Riga

My previous post was maybe too negative, but these are real fact you must know about internet based escort services in Riga.

It is not easy to get an appointement: on average during day time only 60% of the numbers work. After 10 in the night, the percentage falls to 10/20.

Many of the girls share the same number/agency. It is normal that, after you finally manage to speak with a girl you like, she will tell you she is not the one in the picture. If you are unlucky, the agency can decice to send a different one even without telling you first.

Prices: even if they are clearly indicated on the websites, they always go up of about 10/15 LVL per hr. I tried many time to ask explanations during my negotiations; the answer is always the same: you are a foreigner.

The majority of time service is mechanical, cold and unpleaseant. They all ask money in advance. The tipical session is: they try to keep you talking untill you almost force them to the bedroom. Forget GFE and BBBJ. You possibly can get some back doors, but only with very few of them and doubling the fee.

Of course there are exceptions. In 4 months I managed to find a cople of nice girls I could recomend.

IMHO, is not worth waisting time with the above serices if you are in Riga only a few days.

If you have more money, the agencies advertising on Riga This Week are a better bet. The ongoing price has reached the unthinkable (for Latvia) fee of 60 LVL per hr. At least they normally send you a selection of girls and, at least in my experience, the level of service is normally better.

Having just returned from New Year in Riga I can (once again) recommend Pupu and Roxy as easy places to meet local (Latvian and Russian) girls, both pro & non-pro. I also hooked up with a cute girl I met on Faceparty who, while charging 100 lats (about £100) for the night was an amazing GFE and just what I was looking for. I'm very glad I avoided Ladylux etc. despite being sorely tempted by the pictures.

Although Riga is rapidly following Tallinn as a stag-nightmare destination, with wary local girls unimpressed by tourists, I have found that with some persistence, charm and by not being in a group, you can "party" with some of the best looking girls in Europe. I've also found it helps to be English.

Brewster

Just came back from Riga, had a great time. But guys, watch out, this is what happened to a friend of mine two nights in a row at the popular disco Roxy: two of the security apes walked up to my friend at the entrance of the restrooms and accused him of dealing with drugs, they insisted that he let his pockets be searched. He has never touched drugs in his life, this was only a false pretense so that they would have a chance to take away most of his cash. None of us other guys had any problems in Roxy, they probably picked him, because he is a young, harmless looking student, but you never know. He didn`t tell us until afterwards, so there really was nothing we could do about it. Best thing to do would have been to count the bills out loud in front of these guys or insist that they call the local police.

Hi guys,

Like I told ya'all I went to Riga for my work during New Years Eve and 10 days beyond! Here are all the findings that I did during my stay there!

Overall impression is that its a nice city, people are relatively friendly but sometimes the english language posed a big problem for them, although usually I managed between, english, german and ermm sign language (haha)!

OK, and now onto the main bit, girls. Well I stayed in a youthhostel (I know, not my idea.. was booked via work) anyway this posed a big problem because the gates of it closed between 12.00 and 06.00, and during the day there was always someone at the door, and I did not feel like explaining why I had a girl coming for 1 hr dressed in knee high boots, if you know what I mean!

So I had 2 search my fun outside the house, which proved to be a bit trickier than I expected.

Ok lets go by them one by one:

1. Streetwalkers: I saw a few cuties walking the street a few times late at night with their pimp, looked very attractive, but as I could not bring any back, didn't do it.

2. Hotel Ijatvia: I saw one time a group of them sitting in the lounge clearly waiting for company, but this is not advised cos its a very classy place(well at least the lobby)and if you don't want the waiters looking at you all week kinda funny then avoid.

I checked out the top floor bar, skybar but I found it very hard to make out the hookers from girls just having a good time.

3. Massage parlours such as Getera: I went there and payed 35 lats (overpriced I know) for a poor massage and handjob by a less then interested girl named Sascha. Avoid this girl if you can! I think only thing that could ever excite this girl if she ever found the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow.

