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It is impossible for 1∕2 of Latvian permanent residents to go abroad.

Average wage in Republic of Latvia per month ........................................................... £226.73Minimum wage in Republic of Latvia per month ....................................................... £158.58Average income in the United Kingdom per month ..................................................... £1 900Minimum wage in the United Kingdom per month ................................................ £1 030.32Official unemployment rate in Latvia ............................................................................... 19.5%Unofficial unemployment rate in Latvia .............................................................................. 47%Official unemployment rate in the United Kingdom ........................................................ 7.7%Rate of Latvian residents working outside Latvia on low-wage jobs ............................ ~ 50%

Meat — EUR 6/kg; frankfurters, sausages — EUR 5/kg; chicken — EUR 4.5/kg; cheese — EUR 6 –15/kg; milk — EUR 1/litre; bread — EUR 0.5 –1; potatoes — EUR 0.5/kg; beer price in shops — EUR 1 –2/500 ml). An average restaurant meal costs between EUR 7 and EUR 30. The price of electricity is LVL 7.10/100 kWh (EUR 10.10/100kwh), while the average price per litre of fuel is LVL 0.75 (EUR 1.06). 30 – 40% of the average monthly wage is spent on rent and utility payments. Average consumer prices in Latvia do

not differ significantly from average prices in other European countries.

COST OF PL ANTS' R ARIT YFor permanent resident of Latvia

Average food prices

VISCUM ALBUMBaltais āmulis / Mistletoe

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Very rare. Mostly in two vicinities in SW and SE part. Solitarily specimens and groups on deciduous

trees: mostly maple, apple, poplar and lime.

Illustration: “Deutschlands Flora in Abbildungen”

1796

PA ST10 000 BC – 19TH CENTURY

West and south of Latvia56°74’06’74”N 21°07’17’77”W and 56°25’09’8”N, 25°22,46,09”W

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Latvia

Lithuania

EstoniaBaltic Sea

Daugava

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P R E S E N T10 000 BC – NOWADAYS

Malmö, Scania, Sweden55°35′N 13°02′E

25/10/2010 – 26/10/2010

Train, Daugavpils — Riga (Latvia), 6.10 – 9.05 .............................................................. £6.47Bus, Riga Railroad Station — Riga Airport ...................................................................... £0.62Meal at Lido restaurant, Riga Airport ...................................................................................... £8Riga — Stockholm (Sweden), flight by AirBaltic, 6.45 – 6.55 .................................. £371.01Stockholm — Malmö (Sweden), flight by AirBaltic, 10.00 – 11.05 ................................ £ — Lunch at Hollandia restaurant ............................................................................................. £3.87To rent a Toyota Aygo to go outside the city .................................................................. £66.52Dinner at McDonalds restaurant .............................................................................................. £5One night stay at STF Vandrarhem Malmö City Hostel .............................................. £22.45Lunch at Malmö Airport ............................................................................................................ £3Malmö — Stockholm, flight by AirBaltic, 9.40 – 10.40 .................................................... £ —Stockholm — Riga, flight by AirBaltic, 14.05 – 16.20 ....................................................... £ —Meal at Lido restaurant, Riga Airport ...................................................................................... £8Bus, Riga Airport — Railway Station ................................................................................ £0.62Train, Daugavpils — Riga, 17.05 – 21.07 .......................................................................... £6.47

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Total:£ 502.03

PINGUICULA ALPINAAlpu Kreimule / Alpine Butterwort

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Very rare. Extinct from the only natural locality on the limestone cliff in the Daugava valley (overflooded in 1965). Re-planted onto two similar habitats in central Latvia, but

recent searching there failed.

Illustration: “Deutschlands Flora in Abbildungen”

1796

PA ST30 000 BC – 20TH CENTURY

Staburags cliff, Daugava river, Pļavinas region, Latvia56°57’98’16”N 25°48’96’55”W

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Latvia

Lithuania

EstoniaBaltic Sea

Daugava

To see this plant:FREE

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Tromso, Norway56°57’98’16”N 25°48’96’55”W

20/10/2010 – 21/10/2010

Train, Daugavpils — Riga, 6.10 – 9.05 .............................................................................. 6.47£Bus, Riga Railroad Station — Riga Airport ...................................................................... 0.62£Meal ar Lido restaurant at Riga Airport ................................................................................... 3£Riga — Oslo (Norway), flight by Norwegian.com airlines, 13.55 – 14.25 ................... 206£Oslo — Tromso (Norway), flight by Norwegian.com airlines, 21.05 – 23.05 .............. — £ One night stay at St. Elisabeth Hotell Og Helsehus ...................................................... 64.21£Taxi outside Tromso ................................................................................................................. 10£Tromso — Oslo, flight by Norwegian.com airlines, 21.05 – 23.05 ................................. — £Oslo — Riga, flight by Norwegian.com airlines, 13.55 – 14.25 ....................................... — £Meal ar McDonalds restaurant near Railway Station ............................................................ 3£Bus, Riga Airport — Railway Station ................................................................................ 0.62£Train, Daugavpils — Riga, 16.10 – 19.05 ............................................................................. 10£

Total:£303.92

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TAXUS BACCATAParastā īve / European Yew

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Very rare, mostly along the coastline. Solitarily specimens and small groups in forests.

