I’ve enjoyed visiting Bratislava immensely and the friendly hostel staff, especially Marianne, have contributed in no small way to this, but I am becoming city exhausted and once again I feel the isolation of being invisible in a big city. I’d like to see a bit of Slovakia’s countryside and so I head to a town … Read More
It is only 80 kms to Bratislava from Vienna and I am travelling by train. By now I have become quite proficient at dealing with the public transport system. It helps of course that Vienna’s train station is very modern and incredibly well signed in English so I navigate it with ease. Arriving in Bratislava, according … Read More
I’ve discovered that it’s not as easy to meander through Eastern Europe as it appears on a map. Public transport doesn’t always flow the way you’d like your route to and often leads back to a central point. For example, in the Czech Republic all roads eventually lead back to Prague! So trying to make … Read More
Cesky Krumlov is highly recommended in the Lonely Planet Guide and a popular “must see” on the Czech Republic things to see and do list. So it is no surprise that when looking for accommodation I have an enormous range of hostels to choose from. However, after spending several days in isolation in my “cell” in … Read More
Dear Diary 16/37! That is sixteen days since I last saw the familiar faces of friends, when Denise, Jan and Wolfgang waved me off at the train station in Bad Schandau, Germany, and I have another thirty-seven days of travelling before I see familiar faces again, when I meet Monica and Linley in Paris! I’ve … Read More
I’m visiting Karlovy Vary, a Spa Town about 130kms west of Prague in the Bohemia Region of the Czech Republic. It is known for its thermal springs and has been a popular destination since the 1900’s, its rich architecture a blend of Neo Classicism, Neo Baroque and Neo Renaissance, giving it a character of affluence … Read More