Regular clubs such as Nautulis, La Rocca, Essential, Depo: Again one by one I will post reviews:

Nautulis: I found this a very nice place 2 dance and hang out during my stay, some really talented dj's there but its not really the place for picking up chicks easly, its like a club back say in England, all the pretty people gather there tho!

La Rocca: I would have to say that this is the worst club with the shittiest people and the worst mucic I ever been to (if you like your feet to be stepped on all night by large agressive russian guys, then go ahead). I did not have any fun and left after 30 min! In back tho there is a cute little club called Club 69, full off rich people and hookers, nice atmosphere and great pp, love 2 hang out there more! (swanky would be the word).

Essential: I did not go there.

Depo: I liked this alot. I went there on a Tuesday, but you goto be fairly young to be able to get away with this, did a fair bit of flirting in there and almost pulled one girl, untill she got away*(dammit)! I will def go back there next time.

Pupu Lounge: I liked what I saw, been in there for a bit, no action but alot of nice conversations explaining why latvian people hate Itallian people, and that is because when they come they grope the girls, so if this is you, please some respect ok, not all Latvian girls are hookers and golddiggers. Just be normal person!

And this brings me to the end: brothels. I could only found one in Riga and that was via one of the members on the board, thanx for the good referrel to this one. It is a club / brothel called Okinava. It is on Vecipilsetas, number 8.

I was there quite early, around 13.00, and they where all still waking up, looked like they had some big party'ing the night before. Anyway I chose a nice dark haired girl around 27 years old, she had something nice about her and that is why I chose her. She led me into the underground massage, sauna, bigbed area and after a nice massage followed a full service including loads a kissing but only after we talked first for a bit. I made here comftable and also provided her a massage which was very welcomed. This session was a nice non-rushed gfe session, also got her phone number but was last day in Riga, will defintely return there!

Overali I did not even try the internet agencies because one time I called the number of a girl I liked. I was informed that non such girl worked there, in my eyes a complete rip-off.

I would reccomend going there in summer but beware of heavy compition from the rest off all off Italy who also got that idea, I don't think riga is a good place for mongering at all, not reccomended.

Also it really helps if you can make friends before going there or during your stay, this will help you out alot. Another advice is to make contact with Latvian girls via the internet and meet them there. Very good way!

6* out of 10 only because of last day experience!

I like Riga!

My experiences in Riga's massage joints have been pretty good overall. In December 04, I had a cracking massage at the Getera massage parlour (Arhitektu Street). Tall blond girl with fantastic tits. A bit steep at 30Lv, but a pretty good massage and a most pleasing finish over those aforementioned twin peaks.

In January, I tried an escort agancy called Reflex. They delivered a young lady directly to my hotel door. I asked for young, slim girl with dark hair...and thats exactly what I got (the girl was called Marina). The "massage" was predictably rubbish, but the rest of the service was OK'ish, if a little mechanical, but nevertheless good value at 30Lv for an hour. Most things on offer except A. [Tel: 6131979]

In February, I tried another massage place called Lilami on Brivibas Street. Was offered a "four-hands massage" but as I only have one penis, I opted for the two-hand alternative with a beautiful model-like girl called Tamara. She was a bit stand-offish to start with, but soon warmed up when I started to speak to her in my awful Russian. In fact she turned out to be absolutely charing. Unfortunately, she declined my offer of marriage. The massage was very good - professional quality, followed by the usual hand-job. An excellent way to spend an hour and at a cost of 25Lv. [Tel: 7243322]

Another escort agency I've found to be good and fairly reasonably priced at around 25 - 35 Lv: Riga Stars [tel: 624 4982]

Having said all of this, IMHO, freebies are the way to go in Latvia. The girls are beautiful, sexy, humourous and very intelligent. Great girlfriend material, but useless if you're just looking for a quick shag before you jump on the plane.

If you speak Russian, you might like to buy the local paper called "CM-Peklama" - lots of ads and not silly tourist prices.

Dear friends,

Hi to everybody.

I'll going to Riga at the end of April but I read that the situation is a little bit difficult.

Well, I bought a Ryan Air ticket in november and I'm thinking "to or not to go...."