Illustration: “Deutschlands Flora in Abbildungen”

1796

PA ST30 000 BC – 20TH CENTURY

West of Latvia near bay of Riga57°31’16’91”N, 24°51’87’38”W and 57°02’12’99”N, 23°39’53’86”W

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Latvia

Lithuania

EstoniaBaltic Sea

Daugava

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Gdansk, Poland56°57’98’16”N 25°48’96’55”W

22/10/2010 – 23/10/2010

Train, Daugavpils — Riga (Latvia), 6.10 – 9.05 .............................................................. £6.47Bus, Riga Railroad Station — Riga Airport ...................................................................... £0.62Meal ar Lido restaurant at Riga Airport ................................................................................... £8Riga — Copenhagen (Denmark) flight by AirBaltic, 6.55 – 7.25 ............................ £371.01Copenhagen — Gdansk (Poland), flight by AirBaltic, 9.10 – 10.10 ............................... £ — One night stay at Hotel Dal, Gdansk ..................................................................................... £36Taxi outside Gdansk ................................................................................................................. £20Gdansk — Copenhagen, flight by Cimber Air, 10.40 – 11.40 .......................................... £ — Copenhagen — Riga, flight by AirBaltic, 13.30 – 16.30 ................................................... £ — Meal ar Lido restaurant at Riga Airport ................................................................................... £4Bus, Riga Airport — Railway Station ................................................................................ £0,62Train, Daugavpils — Riga (Latvia), 16.10 – 19.05 .......................................................... £6.47

Total:£453.95

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ERICA TETRALIXGrīņa sārtene / Cross-leaved Heath

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Very rare. Usually monodominant groups in shady broad-leaved forests and shrubs.

Illustration: “Deutschlands Flora in Abbildungen”

1796

PA ST30 000 BC – 20TH CENTURY

Nortwest coast and southwest part of Latvia57°58’65’59”N, 21°90’12’45”W and 56°65’01’87”N, 22°23’63’28”W

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Latvia

Lithuania

EstoniaBaltic Sea

Daugava

To see this plant:FREE

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Copenhagen, Denmark55°67’75’84”N, 12°56’83’59”W

30/10/2010 – 31/10/2010

Train Daugavpils — Riga (Latvia), 6.10 – 9.05 ............................................................... £6.47Bus, Riga Railroad Station — Riga Airport ...................................................................... £0.62Meal ar Lido restaurant at Riga Airport ................................................................................... £8Riga — Copenhagen (Denmark) flight by AirBaltic, 11.50 – 12.50 ........................ £420.08 Bus to go outside the city and back .......................................................................................... £6Dinner at Forno a Legna restaurant ......................................................................................... £5One night stay at Danhostel Copenhagen City .............................................................. £22.26Riga — Copenhagen, flight by AirBaltic, 15.05 – 17.40 .................................................... £ — Bus, Riga Airport — Railway Station ................................................................................ £0,62Dinner at McDonalds near Railway Station ........................................................................... £5Bus, Daugavpils — Riga, 19.10 – 23.05 ............................................................................. £7.89Incidental expenses ................................................................................................................... £30

Total:£511.94

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HEDER A HELIXBaltijas efeja / Baltic Ivy

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Very rare. Western coastal part only.

Groups in broad-leaved forests.

Illustration: Flora Batava of Afbeelding en Beschrijving van Nederlandsche Gewassen, VIII Deel.

1844

PA ST30 000 BC – 20TH CENTURY

West coast of Latvia56°92’69’93”N, 21°28’05’18”W

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Latvia

Lithuania

Estonia

Baltic Sea

Daugava

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Bastia, Corsica, France 42°69’85’86”N, 9°44’68’69”W

