Riga

I was at Voodoo on a friday night recently but couldn't find anyone who wanted to speak English! I was only talking to girls over 1.83m (6') tall though. Went to Fashion afterwards but that was pretty dead. Apparently the best strip club is Dolls underneath the Hotel de Rome, (I thinK) near Mcdonalds. Met a guy who had met his girlfriend there. Appeared to be some pro action at the Roxy very late. Found it difficult to communicate and make friends with the regular girls of Riga so got a flight back home. Tallinn is more friendly than Riga though it is not such a big city. Girls are taller and bustier in Riga, more european looking than the very skinny scandanvian blonde girls of Tallinn.

Joe 1963,

If you haven't left already, let me put in a couple of suggestions. I was in Riga in June. I stayed at an OK hotel, the Radi un Draugi (Relatives and Friends). It was clean, but not very much on the service and amenities end. Also, the security had major problems when I brought a couple "friends" home. But for 33Lat per night, it wasn't bad at all.

I then went to another Baltic city and returned. When I returned I stayed in an apartment. This was a great experience. I used the Patricia apartment service (www.patriciahotel.com - they also have a hotel). I got the apartment at Jana 7, number 7. It was right in the middle of the old city, was Eurorenovated, and you didn't have to worry about being hassled by security. The only downside is that it was on the fourth floor with no lift. It was about 40Lat/night. I would definitely recommend getting an apartment over a hotel if you want privacy.

In terms of girls, let me put in a pitch for Club Roxy. Go after midnight and the place starts to fill up with dozens of pros and semi-pros. The usual warnings apply with this crowd, though. The minute you are pegged as a rich foreigner, the prices you are quoted go up exponentially. The first time that I was there, I overpaid a lot (60 Lat for the night), but got a really hot Russian semipro number (a Russian 7, which is a US 9). She provided the best CBJ I've ever had. She was also really into the act, then we became special "friends" over the next few days. The second time I found someone at Roxy I paid more the going rate, 30 Lat for the night. This girl wasn't so good, it was one of her first times and wasn't into it at all. But she was OK to look at (a 6 or so) and was really nice. Overall a decent experience.

A recommendation for club/brothel girls is Okinava. It is on Vecipilsetas, number 8. I was there twice. The first time I had a decent experience with a girl in a dingy little room off the back of the bar area (the sign for Okinava says Bar Okinava, but the bar is just a cover, from what I can figure out). The girl was about a 6, and rushed me throughout. But after a while she started to get into it. And with a little extra tip, I was able to get all the services that I wanted. 20 Lat for an hour with a 10 Lat tip. The second visit the bargirl recognized me and took me to the VIP area in the basement, a nice renovated area with a Jacuzzi and sauna. There are also different (better) girls for this area. I chose Alex, a young Latvian girl who had a 6 or 7 face, but a 9 or 10 body. This girl was phenomenal. She actually gave less service than the first girl, CBJ, DATY, and sex in many positions. But she was totally into the sex and really wanted to please me. Usually I take a while to finish, but with this girl I popped twice in an hour even with some nice talking and cuddling in between sessions. She gave me her phone number on the way out, but it was my last day in Riga. It was the same 20 Lat charge for an hour, and I tipped Alex 20 Lats. I would definitely recommend Okinava, but remember to ask for the special room.

Hi all,

I found some information about Riga at www.hookers.nl, a good dutch discussion board.
It seems that allnighters for a price of 50 LAT (88 $US or 78 €) are possible !
Roxy and Voodoo-club should be good places for hunting.
Hotel Laine is a nice and inexpensive hotel having its reception on the 3rd floor, which allows you to bring in your girl discreetly if your room is in a floor below. (For more hotel information check www.ricksteves.com/books/russia/balt7c.htm)

I have never been to Riga myself, but am currently doing "research" for a new mongering destination that isn't too far away from where I live and where you can get good value for your hard earned €.

cheers, scorpio

I was thinking of going to Riga in December (brrr!) but saw that our Foreign Office is warning against being drugged and mugged in casinos and clubs in Latvia (I see they don't warn about this in Lith. or Est., so it's not a general warning)

Any of you out there able to assess the risk of this?

10% chance? 1%? Not likely, if you're not a drunken idiot?

