In the beginning of 2016 I started writing for Latvian weekend edition magazine Sestdiena of the largest daily newspaper Diena. Since then I have published numerous articles with them, and I invite you to read the full versions also on the blog!
2016
New Delhi, India “1 Day and 9+1 Places to See in New Delhi” 4.-10.03.2016
Guangzhou, China: “Guangzhou or Fear has Big Eyes” 11.-17.03.2016
Cuba: “Mango Season on the Socialism Island” 8.-14.04.2016
Curacao: “The Untamed Postcard” 29.04-5.05.2016
Israel: “Love from the First Breath” 3.-9.06.2016
Northern Ireland: “The Green Field and Sheep” 1.-7.07.2016
Rummu, Estonia: “The Forbidden Fruit of the Underwater Prison” 26.08-1.09.2016
Kolkata, India: “Through Mud with Lotos Flowers” 16.-22.09.2016
Seychelles: “115 Paradises” 7.-13.10.2016
Macau: “The Offspring of China and Portugal” 21.-27.10.2016
Florida Keys, USA: “Closer to Cuba” 11.11.-16.11.2016
Hong Kong: “Calm metropolis” 17.-24.11.2016
Palau: “The Land of Chubby and Happy” 9.-15.12.2016
“Christmas in China” 2.12.2016 Dienas subscribers edition “Holidays”
2017
Dubai: “Where Grass is Greener” 6.-13.01.2017
Greece: “The Slow and the Memories” 3.-9.02.2017
Bosnia and Herzegovina: “With Special Coffee and Wounds Not Yet Healed” 17.-24.03.2017
Taiwan: “The Realm of Bubble Tea and Cats” 21.-27.04.2017
Paris: “The Dreamy Paris in Cherry Blossoms” 2.-9.06.2017
Neuchatel, Switzerland: “French Switzerland at the Lake” 14.-21.07.2017
Estonia: “Roadtrip Here in the Neighborhood” 3.-10.08.2017
South Korea, Demilitarized Zone: “The Sound of Propaganda” 1.-7.09.2017
USA, The Great Smoky Mountains: “The Great Smoky Mountains” 10.-17.11.2017
South Korea, Jeju island: “The Hawaii of South Korea” 17.-24.11.2017
India, Darjeeling: “Looking for the Tea Fields” 1.12-7.12.2017
Denmark, Copenhagen: “Andersen’s Christmas” 15.-21.12.2017
2018
Estonia, Hiiuma Island: “10 months of Quiet” 5.-11.01.2018
South Korea, Busan: “The City of Ports and Temples” 2.-9.02.2018
Svalbard, Norway: “At the End of the World with Polar Bears” 23.-30.03.2018
Isle of Skye, Scotland: “Visiting the Highlander” 6.-13.04.2018
Agra, India: “Cockroaches & Luxury” 20.-26.04.2018
“Atvaļinājums” (“Vacation” – Latvian) – special May 2018 supplement for “Diena” subscribers – “All the Travel Tricks from Professionals“
“Atvaļinājums” (“Vacation” – Latvian) – special May 2018 supplement for “Diena” subscribers – “Honeymoon Planning“
Istanbul, Turkey: “Hunting for Tulips” 8.-15.06.2018
Malta: “Honey Colored Houses and Cliffs” 14.-21.09.2018
Saaremaa, Estonia: “Where the Sun Goes to Sleep” 5.-12.10.2018
Texas, USA: “Looking for Real Texas” 19-25.10.2018
Tromso, Norway: “Aurora hunting” 9.-15.11.2018
“While Northern Winds Blow in Latvia” – Destinations to visit in winter 1.12.2018 special December 2018 supplement for “Diena” subscribers
Rome, Italy: “The workdays of the eternal city” 7.-13.12.2018
Patagonia, Argentina: “The land of the wind and nomads” 14.-20.12.2018
2019
Ibera, Argentina: “Following capybaras and birds” 1.-8.02.2019
Latgale, Latvia: “The wolf supermoon and the winter trails” 8.-15.02.2019
Seoul, Korea: “The city of the future” 15.-22.03.2019
Kurzeme, Latvia: “Looking for the “tail” of Kurzeme” 12.-18.04.2019
Buenos Aires, Argentina: “The city of fresh air and dance” 9.-15.05.2019
Hamburg, Germany: “The prettiest place is the warehouse” 24.-31.05.2019
Abu Dhabi, Dubai, UAE: “A piece of my heart in Emirates” 5.-11.07.2019
Iguazu, Argentina: “At the big water and tucans” 9.-15.08.2019
Qatar: “Tired from the Qatari sun” 23.-29.08.2019
Mykonos, Greece: “Cat and chapel paradise” 13.-19.12.2019
2020
Nile cruise, Egypt: “Cruising the waters of the Nile” 10.-16.01.2020
Latgale, Latvia: “Without snow but with full stomachs” 17.-23.01.2020
Estonia: “Looking for the brown bears” 11.-18.06.2020
Malaysia: “Accidental trip to taste the durians” 3.-10.07.2020
Alexandria, Egypt: “Pigeons and hospitality” 20.-27.11.2020
2021
The Road of Light, Latvia: “To Vidzeme after light” 18.-24.06.2021
Kurzeme, Latvia: “Looking for the tasty Kurzeme” 6.-12.08.2021
Hradec Kralove, Czechia: “Castles and giraffes in the vastness of Czechia” 22.-28.10.2021
2022
Amalfi coast: Where azure blue meets the sky 17.-23.06.2022
Madrid, Spain: “To NATO summit as a tourist” 8.-14.07.2022
Cairo, Egypt: “To fall in love with Cairo twice” 26.08-1.09.2022
Lisbon, Portugal: “Yellow trams in the fairytale city” 11.-17.11.2022
2023
Mahe, Seychelles: “Cinnamon, spiders and granite” 5.-11.01.2023
Dubai, UAE: “The contrasts of Dubai” 14.-20.04.2023.
Silhouette, Seychelles: “Dreaming awake” 26.05.-1.06.2023
Druskininkai, Lihuania: “From mud to treetops” 9.-15.06.2023
La Digue, Seychelles: “Paradise island and it’s flycatcher” 28.07-3.08.2023
Ignalina NPP, Visaginas, Lithuania: “Nuclear tourism in Ignalina” 4.-10.08.2023
Pune, India: “Where the gods, garbage and green valleys are” 18.-24.08.2023
Tampere, Finland: “Short nights in bright Finland” 25.-31.08.2023
Singapore: “City state with orchids and shows” 13.-18.10.2023
Montenegro:”A breath of fresh air” 19.-25.01.2024
Brussels, Belgium: “In hurry in Brussels” 9.-15.02.2024
New York, USA: “Returning to New York: movies and reality” 5.-11.04.2024
Boston, USA: “Art and witches” 14.-20.06.2024
Batumi, Georgia: “The crying forests and hatchapuri” 5.-11.07.2024