06/11/2010 – 07/11/2010

Bus, Daugavpils — Riga, 02.10 – 04.05 ............................................................................. £6.47Bus No. 22, Riga city centre – Riga Airport ...................................................................... £0.62Meal at Riga Airport ................................................................................................................... £6Riga — Copenhagen (Denmark), flight by SAS, 6.50 – 7.30 .................................... £731.59Copenhagen — Nice (France), flight by SAS, 8.50 – 11.15 ............................................. £ — Nice — Bastia, Corsica (France), flight by Air Corsica, 12.15 – 13.05 .......................... £ — Bus to Bastia city .................................................................................................................... £7.93Dinner at Chez Hubert Tempete ........................................................................................ £9.46One night stay at two star Sud Hôtel ............................................................................... £39.13Taxi .............................................................................................................................................. £20Bastia — Nice, flight by Air Corsica, 8.00 – 8.50 ............................................................... £ — Nice — Oslo (Norway), flight by SAS, 12.40 – 15.35 ....................................................... £ —Oslo — Riga, flight by SAS, 20.55 – 23.25 .......................................................................... £ —Bus No. 22, airport of Riga — Riga railroad station ........................................................ £0,62Trolleybus, Riga railroad station — brother’s flat at Mežciems, Riga ........................... £0,62Night at brother family's flat .................................................................................................. FreeTrolleybus, brother’s flat at Mežciems, Riga — Riga railroad station ........................... £0,62Dinner at McDonalds near Railway Station ........................................................................... £5Bus, Daugavpils — Riga, 13.10 – 17.05 ............................................................................. £7.89Incidental expenses ................................................................................................................... £30

Total to see this plant:£865.95

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PRIMUL A FARINOSABezdelīgactiņa / Bird’s-eye Primrose

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Very rare.

Illustration: “British Entomology”

1824 / 1825

PA ST30 000 BC – 20TH CENTURY

Central part of Latvia56°67’43’38”N, 24°16’99’22”W

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Latvia

Lithuania

EstoniaBaltic Sea

Daugava

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Barcelona, Spain41°41’49’25”N, 2°16’53’37”W

08/11/2010 – 09/11/2010

Train Daugavpils — Riga, 6.10 – 9.05 ............................................................................... £6.47Bus No. 22, Riga city centre — Riga Airport .................................................................... £0.62Breakfast ar Lido restaurant at Riga Airport ........................................................................... £8Riga — Milan (Italy) flight by Ryanair, 11.10 – 12.50 ..................................................... £191Milan — Barcelona (Spain) flight by Ryanair, 21.00 – 22.40 ........................................... £ — Taxi ................................................................................................................................................ £8Dinner at Devil’s Kitchen ..................................................................................................... £3.78One night stay at Residencia Melon District Marina .................................................... £43.48Barcelona — London (United Kingdom), flight by easyJet, 19.55 – 21.20 ................... £ — London — Riga flight by Ryanair, 6.05 – 10.40 ................................................................. £ —Bus No. 22, Riga Airport — Railway Station .................................................................... £0,62Bus, airport of Riga — Riga railroad station ..................................................................... £0,62Bus, Riga railroad station — brother’s flat at Mežciems, Riga ....................................... £0,62Night at brother family’s flat .................................................................................................. FreeBus, brother’s flat at Mežciems, Riga — Riga railroad station ....................................... £0,62Dinner at McDonalds near Railway Station ........................................................................... £5Bus Daugavpils — Riga, 13.10 – 17.05 .............................................................................. £7.89Incidental expenses ................................................................................................................... £30

Total to see this plant:£306.07

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NEOTTIANTHE CUCULL ATACepurainā neotiante / Neottianthe

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Very rare. Two localities in southern Latvia only. Solitarily specimens and small groups

in pine and mixed forests.

Illustration: “Deutschlands Flora in Abbildungen”

1796

PA ST30 000 BC – 20TH CENTURY

South of Latvia56°40’78’23”N, 25°04’88’28”W

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Latvia

Lithuania

EstoniaBaltic Sea

Daugava

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Minsk, Belarus53°88’49’16”N, 27°54’27’25”W

30/10/2010 – 31/10/2010

Cost of visa to visit Republic of Belarus (2 weeks to make) ........................................ £22.03Bus, Daugavpils — Minsk (Belarus), 11.45 – 19.20 ..................................................... £20.62Dinner somewhere ...................................................................................................................... £6One night stay at Minsk hotel ......................................................................................... £114.12Breakfast at hotel cafe ................................................................................................................. £2Bus to go outside the city and back .................................................................................... £0.50Bus, Minsk – Daugavpils, 21.30 – 4.10 ............................................................................ £22.03Incidental expenses ................................................................................................................... £30

Total to see this plant:£207.30

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ERYNGIUM MARITIMUMJūrmalas zilpodze / Sea-holly

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Very rare. Western coastal part only.

Groups in dunes.