I'm afraid that can be a loose of time, reading the posts.

Anyway, we wil see.

In the meanwhile, some question:

1) Are there confortable and convenient flats to rent a week?
2) Can I bring girl in my hotel room?

Dutch boy and Durbsman,

Good report, but it seem to be bad situation, high prices.

Dutch boy,

You wrote: "Also it really helps if you can make friends before going there or during your stay, this will help you out alot. Another advice is to make contact with Latvian girls via the internet and meet them there. Very good way!"

Can you suggest some particular site?

Durbsman,

You wrote: "Having said all of this, IMHO, freebies are the way to go in Latvia. The girls are beautiful, sexy, humourous and very intelligent. Great girlfriend material, but useless if you're just looking for a quick shag before you jump on the plane"

Can you suggest some particular place or bar or disco to meet regular girl?

Ok, thanks in advance to everybody can answer some questions and give suggestion.

best regards

Hi,

For apartments to rent instead of hotels use this link: [url]http://www.apartments-riga.com/[/url]

You can take girls in many hotels. I use the Laine where you do not have to go past reception to get to most rooms. [url]www.laine.lv[/url]

There is a lot in these posts about ways of getting girls p4p. The cheaper sources tend to be more mechanical and the more expensive give a better service - like anywhere.

It is getting more difficult to pick up girls because the cheap flights now dump loads of stag party men into Riga at weekends and the local girls are fed up with them. Also, standards of living are rising and costs are going up.

To meet girls beforehand try [url]www.4u.lv[/url] I have made contact with some nice women on this site.

I was in Riga last summer and had a blast. I am very glad that I got to experience it before the RyanAir planeloads have a chance to spoil it (no offense).

For freebies, go to where the Russians like to party (they are the minority in Latvia but are, in my opinion, way more fun). You may have to ask someone, which is itself a great conversation starter, as I get the feeling that the cool Russian hangouts move around. I met a black-haired Ruska uberbabe in, of all places, the casino next to Voodoo (because it was easier to talk in there). I asked if she wanted to hang out a bit (actually, I was too timid to use my fledgling Russian and I asked her bilingual friend to translate.) She took me by the hand, whisked us to a taxi and we hit LaRocca. Pretty amazing time with her and the place was also great two nights later.

Pu Pu Lounge, down in the old town, can be good for women but don't bet on it. Fashion Club is better, I think, and definitely stay out of the expat haunts unless you're looking to pay. In general, stay out of the Old Town at night for freebies but, during the day, you can strike up a great conversation with the absolutely beautiful girls who work the stores there.

One thing about Latvian girls is that they work hard and really like to cut loose.

I have found that the absolute best guide, for Latvia and several other Eastern European cities, is the In Your Pocket Guide. Especially for things to do inbetween.

The print version is very extensive, but the free online versions at inyourpocket.com are also indispensable.

Zizz Bang,

What you say is pretty true, but in any part of Eastern Europe including Latvia (I spent 5 months there in 2002) you can meet "Freebies", but in reality they are not free cos the guy has to pay for everything , food, drinks, disco entrances , etc etc .

I scored with 5 or 6 "Freebies" when i was there, but i also wasted money on plenty of women i got no sex from. I also knew some very goodlooking guys who certainly got more free sex than me, but again didnt score all of the time.

One thing is certain in Latvia :

To get sex you will need to spend some money. To get a "freebie" into bed will require atleast buying some drinks even if you look like Brad Pitt.

Well, my first post in this forum; thanks Jackson for setting it up. I used it already quite often as a good inspiration.

I'm an expat living in Riga. Much of what I'll tell has been mentionned before, still I won't get through the whole forum to see whether I might be repeating something. If so, take it as a summary.

WEB RESOURCES:

[url]www.ladylux.lv[/url] - Good source. Pictures are mostly real as far as I can tell. However, some agencies use the page to advertise their services, and in such case they might just send you another girl. I personally prefer to call girls with phone numbers that appear only once on the page (use your browser's search function) - that's not a 100% guarantee, of course. Girls mostly speak a little English. Services vary, naturally. The comments-function in the girls' profiles is useful, but I can't help having the impression that some of the posts appear to come from the agencies or the girls themselves. Prices are mentioned in those pages, and based on my experience are correct.