Advice welcomed

Steve

[QUOTE]Originally posted by StevieSteve
[i]I was thinking of going to Riga in December (brrr!) but saw that our Foreign Office is warning against being drugged and mugged in casinos and clubs in Latvia (I see they don't warn about this in Lith. or Est., so it's not a general warning)

Any of you out there able to assess the risk of this?

10% chance? 1%? Not likely, if you're not a drunken idiot?

Advice welcomed

Steve [/i][/QUOTE]

Steve,

I was surprised when I saw your e-mail and checked on the [url]fco.gov.uk[/url] website myself and yes you are corrected it does have a warning against this! But I did some checking myself and would say that ever since the Bali bombing that the FCO have to warn against anything, no matter how minor.

In my opinion I would say that you are in no more danger in Riga than being in London. OK I would also add that you still have to be careful about flashing the cash, but this could apply to most European cities, ATMs are plentiful in Riga. Casinos are not my thing; IMHO you are at risk by only 1% but a drunkard idiot could get mugged anywhere. I feel safe walking around in Riga which is more than I can say for some dodgy parts of London – and yes I do live here.

Riga in December? I would be more concerned by the cold cold weather - enjoy yourself and look forward to your report.

Juniour

Thanks, Juniour, for the reassurance

If general sensibleness covers the risk then I'm happy.

I'll look forward to having the experiences that the report will be based on!

Cheers

Steve

Looking for local help

I will be making a big tour around Eastern Europe

planning to stay in any other town that might be worth a visit. I am looking to get in touch with some locals who can also speak English or German, who have good communicative skills trying to make some money or find a new well paid job. Please get in touch with me or perhaps you can give me a referal of someone trustworthy who might be able to help me out in some of those towns finding some young girls, uni students, semi pros etc,
puxilove@hotmail.com

[b]Riga Revisited [/b]

After my first visit to Riga, back in December 2001, I promised I would return within a few months, as typical with life one thing led to another and three months has effectively led to 30 months. A couple of weeks ago I didn’t plan to come over here I had some leave to use up and also some air miles and it was a toss up between Riga and Prague and guess who won? Plus, I have noticed that many guys post questions on this board and always promise to post a report later but never do so let’s all try to keep up the good work of some of the previous posts.

Anyway, I arrived in Riga on Friday and was surprised by how much the city had changed (for the better) there are now more hotels, and the women are still as stunning as ever, especially in the summer. I would have to say that Riga is one of Europe’s best kept secrets. The only negative thing about Latvia is it has one of the worst air connections to get here, with a very, limited choice of flights to reach here.

On my first day arriving at my hotel I met up with an American who is eight months into travelling around the world, his first words to me were: ”There are some beautiful women here.” I couldn’t agree more!

I had been corresponding with this Latvian girl (one of the main reasons I came here) plus I still keep in touch with some others here from my previous visit two year ago. Ivanna (the girl I had been corresponding with) wanted to meet up with me a few hours after arriving and asked if I wouldn’t mind if I brought her friend along – and why should I?

Having coffee with the girls is suddenly dawned on me, why keep all the fun to yourself – so I got in touch with me new found American friend and asked him if he wanted to join us for a meal, as Ivanna wanted to eat - naturally he agreed. The only problem we had was trying to figure out where to eat, being all to polite and civilized it was a difficult choice and in the end we settled on TG Friday. That was a great experience because it enabled us, once the girls had dropped their guard to learn more about them. After the meal Ivanna then called me said that was one of the best evening she had ever had!! One thing you should learn about Latvian girls is that they are very proud; everyone will tell you that there are 6 girls to every guy, but because of this girls like to trust guys before getting involved. Most girls have had some bad experience with the local guys as anyone with a dick who half knows how to use it can easily get a girlfriend. On the other hand my friend and her friends experience had been fairly poor when it comes to tourist, I was informed that the average tourist in a nightclub will offer to buy the girls a drink and then say: “Would you like to come back to my hotel?” Guys, if this is you, then [b]Pleeaaasseeee stop![/b] You have really got to change the game plan. Don’t get me wrong here its not that I am not thinking that in my head but definitely not saying it, if I am looking for a GFE then this technique will never work.