Illustration: Flora Batava. 2. Deel.:

Kops, Jan 1807

PA ST30 000 BC – 20TH CENTURY

North coast of Latvia57°69’82’77”N, 22°48’90’14”W

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Latvia

Lithuania

EstoniaBaltic Sea

Daugava

To see this plant:FREE

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Nantes, France47°22’98’27”N, -1°56’69’25”W

30/10/2010 – 31/10/2010

Bus, Daugavpils — Riga, 9.15 – 13.00 ............................................................................... £7.89Bus No. 22, Riga city centre — Riga Airport .................................................................... £0.62Breakfast at Čili Pizza, Riga Airport ......................................................................................... £3Riga — Prague (Czech Republic), flight by KLM, 15.15 – 16.00 .................................. £758Prague — Amsterdam (Netherlands), flight by KLM, 17.05 – 18.40 ............................. £ — Amsterdam — Nantes (France), flight by Air France, 20.45 – 22.15 .............................. £ — Dinner at La Pasta pizzeria ................................................................................................... £7.57One night stay at Quality Hotel & Suites Nantes Atlantique ...................................... £34.78Taxi to go outside the city ....................................................................................................... £50 Nantes — Amsterdam, flight by Air France, 7.10 – 8.40 ................................................... £ — Amsterdam — Prague, flight by Air France, 9.25 – 10.40 ................................................. £ — Prague — Riga, flight by KLM, 11.40 – 14.30 .................................................................... £ —Bus No. 22, Riga Airport — Railway Station .................................................................... £0,62Dinner at McDonalds near Railway Station ........................................................................... £5Bus, Daugavpils — Riga, 19.10 – 23.05 ............................................................................. £7.89Incidental expenses ................................................................................................................... £30

Total to see this plant:£905.37

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EQUISETUM TELMATEIALielā kosa / Great Horsetail

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Very rare. One habitat on the wet, rich in springs slope of riverbank.

A stable group.

Illustration: “Deutschlands Flora in Abbildungen”

1796

PA ST30 000 BC – 20TH CENTURY

Western part of Latvia57°39’76’24”N, 22°21’43’55”W

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Latvia

Lithuania

EstoniaBaltic Sea

Daugava

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Copenhagen, Denmark55°67’75’84”N, 12°50’24’41”W

10/10/2010 – 11/10/2010

Train, Daugavpils — Riga, 6.10 – 9.05 .............................................................................. £6.47Bus No. 22, Riga Railroad Station — Riga Airport ......................................................... £0.62Meal ar Lido restaurant at Riga Airport ................................................................................... £8Riga — Copenhagen (Denmark), flight by AirBaltic, 12.55 – 13.30 ....................... £365.94 Bus to go outside the city and back .......................................................................................... £6Dinner at Forno a Legna restaurant ......................................................................................... £5One night stay at Danhostel Copenhagen City .............................................................. £22.26Copenhagen — Riga, flight by AirBaltic, 15.05 – 17.40 ................................................... £ — Bus Riga Airport — Railway Station ................................................................................. £0,62Dinner at McDonalds near Railway Station ........................................................................... £5Bus, Daugavpils — Riga, 19.10 – 23.05 ............................................................................. £7.89Incidental expenses ................................................................................................................... £30

Total to see this plant:£457.80

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ASTR ANTIA MA JORLielā zvaigznīte / Great Masterwort

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Very rare. In a small vicinity in central southern Latvia. Groups in deciduous forests and shrubs, mostly in river valleys.

Occurs as ornamental plant in some old parks throughout the country.

Illustration: “Deutschlands Flora in Abbildungen”

1796

PA ST30 000 BC – 20TH CENTURY

Southern Latvia56°35’91’64”N, 24°46’65’53”W

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Latvia

Lithuania

EstoniaBaltic Sea

Daugava

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Istanbul, Turkey41°01’92’83”,N 28°96’27’08”W

14/11/2010 – 15/11/2010

Visa + tickets to go and order it and then take it in Riga .................................................... £95Bus, Daugavpils — Riga, 5.20 – 9.10 ................................................................................. £7.89Bus No. 22, Riga city centre – Riga Airport ...................................................................... £0.62Anton Chekhov book ............................................................................................................... £10Lunch at airport ........................................................................................................................... £6Riga — Istanbul (Turkey), flight by AirBaltic, 11.20 – 14.20 ................................... £264.88Taxi to go outside the city and back .................................................................................... ~ £50Dinner at Alexander Istanbul Modern ..................................................................................... £5One night stay at Albatros Premier Hotel ....................................................................... £42.45Breakfast + lunch atKahve Dunyasi .......................................................................................... £2Istanbul — Riga, flight by Air Baltic, 15.05 – 18..00 .......................................................... £ — Bus Riga Airport — Railway Station ................................................................................. £0,62Dinner at McDonalds near Railway Station ..................................................................... £4.50Bus ,Daugavpils — Riga, 19.10 – 23.05 ............................................................................. £7.89Incidental expenses ................................................................................................................... £30

Total to see this plant:£509.74

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