South Kurzeme offers rolling around for those tired of rolling down Pētera Street

South Kurzeme tourism enthusiasts have come up with a revolutionary concept — a rally where participants must travel from Grobiņa to Aizpute using a map, as if we lived in times before Google Maps. While Liepāja residents navigate perfectly from Pētera Street to any part of the city in their daily lives, rally participants will have to prove their navigation skills across the entire region.

Organizers promise that various tasks will need to be completed along the way, requiring teamwork. Locals are already wondering whether these tasks include the traditional "find a gas station that's actually open" or "locate a road without potholes." As experienced Grobiņa driver Edgars puts it: "I've been driving these parts without a map for 20 years — now I have to do the same thing, but for a prize?"

The festival culminates in Aizpute with the concert program "The Whole World Resounds," featuring musicians from the bands "Bus in the Sky" and "Auļi." One wonders whether the bus in the sky also navigates by map or simply follows the clouds. Organizers encourage dressing colorfully and spring-like, which in South Kurzeme in March means — put on all your winter clothes, but in bright colors.

The number of teams is limited, so haste is necessary. While in Riga you'd have to stand in line for such an event like for an iPhone, here it's enough to simply fill out a form on the website. South Kurzeme's peaceful rhythm works in event organization too.