Anyway, getting back to my experience, the reason Ivanna said they really enjoyed the night was because we-actually-talked-with-them. Latvian girls are very hard work, and a lot of effort, but if you want the pros then they are just in it for the cold cash. There are pros who hand around the discos but they know how much you (a tourist) are worth and will try to extract as much as they can out of you.

I promise I will not spend too long on the theory and get down to the report here - anyway Ivanna did look after me the only bad thing was that although I was here for five days she seemed to arranged things for me to do on [b]all[/b] of them, meaning it was difficult for me to get away on my own. A very nice and loyal girl, even one day when she was working she had arranged for her friend to take me around, and let me say that Riga is not that big that I am going to get lost.

Anyway for the mongering I tried an Escort service back at my hotel the prices was 20 Ls plus 10 Ls for the security all paid to the girl or rather the minder who brought the girl. I brought the Russian language “Buy & Sell” magazine, which is called "CM-PEK*AMA" or PEK*AMA- where the * is a V upside down and this has them all listed on the back page. If you write this down and show it to a shop assistant they will know what it is. I tried Margo Escort service:7424801 the girl that came was a 21 year old Russian named Tanya about a 6 in looks the service was a so so about a 5 but she did give me her number to get in contact again with her directly. Typical standard service with covered blow job but she was happy to stay for more than the full hour.

I also tried another agency from the same paper but don’t be put off by the fact that the adverts are all in Russian, you can basically suss out the adverts, just ask if they understand English, 7 out of ten have some passable English. Here money speaks louder than words and when they tell you someone will be there in 25 minutes they mean it.

I also tried one of the erotic massage places, that are listed in there and also found in [url]rigathisweek.lv[/url] these range in prices from 20 Ls to 30Ls ( 34-54U$) but all take credit cards. The one I tried was called Getera: 9373099 and not a very easy place to find I had to call them to ask them exactly where they were, as some of these do not advertise outside of the building because other business are also sharing the same building and may be unaware of what is going on behind the closed doors. This was only an erotic Massage [u] No Sex[/u] where the girls gives a massage with oil and rubs her body over you and ride you, no intercourse, but also using hand. Overall, despite the no actually sex it was a good experience, the girl was a 8 with good looks & a nice body – well worth the experience for 25 Ls. (43U$)I also visited the same place a second time but this time it was a different girl and the service was to say the least rather hit and miss and in my opinion it all depends on the girl herself.

OK I spent time with my friend Ivanna but the only down side of this was the fact that every time we went out one of her friends wanted to come along as well, plus the fact that she had planned all these activities for me to do, to keep me occupied with one of her friends. A bit of a nuisance since its been a very long time since I have been chaperoned by anyone. Latvian women are very hard work and at times very strange to figure out but the rewards are well worth it! I would suggest you first correspond with the girls before you arrive, it give you a slight advantage.

If your looking to get a long time girlfriend I would recommend you try the Mystic Café [url]mysticcafe.com[/url] and you can use the net and buy addresses at 6 Ls (US$10), plus they are do introductions via their office but you will have to check the prices. I suggest you correspond with some girls before you arrive and ask them to show you around the city. One final tip its well worth getting or bringing your mobile phone and buying a prepared service.

Here is some information that has been posted before on the board but updated for 2003 and also for the lazy people who can’t be bothered to scroll through the old posts.

[b]Latvia FAQ[/b]

[b]Where is a good place to stay?[/b]

I have stayed in both the Old town and the Radisson SAS Daugava and to be honest I prefer staying in the Old Town there is much more life (& women) there.

[b]When is the best time of year to visit?[/b]

The summer without a doubt!! The winters are dark and very very cold.

[b]Will my credit card work there or do I need to bring cash?[/b]

Riga may be a relatively small city but it has more ATMS per head of population that any other city I have visited. Visa, MasterCard etc and all others are accepted as far as I can tell; If (like myself) you have a UK Delta, debit card or Switch you can get money out – but be warned you need to check what your bank charges you for the privilege beforehand.

[b]I am Asian/ African-American/ Hispanic will I experience any racism?[/b]

Its no more different than for most European cities, although I did pass a group of four drunken yobbos who called out “Hey Nigger” but they were harmless and to be they could have been Polish/Russian/German/Scandinavian for all I know. Do not let this put you off from enjoying yourself.

