Buses from Split to Dubrovnik run from the main bus station (on the seafront) and take around 4 hours to reach their destination. Our bus was relatively empty, and we sat on the right – definitely recommended as the drive down is beautiful, all coastline and mountains and pretty red-roof houses. While Croatia can boast … More Croatia Trip: Dubrovnik and surrounding islands
Split It’s not often that you encounter somewhere with a history as old as Split’s. To summarise as briefly as I can, the Roman emperor Diocletian decided to build himself a palace for his retirement. This palace was completed in AD 305, and now exists as the “old town” of Split. I’m going to go … More Croatia Trip: Split and Hvar
So, the Plitvice lakes. YEAH. So, what are they and how can you get there? Well, you can turn up at Zagreb’s bus station and buy a ticket on the day, but being a little too organised I found that one company – Croatia Bus – lets you buy tickets online in advance, so that’s … More Croatia Trip: Plitvice
Well, I’ve been back for over a week and have finally recovered from my 12-day trip around the Balkans. It was amazing, we had tons of fun and we did it all by spending as little money as possible – and I’m finally ready to tell you what we did and how you could replicate … More Croatia Trip: Zagreb
As a day trip from Munich, we decided to visit Salzburg, Austria. What did I know about Salzburg? Well, of course, it’s where The Sound of Music was set and filmed, and it’s where Mozart comes from. These two facts are seemingly enough to attract tourists, anyway, as we soon discovered upon arrival. Salzburg is … More Austria: Chasing the Sound of Music in Salzburg
Thanks to two public Czech holidays, Jeff’s school decided to close for the week. As I barely had anything going on myself for the first two days, we decided to spend Saturday-Tuesday travelling a little. I’d never been to Germany before, so we decided to visit Munich. Munich is about 5 hours from Prague, and … More Germany: A small trip to Munich
Barely 2 hours from Prague lies the beautiful town of Karlovy Vary. Famous for its natural spas, every summer sees tourists flock to soothe their aching muscles in its healing waters. For many, it is a magical place, while others (including my guide book) see it as one massive tourist trap overcrowded with Russian hypochondriacs. … More Exploring Karlovy Vary
Firstly, I must apologise for the lack of recent updates! I’ve been busy, I’ve been forgetful, and I haven’t really known what to write about. While life is certainly different here than back in the U.K., Japan was so different that I was never short of topics. Here, life plods along, I teach and hang … More Where to find great beer in Prague
It’s the most wonderful time of the year… apparently. Once again, a year has managed to sneak past almost unnoticed. Trees bloomed and blossomed and shed their dead leaves in the blink of an eye, and we stand here again in the frost, waiting to spend our hard-earned money on presents that nobody will really … More A Czech Christmas (aka Carp and Devils)
With a three-day weekend coming up, I simply had to take the opportunity to explore more of Europe. It really is astonishing how little we – from Britain – know about the rest of our continent. We talk enough of France, Italy, Spain and Germany, but I bet that a large number of the population … More A Weekend in Slovenia
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