggestions courtesy of our colleagues in the International Women's Association of Vilnius, for which we send our thanks. more » Handicraft supplies 'Kippan-Saule' at Bruninieku iela 106, Riga (tel: 67 842 912) has been recommended by a couple of our Members as a great place to buy wool and handicraft materials. The shop is open between 10am - 7pm Monday-friday and 10am-5pm on Saturdays. more » Take a Canal Boat ride through Riga It’s always fun to explore a city by boat. more » Rundale Palace - 'the Versailles of the Baltics' more » Catering supplies If you are catering for large numbers or just need some practical items for picnics etc, Gemoss is the place to head for. more » Adumi Shop Zippers galore, thread, leather, elastic, velcro, fur pieces, and fasteners, etc. more » Money World Exhibition Money, money, money - Looking for something different to do in Riga? Book yourself on a visit to the Bank of Latvia's "Money World" exhibition at the Bank HQ on Pils Laukums. more » Amelias Textile - sewing and alterations' service If you buy a pair of trousers or a dress which is too long or perhaps needs alterations, where to go to get professional help? Or maybe you have some wonderful material which you would like made into an evening dress or skirt? Amelijas Textile, Bruninieku street 59-5 (in a courtyard) offers a wide range of sewing services. Tel: 26623442 more »