[b]Can I get Viagra over the counter?[/b]

Yes & no; I was informed that you require a prescription but one pharmacist said to me that they could still sell me them over the counter. So I am none the wiser on this.

[b]Will my telephone work in Latvia?[/b]

Yes, but the best why pay home prices when you can pick up a local telephone service and get a local number and pay next to nothing for your calls. Plus some of the girls may not call you on an international number-so forget the roaming services. All you need to do is bring your GSM compatible phone and at the airport you can simply buy a prepaid service, which included a chip for around U$13, with around U$10 of calls thrown in and you can make international calls on this service. One company I can recommend located at the airport. [url]okarte.lv[/url] you get all the instructions in English including how much credit you have on your phone. Plus, you can make and receive international calls and why pay hotel prices for calls that could cost more than purchasing this chip.


Enjoy!!

Juniour

I stayed in Riga in late July and visited Okinava late afternoon. Everything was fairly straightforward and it was 20 Lat for an hour, all inclusive. Unfortunately, there were only two girls to choose from but what my choice lacked in looks she made with enthusiasm.

Other possibilities that I noted included five massage salons:

Fantasy (31/2 Matisa Str)
Geisha (57/59-37 Kr. Valdemera Str)
Getera (1/203 Arhitektu Str)
Nimfa Lily (3 Sporta Str)
Siacu (50 Bruminieku Str)

And the following escorts/escort agencies:

Angels (6551142)
Janet (6300506)
Katrina (6344534)
Lika (9333477)
Model Agency (6333237)
Rebecca (6342429)
Riga (6595354)
Riga Stars (6244982)
Viola (7702938/9792845)

Overall, Riga struck me as safe, clean and cheap.

Juniour,

Where do you meet ladies to corespond with ?

Some experiences from Riga, and a question:

To repeat other entries: Girls are extremely beautiful in Riga. And many are very friendly, and like flirting. Here is some of my experiences from a recent trip to Riga:

Nightclubs:

Roxy:
Good news and bad news: I went on a Sunday. The place was crammed with beautiful, but very young people (maybe 16-25 for most part), and the atmosphere was great. But I am a young looking 33, and with the young crowd, I was suspiciously close to looking and feeling what I really where: A sex-tourist. If you are smooth, you may pull it of, otherwise go to:

Woodoo:
Friday and Saturday the place was packed with the best looking girls I have ever seen. Most were quite young, but there were older guys/girls to. Sunday was dead there though.

I think you have to be quite smooth to pick up an escort at these places, and I didn’t succeed. The problem is this: If you don´t want to risk asking a happy Latvian girl on her night out to have sex for money (and you obviously don’t want that), it is not so easy to initiate a conversation that can lead to the desired business. Any suggestions on how to spot the working girls, and what to say? Is there a codeword?

Escorts from Baltic Beauties:

I had some bad experience with two different girls from Baltic Beauties. I chose this company because I was hoping for a GFE.

Alex (the manager) is extremely very friendly and serviceminded, and is obviously trying to run an upscale business, but towards me, the girls didn’t measure up to this at all.

Simona:
First I had 24 hours with Simona. She looked good and was friendly. But the sex-part was bad. The first time, after some friendly talking, I initiated, and she looked weirdly at me, but after I asked explicitly we had sex (after baths, of course). The second time, 6 hours, and a citywalk and Sushi later, she didn’t want to at ALL. Only after saying I would call Alex, she suddenly wanted to. At night, after cinema, she was really reluctant, so I sent her home. No kissing, no BBBJ, No GFE – to say the least.

When I told this to Alex, he offered a full 24 hours retry with another lady. Truly an amazing service to offer! I would only accept 4 hours, and asked for Mona.

Mona:
I had a simular experience with Mona. Long chat, and a lot of stalling; even though we both knew we had short time. After 2 hours gone I was fed up and sent her home.

To sum up: Good news is that the two Baltic Beauties-girls didn’t seem supressed or forced into things or anything like that. They just wasn’t very good at their job. They liked a nice chat, but didn’t go for the sexpart at all, which I had hoped for at upscale pricing, and from Baltic Beauties company profile. Towards me I found them as cold business as it often is in this when you are with girls you pay for.

