Note that many other
Baltic-related sites are contained within articles and listing information throughout this
website.
Also see extensive links—including
to Baltic directories, newspapers and dictionaries—on this site's homepage,
here.
Lithuania
You can find thorough tourist information and heaps of detailed
information about Lithuania at: www.tourism.lt;
www.travel-lithuania.com;
Lietuvos Rytas: In Lithuanian. Lithuania's No. 1 daily newspaper.
Lithuanian Foreign Ministry: Good explanations of government
policy, plus visa information.
Lithuanian
Parliament
CV Online: A place to leave your CV and check for jobs on offer in the Baltic
region. Also a place to hunt for employees.
Romuva: A site to the popular if slightly quirky neo-pagan movement which celebrates
Lithuania's relatively recent pre-Christian days.
Lithuanian Global Resources: A good starting point for researchers; includes links to
Lithuanian genealogy sites, Lithuanian telephone book searches, histories, etc.
Visa Lietuva: A Lithuanian online Yellow Pages.
Lithuanian Global Genealogical
Society: A good starting point those tracing their
roots back to Lithuania.
Vilnius
Public Transport: One of the best transport sites in the
region, with most explanations in English.
Lithuanian-English
Dictionary
Lithuanian
Repatriation Info Center: To aid émigrés moving back to
Lithuania.
Lithuanian National
Stock Exchange
Takas:
Yellow pages.
Banga: Various
cultural listings, including personals.
Wireless Internet spots
or WIFI areas - to see just where and how to get access.
You can find a list of Lithuanian hotels and book on-line here
and book a hotel in Vilnius here
Vilnius
B&B on-line reservation portal.
Lithuanian Dating Services
Among the complaints of some visitors and long-time residents is the lack of venues to
meet up with members of the opposite sex. Some new-age companies have attempted to fill
the gap by launching dating agencies, many of which are online.
Euro-Girls-Cafe:
A Lithuania-based dating service, including archived photographs of
potential dates.
Latvia
Tourist info about Riga
and Latvia.
Diena: In Latvian. Latvia's New York Times; the country's main daily.
Latvian Foreign Ministry: Some news, speeches archive and vast consular info.
Latvian Parliament
InfoLine and Visa
Latvija: Reasonable online business searches.
CV Online: A good place to leave your CV and check for jobs being offered across
the Baltics.
Learning Latvian
Online: A website teaching Latvian to English speakers.
Latvians
Online: Targeting Latvians abroad, with some news, reviews of
Latvian-related websites.
Latvian Institute:
A state info/PR department.
Webcam: A live video of Riga’s old town, from atop the Radisson Hotel; good
for anyone abroad homesick for Latvia.
Virtual Riga: A good new site produced by the Riga city
council and the Soros Foundation.
Latvian-English
Dictionary
Medical
advice: For health questions you can't easily answer while
they're here in the Baltics.
Latvian Folklore:
For Latvian folklore and dance enthusiasts. Includes also calendar
of events.
Riga
Stock Exchange
Wireless Internet spots
or WIFI areas - to see just where and how to get access.
Latvian Dating Services
Singles bars are still something of an alien concept in Latvia, as in Estonia and
Lithuania. So is the notion of organizing associations to bring the unmarried together. A
number of dating services, many operating via the Internet, have sprung up in recent
years.
Baltic Lily: Dzirnavu 87/89 #313, tel. 728-7104. www.baltic-lily.com
Marriage Assistance Bureau: tel. 945-6756 or
962-2979, balticmarriage@yahoo.com.
This seems to be among the biggest, best organized and reputable
dating/marriage agencies around. They claim to do lots of background
checks.
Mystic Café: Vecpilsetas 3 #2; tel.
7212-669, 7211-686, or mobile, 950-5658. www.mysticcafe.com
Shaarli.Com: tel. 969-9008 or 972-1517; info@shaarli.com.
Randevu: Noliktavas 5-308, tel. 732-4462;
www.randevu.lv
Siesta: K. Valdemara 95-2, tel. 737-7079 or
950-4693; siesta@mail.eunet.lv.
Venus: Brivibas 37, 3rd floor, tel. 724-0575. www.venus.lv
Estonia
Tourist
Board's website; Tallinn
Tourist Information; and detailed information about
accommodation in the countryside and different activities from Maaturism.
Postimees: In Estonian; Estonia’s high quality daily newspaper.
Foreign Ministry: The Foreign Ministry’s website is well organized and
frequently updated. Includes detailed consular information.
Estonian
Parliament
Estonian Law
Dictionary: An online Estonian-to-English, English-to-Estonian dictionary; you
just punch in a word and you immediately get the Estonian or English equivalent.
Neti and Eesti WWW Wärk: Estonian-based search engines; especially good when
searching for Estonian-language sites and any content produced in Estonia.
CV Online: If you’re looking for employment in the Baltics, a place to leave
your CV and check for jobs being offered.
Infoweb: A good
detailed online directory for those interested in finding a business
partner in Estonia.
Estonian Genealogy
Society: The place to start to track long lost Estonian
relatives.
Tallinn Stock
Exchange
Consumer
Protection Board: Gripe about bad service.
Encyclopedia
about Estonia
There are over 200 WIFI
areas in Estonia.
Miscellaneous
Institute of Baltic Studies
- A good scholarly resource.
Refdesk.com
- A knock-out reference site with vast,
extremely well organized links.
Balticgifts
- An easy-to-use online souvenir shopping site.
Booking
hotels in the Baltic states (in German).
—CITY PAPER-The Baltic States
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