While it’s impossible to walk around the centre of Prague without thinking “Wow! I live here!”, it’s only natural to need some time out every now and again. Over the last few weeks, I have been making the effort to venture outwards, to the outskirts and beyond. Here, I will present my findings! 1) Divoká … More Great Day Trips from Prague
A lot of humans like to sing the praises of democracy and free choice, and yet give us free reign to do whatever we want to and we draw a blank. An open road that goes in a million directions, a blank slate on which we can write anything, can be massively daunting. Have you … More Teaching: What to do when they say “Just Teach Anything”!
As you know, I’m not in Japan anymore. It’s sad. Sometimes I really, really miss being there so much that I want to cry, and other times I think how glad I am to be away. Well, here I am in Prague, and while we all might like to pretend we don’t compare our hot … More Prague vs Hamamatsu, Japan – Round 1
If you want a pretty little place to hang out away from the throngs of tourists, I’ve found one. Near Malostranská metro station, through a little gate in the wall, lies the Senate – and its pretty garden. We were lucky enough to discover this place when a Czech friend of mine (who is learning … More Prague: The Senate’s Secret Garden
(Continued from last entry) So, here we were, speeding up the Danube at 70km/hr, trying to avoid drunken Smurfs and keep some vague semblance of tidiness to our hair while taking sunset shots from the deck, when Bratislava came into view. Devin castle sat proudly on its hill while twinkling city lights welcoming us into … More Slovakia: Blue Skies and Churches in Bratislava
When I first considered moving to Prague, my thought was admittedly “Woo! Now I’ll be able to pop to various European countries on weekends!” Well, folks, I’ve come to a few realisations. The first is that I’m a fool who didn’t take opportunities when I had them; flights from the UK to different cities in … More Austria: An afternoon in Vienna
A couple of weeks ago, we took the Metro (red line) to Vysehrad and walked around the old castle walls looking at Prague from every side. The sky was a perfect blue, with photogenic clusters of clouds reflecting the sunlight and giving the photos a dreamlike quality. Behold, the city in which I now live: … More Prague: Views from Vyšehrad
Well, here I am, nearly a week after the TEFL Worldwide course finished, and I’m feeling pretty exhausted. It was intense, challenging, and a lot of fun – and definitely not made any easier by my quest to find jobs and an apartment within the first two weeks of my being in Prague. After lots … More Prague: After TEFL – Damage Report
Well, I’ve finally found time to update the blog, and it relates to the one time (two weeks ago) that I actually spent a day just walking around the city and exploring. The morning started with a hunt for a washing machine, as the one in our rented apartment had decided to break and we … More Prague: Walking around Prague – Loreta, Černín Palace and wonderful views
Hello everyone… If you’re wondering why you haven’t been inundated with pictures of beautiful Prague yet, it’s for two reasons – 1) my internet connection here is really slow, and 2) I’ve been SO busy! The course really is intense. I laughed at the thought a few weeks ago, arrogantly assured that they wouldn’t teach … More Life: Busy, busy, busy….
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