Cesky Krumlov Castle dates back to 1240 and it is the second largest castle complex in Czechia after Prague. It houses this incredible-looking bridge over the moat and is recommended for anyone who visits Czechia, let alone Cesky Krumlov itself. Without belittling the castle itself, many people and sources said that already the grounds were […]
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Cobbles and dumplings à la Cesky Krumlov
Cesky Krumlov. Southern Czechia, on the river Vltava, a population of 13,000. UNESCO World Heritage Sight. Highly recommended by many. And I concur. Despite the beginning not being completely hiccupless. We arrived in Cesky Krumlov after a less-than-ideal bus ride involving two shattered travellers, five bags (including an insanely heavy plastic bag and Nicola’s comic […]
I had a sandwich in Sandwich
The Earl of Sandwich enjoyed a good gamble. He enjoyed it so much that he prioritised it higher than regular meal breaks, and was often known to request people bring him a slab of meat in between two pieces of bread, so he could munch during his game. His fellow gamers approved of this idea, […]
FINLAND 100 EDITION: Rovaniemi, Lapland
HAPPY 100TH BIRTHDAY FINLAND!!! In honour of this historic day, today we shall go back a year to the last trip of 2016, when I spent a blissful three days in Rovaniemi, Lapland with my parents and aunt and uncles. Not necessarily your obvious first choice for travel company, but my family are suitably eccentric […]
Gdansking it for the weekend
Neither Hayzybob nor I had been to a new country this year, and 2017 is coming to a close threateningly quickly. So last month we pinpointed our meeting point to Gdansk, which I’d heard good things and seen beautiful pictures of – a one-of-a-kind town with recognisable circular towers and buildings. It used to be […]
Cafes of Vienna, 3+1
Vienna is known for its good coffee, lavish cakes and buzzing café culture. During our stay we managed to visit one or two, so here we have Viennese cafes, 3+1! (Flashback to my 2016 Central Europe trip, so obviously things may have changed since then…) Café Diglas Cafe Diglas, according to efficient Hayzybobz’s efficient […]
A brief burst of Bratislava
Which city is the only capital in the world that borders two countries? Chances are that you’ve already read the title, and therefore already have rather a reliable hunch for the answer, so give yourself a pat on the back and a large portion of parene buchty (steamed dumplings filled with jam) if you answered BRATISLAVA! […]
A motorbike accident in Vietnam
When I bought myself a motorbike in Vietnam, I accepted the fact that a motorbike accident would happen sooner or later. In a country with one of the highest traffic injury rates in the world, all I could hope was that when it was my turn, it’d end up ok. Well, the inevitable finally happened […]
The Clash of Beaches
What do you think of if I ask you to imagine a Beach? Translucent turquoise waters lapping the warm silky sand of the pristine coastline, with a few perfectly placed palm trees bordering the natural greenery of this secluded beach where it just happens to be just you? Or a packed shore full of stressed, […]
The Scenic Routes of Phu Quoc
First, a disclaimer: This all happened in November 2015, at the end of the rainy season, so don’t take this as up-to-date fact, but more as an entertaining story. I’m sure Phu Quoc is very different nowadays – and outside the rainy season. The Phu Quoc islands – I’d always heard loads about them. They […]