Lundgren

I am interested by Lundgren's posting. I go to Latvia a lot and have tried out various approaches for meeting girls. With regards to Voodoo, it used to be the case that there were many girls, often in pairs, in the vodka bar area down the stairs before you pay to enter any of the main areas. You could chat easily and if they were working they would suggest going back to your hotel. I went there last month and all the girls were in the main areas, having paid to get in or else were dancers there. There were no working girls. I think they must have been cleared out by the management as they were too blatant. I picked up 2 girls there last February and had a great time with them.

I have used many girls from Baltic Beauties and generally had a good time. I met Simona for an overnight in October. She does not kiss, but almost all the others do. She required money up front, whereas the others take it at the end. She was good in bed though, and was perfectly willing. I have not tried Mona. I recomend Linda - she will do anything, including anal, rimming, CIM and is fantasctic all round. Samantha is great too - beautiful and a great kisser. Cindy and Tina are also exceptional. They all offer BBBJ. I can also confirm that Alex offers a good service. I once had a disappointing experience with a girl and got a replacement as well as the removal of the girl from the website.

I have also used some of the agencies with mixed results - they are generally more hardened professional girls and give a more mechanical service. I have also been to The Okinava "bar" cum brothel and had a cheap and OK experience. The Clup Releks in Jurmala (near Dzintari station) was OK a year or so ago - I had a twosome there.

I usually stay at the Hotel Laine in Skolas Iela. It is good because the rooms, apart from the 3rd (reception) and 4th (security) floors are free to enter and take anyone back. Room 615 has a big bath suitable for 2!

Koshka,

Have you tried Miss Malinka agency? I am hoping to use them and wondered how they rate? Do you know if girls from the strip clubs are for take out?

I don't want to make it sound like I know exactly what I am doing. I have been in Riga only a couple of times. But I was fairly successful both trips in getting girls, amateurs, pros, and semipro from the bars.

I used a similar strategy to the one that I used when I used to travel to Russia. I acted self-assured and let loose. In the St. Petersburg forum, somebody once said that the key to getting Russian girls was to act like "Jack Nicholson on steroids". I couldn't say it better. Russian and Lat girls both seem to respond to a cocky guy who acts as though he owns the world. In the west, we are taught to be shy and receding toward women. In my opinion, Russian and Lat women take this to be a sign of weakness.

The only "nightclub" that I went to was Roxy Club. I went there twice. Most of the working girls early in the evening congregate with their handler in the area of the couches just as you enter the club. The semipros are everywhere later at night. The key is to go later if you want to grab a semipro for the night. I went with a semipro much too early the first time I went and while she was an ATF, I dropped a bundle on drinks prior to leaving. The second time I went after a night of drinking at Pub Dickens (which is an incredible place, you have to lift a pint there). I got a semipro real new to the business. Not great sex, but a nice girl, and very cheap (I think it was 20 lats for a couple of hours).

The other success I had was right in Pub Dickens. Some of the pros from Roxy Club walked in one night, just after midnight. I had been eyeing one up my first night at Roxy, but had decided against it. But at Dickens she looked good and was accompanied by a hot friend. To make the story short, I negotiated a threesome (outside on the street, of course) for 30 lats each. It was great sex with one girl, while the other was only marginally into it. The only problem was that they made me change condoms with each switch.

I also met and had actual dates with a couple of local girls. One was just after a nice dinner, with the other I almost decided to stay in Riga and make my life there. And I had an awesome time and got a few phone numbers in Cetri Balti Krekli.

Finally, I should stress that I think that most guys can have success in Riga. You just need the right attitude. Don't go looking for girls. Put yourself in the right place, with the right attitude, and you will have a great time. Take it from a dumpy, middle-aged, slightly overweight geek.

I have never used Missmalinka, but there are some reports on www.adult.lv suggesting that they are not so good. They are certainly a bit more expensive than Baltic Beauties. Generally, in my experience, dancers do not perform other services or if they do they try to charge a huge amount.

It seems that the girls who used to frequent Voodoo have migrated to the Roxy or La Rocca. I will try these places next time. I have been before but there were few girls available and in the Roxy the music is deafening.