[url]www.intimservis.lv[/url] - Similar as Lady Lux, mostly the same girls.

[url]www.sexriga.lv[/url] - Again a similar overview page, with partly the same girls as Lady Lux, but quite a nice amount of other ones. In Latvian/Russian only.

[url]www.intimmeitene.lv[/url] - Not very much going on there, usually a small selection of girls that are also included in the other pages. In Latvian/Russian only.

[url]www.escortlady.lv[/url] - Page of one "agency". Never tried them.

[url]http://ss.lv[/url] - A page with classified ads, funnily with the categories being in English, the ads mostly in Latvian and Russian. Some of the same girls you'll find on Lady Lux advertise here, but also others - check the category Entertainment > Sex Contacts.

STREET ACTION AND CLUBS
Caka street and the old town are the main places; and of course the hotels (mainly Reval Hotel Latvija, the big glass tower in the centre).

Good old Caka Street is still alive (that's one of the main axes through the centre, going from the railway station outwards). Actual street action is quite rare though; you'll have better luck in the cafés along the street. Some few of them are designated meeting places. It's a good idea to be a little bit cautious when walking around in this area; it's not very dangerous, but you should watch out.

The old town is necessarily more crowded and touristic, and prices are higher (and girls better, usually).

In Reval Hotel Latvija, you'll easily meet pros in the downstairs nightclub, Voodoo. Prices are ridiculous, but at the same time the girls are usually great, and if you're good at bargaining, you'll get down to some 50 Lats for the hour. The bar on the 26th floor is a nice place to watch the sunset, and also you can meet some pros there. Same for the bar downstairs near the reception, just without the sunset.

Old Town:
- The main street in the old town, Kalku iela, is another place for street action. Another kind of girls there, more expensive (between 30 and 40 Lats is normal; if you're a foreigner they'll start with asking you for 50 to 100 - which you really shouldn't pay). It might be a bit hard in the beginning to spot which girls are on duty, but you will figure out when you see them walking by for the third time. Usually, they walk down Kalku street from the little square next to McDonald's into the old town; often they turn right towards the Dome Square and then turn back; or they turn left and pass Velvets (bar/restaurant) and then turn back. Best times for hunting are after midnight, ideally even after 2am (less people on the street, "last chance" mood, girls coming out of the nearby clubs and bars).

- Roxy Club is a place to meet pros and semi-pros. It's a relatively big nightclub. However, not all the girls in there are into the business, please keep that in mind. I've seen many idiots in there talking to regular girls in a certainly annoying way - and there's not really any reason to spoil some girls' disco night out with stupid approaches, is there.

Anyway, the place itself has a bad reputation, and there are good reasons for that. Don't trust people you meet in there too easily; there's plenty of dealing going on, on one hand. And besides that - while we go there for the girls, there are people who go there because they know they'll meet foreigners who are after girls, and who have well-filled wallets.

- Other pick-up places in the old town are Velvets (not as easy as Roxy); Pu-Pu lounge (rather for semi-pros or freebies, students and the like); Dickens pub; and Amsterdam pub. You can find all information on the places from [url]www.inyourpocket.com[/url].

Back to Caka street:

- Street action is mostly in the area of Caka street numbers 60 and higher. As said, there's not much. You can also walk around in the side-streets. Chances are high especially in the area of Pernavas iela / Caka iela crossings, Tallinas iela (in direction Pernavas), J. Asara iela, and in the smaller streets inside of the triangle those make. Don't expect too much though - action is mostly on weekends, and often there's not very much going on even then. Prices on the street are pretty much the same as from Lady Lux (15 to 25 Lats for an hour, 1 Lat equals about 1.50 Euro or 1.80 USD), sometimes you'll even meet the same girls.

