You Can afford a Legendary Stag Weekend Do Not Proceed Until You Have Met the New Kids on the Bloc When it comes to the perfect stag weekend, Prague is certainly having its moment in the sun. For the better part of ten years the Czech capital has been the it girl of the former Eastern bloc. And just like it girls from Essex to Primrose Hill, Prague is being done like a dinner. Those who arent already going there are thinking of going there and everybody else already went in the 80s before, like, it became so popular. Now theres nothing wrong with abandoning Bournemouth and Skegness in favour of a bit of Iron curtain history and culture, in fact its where the smart money is. But listen up people, theres a whole map out there filled with quirky, exotic and down right crazy locations that are just champing at the bit to show you a good time. So lets start with the new kids on the Eastern Bloc. Think of them as best friends youre yet to meet. Lovers youre yet to kiss, you get the drift. So here are some handy hints, interesting facts, useless trivia and some slap-your-granny-you-cant-be-serious exchange rates on places that you might want to consider upon organizing the mother of all stag weekends. Gentlemen, get your phrase books ready. Riga Right now the capital of Latvia is one of the brightest stars on the European Horizon. As a result of frequent and cheap flights, an excellent exchange rate and - if you happen to hail from a European Community country - visa-free travel, more tourists than ever packing their phrase books and flocking to sunny Riga. And courtesy of a smorgasbord of thrilling activities and a smokin nightlife Riga is also quickly becoming the stag weekend destination of choice. So don your pastalas* and head over to the Paris of the Baltics, where the party is only just beginning. Jumping Juniper! They Sure Know How to Make Them There Drinks! They sure do. Those crazy Latvians have been making their legendary Riga Black Balsam since the 18th Century to a strictly guarded recipe which, some say, contains over 99 individual ingredients mixed in pure Vodka. The liqueur is also said to have curative properties with Lativian grannies everywhere sneaking a sip to cure everything from toothache to cancer. At about 90 proof we can only attest that it certainly has properties of a most transformative nature. Other than the blessed Balsam, Lativians know how to brew a decent beer with Aldaris being one of the national favourites. |
