Why Latvia is the underrated summer destination for your bucket list

A metaphor of an ancient road keeps coming back to me as I flit around Latvia – dig down far enough and you will find layers building up to the present. In Latvia, the history includes periods of paganism, the Russian Empire, a brief period of freedom, Nazi rule, Soviet rule, and ultimately, hopefully lasting freedom once more. It’s a story I hear again and again, and one which has shaped this proud Baltic nation into the open and progressive society it is today. But is it a summer…