- There's a sex shop approximately at Caka 66 - 74 (short after the crossing with Matisa street, if coming from the railway station side; you can't miss it). They sell videos and all that stuff, but there's also a tiny bar inside, where usually a few girls are sitting. Sometimes, girls are standing in front of the shop on the street (and often they're waiting for a taxi to bring them to some client).

- Last summer, another sex shop opened in the area of Caka 51, approximately, somewhere between the crossings with Lacplesa and Stabu. I haven't been there.

- Around Caka 51 to 61 is Maxims, a cellar bar, you'll find it when seeing the big red M letter. Often very nasty girls there, but some pearls once in a while. I find the place rather amusing, met some friendly and fun people there. Girls I picked up from there I picked up when they were standing near the entrance on the street, though - simply because I never felt like having a closer look into that "Sauna, Massage" room. What I could see through the half-opened door was disgusting enough.

- Around Caka 91 - 101 (odd number site of the street), there's a place whose name I can't remember, but they have a well-visible sign "00 - 24" outside. Usually there are some 2 or 3 girls inside. If you want to avoid paying them some (quite cheap, but still overpriced) drinks, just have a cigarette outside and wait a few minutes until they come out to stand around for some time (they always go in, come out, go in, come out... just as it should be).

- Around Caka 113, right after the crossing of Caka and Artilerijas, there's a café called Mara. There's almost always some action. People are generally friendly, but sometimes very drunk. Get yourself a table, and if you look around and smile, you'll soon get some company. If you don't want any company, or if you don't like the girls around, that's no problem, just have a drink. Sometimes after a while, other girls are arriving. The quality is very varied indeed, and the place offers plenty of surprises (as an example, I once got a BJ for some 5 Lats in the kitchen of that place; the girl refused to classic penetration cause she had her menstruation, but offered to give me a BJ instead, right away back in the kitchen... if I hadn't closed the serving hatch myself, she would have left it open for anyone ordering a beer to watch...). Generally, girls will go with you to a hotel or apartment, but you need to agree with her first - some of them refuse to go anywhere else than into some back room.

Please note:

a) The ladies in those cafés and on the streets on Caka street are sometimes great nice girls, but mostly rather old and... well, over-experienced. I myself am more into the nice-and-young-style, so in 8 out of 10 visits to those places, I just have my beer and then go home.

b) Be careful in the area. It's not that it's very dangerous around there; but in those bars, especially in Mara, you usually walk into a bunch of drunk people from the district. They won't be hostile to you in most cases; anyway it's good if you know how to behave around seriously drunk people, and particularly if you know how to handle drunk Russians (a majority of guests are Russians). If you are confident and friendly and a treat them in some non-arrogant, fun buddie-style, you might even end up having great parties with them (I had loads). If you're insecure or behaving in a way they find strange, you probably won't get into serious trouble, but you also won't feel too comfortable in there.

b2) When walking on Caka street, you're pretty safe. But be extra-careful when entering the side streets, especially if they're empty and dark. There are quite many cases of robbery in this part of town, various of my friends got beaten and their stuff stolen, too.

c) I would rather recommend to take any girls, from any of those places, to your apartment or hotel. It's usually a better choice than some girls' apartment, especially if you don't know the city well. It's never difficult to get a taxi in Riga, just stand at the street side and wave, most bigger streets are full of taxis. Most taxi drivers ask way too much; generally a ride inside the city centre shouldn't cost more than 3 Lats.

When taking a girl home, especially girls you met in Roxy Club, just be a little bit careful, too. Don't let cash or valuables lay around on tables. And if you decide to have a shower, make sure before that the door is locked from inside and the keys are with you. Believe me, I know why I'm telling this - especially in Roxy, you easily get to know girls who have slightly different plans than you. They will come with you, and they will do whatever you pay for and agreed on; but if they see a chance to get away with whatever they found in your room and without delivering any service, many of them won't hesitate to go for it. Especially when you're having two girls with, and one takes much of your attention, try to be sure you know where the other one is (well, in fact she should be in the same bed anyway, shouldn't she).

