Two clueless Latvian bros conquer Kyiv with 7 euros and zero dignity.
Season 1 • Episode 10
LatestThe last day of the race is here, and so are the results. The trip has been laden with humour, so Rihards and Nauris roam the city offering the locals a shot of Riga Black Balm in exchange for an anecdote – after all, Odessians are well-known for their sense of humour. Then they will entertain the passers-by on the local tourist street by attempting to perform as acrobat brothers. Then they meet and question a Jew about the main topic of the trip “how to determine your Hebrew roots”, and Rihards gets his own kippah. We will discover the secrets of a street artist and find out how Latvians have fun in a carting with their eyes shut. And the night will be closed by souvenirs, a quiz about the trip, and a five-star hotel for the winner. And what will the loser get?!
It all begins with Nauris’s painful disappointment – I am not in India, I am in Ukraine. But... That’s OK. He is ready for adventure and to ready battle Rihards. For the first time, the boys receive the show’s paraphernalia – the black box and the promising golden envelope. But there's not much in them – just a harmonica and 200 hryvnia or just about 7 Euro. They have to either survive the entire day on this money or they must make some more. Nauris will manage to feed half of the district with Kiev cake, cross the Paton bridge, and step inside a soap bubble in a museum. Rihards will get to know the Klitschko brothers, run around a giant football stadium, and eat three Kiev hot dogs. But that is not all. They will be forced to make money on the street and to make the girls of Kiev laugh with their plasticine figurines.
Practical Effects
Real Kyiv locations: Paton Bridge, Olympic Stadium, actual soap bubble museum.
Writing
Golden envelope challenges that escalate from silly to unhinged.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The show's Latvian-Ukrainian dynamic accidentally captures pre-war Kyiv's vibrant tourist economy and street culture.
The 'black box' format was later copied by multiple Baltic reality shows, but never matched the original's broke-charm authenticity. Rihards and Nauris improvised roughly 70% of their challenges.
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