If you need to know more details (addresses and whatever), if you have any questions regarding accommodation and nightlife besides that, just post your question or PM me. If you are in Riga, I can also take you to some of those places if you want, or we can have a drink - just send me a PM.

Dear friends,

Thanks a lot for information to everybody: Roger Nebel, Fred Mercury, Zizz Bang, Koshka.

Now I have to study it,hoping to transform your friendly suggestion in useful and concrete information.

Anyway, I understand that will not be easy.

Yes Zizz Bang, you are right about Ryan flight, of course that more a place is easier to reach and more the hunt become difficult.

Anyway I suspect that the situation started to become worse when visa was not anymore required to enter in Latvia, so that many people could easily reached it, especially italian guys.

I don't want to offend anybody, but I know that girls become spoiler when italians arrive.

In Italy the women situation is very difficult, women are very spoiled, so that theese pover italian men have to do thousand of km to hunt!

But they are very naives buying this and buying that, paying dinner on the left and on the right, buying tables and bottles for everybody at the discos, sending money every month.

The funny thing is that, girls are thinking that italians are everybody very rich men and italy is the promise land where money grow on the three, and you only have to take it by hand.

So, of course they want to come to Italy to live, the promise land.
But, the funnier thing is that theese italian guys earn, most of all, no more than 1000 euros each month...

Well, dear friends, sorry for the vent, and , if someone of you is Italian, well, sorry, does not have to be taken offense for what I have written: I'm Italian too , but this is the truth

What a hard job is becoming to hunt chicks.

Can someone who has travelled in this region let me know if Latvia, Estonia, or Lithuania is the best place to go for girls? I'm tempted to hit this area. I've been to Czech, Slovakia and Hungary but have no idea about this strip, Poland, Scandanavia, etc.

I'd like to visit Riga sometime in the next few months, and would like to know some English speaking people who has some idea of where to go there or what to do. Maybe we can even go hunting together. It'll be either pro, or picking up chicks. Drop me a PM :)

Hi all,

I'll be in Riga next week for a weeks holiday 22nd April to 1st May. If anyone would like to meet up for a beer, just drop me a line on [blue][Email Address deleted by Admin][/blue].

Be good to meet!

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Assimil,
I am Italian but I must agree with you. I can only add that your statement about 1000 EU average salary is not very accurate; and that unfortunately Italians are not the only ones destroying Riga.

Is about 1 year that i live here and I can assure you that after Ryanair and company, you almost listen only to english, italian and german in Old Town during the weekend. Italians are possibly the most subtle and the ones doing more damage, but english and germans have their own good merits as well.

Freebies
If you stay here for just a few days, getting a freebie is very hard. Girls now know the story very well: imagine if every week you have to deal with a new foreigner promising true love, wealth and and a comfortable life..and flying away on sunday night. In their own way, girls here are very clever and they already understood how to play this game. If you live here the situation is a bit better, but still Riga is becoming every day an harder place to score.

On the pro scene.
All clubs are absolutely a rip off. To give you an idea, a massage with hand job, 30 mins, is around 60LVL. You can get a better one, 1 hour, for 25LVL in a massage saloon like Fantasy or Getera
I never took a girl out of a club, but the average is 250LVL including all the due club drinks. At these prices you can get a stunner almost everywere, and you will save hotel and fly costs.
Ladylux: dont care about the other websites because they offer a subset of Ladylux choice. Here you can get lucky, there are a small number of girls offering excellent service for an almost ridicoulos price. Unfortunally they are a tiny percentage; you have to be lucky. All the rest are consumed pro, with all the relevant bad habits: mechanical sex, time watchers, no BBBJ, many times not even friendly.
Roxy and girls from clubs. Here again is a matter of luck, but chances are you wont be satisfied. I have heard so many bad experiences and had a few myself. I personally avoid picking up in clubs. My advice, if you want to play it safe, is to get the girl number and call her next day.

It is sad, Riga was a mongering jewel till a couple of years ago. Now is just the shadow of its former glory. Rest assured that after this summer, after the hordes of europeans turists, also the shadow will fade away.