Trip: The Big One
There are [74] stories from my trip: The Big One
POLAND | Friday, 27 May 2011 | Views [585]
I decided
to take the day train from Prague to Krakow as I’d read a few dodgy things about the night
train, and find that after night commutes I end up wasting the following day in
any case. Which was lucky as we ended up stopping at some ... Read more >
Tags: auschwitz, birkenhau, castle, concentration camp, krakow, salt mines
CZECH REPUBLIC | Monday, 23 May 2011 | Photo Gallery
Walking through Prague's Old Town, cycling out to castles and statues, and exploring the Bone Church of Kutna Hora in the Czech Republic
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CZECH REPUBLIC | Monday, 23 May 2011 | Views [627]
A 6 hour
train trip took me form Budapest to Prague, where I managed
to find Art Hole Hostel without too
much trouble using the map I’d picked up from the previous hostel. It’s amazing
how sitting on a train all day doing nothing can tire ... Read more >
Tags: bone church, charles bridge, kampa park, kutna hora, mummified hand, pickpockets, prague, wenceslas
HUNGARY | Friday, 20 May 2011 | Photo Gallery
Hanging out in a hippie hostel, touring Terror Museums, fois gras festivals and thermal baths - not nearly enough time spent in beautiful Budapest
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HUNGARY | Friday, 20 May 2011 | Views [578]
The morning
train to Hungary took a little over three hours (a little confusing as it was
listed as going to Belgrade) and I arrived at Flow Hostel just after lunch.
This hippy-style 3 rd floor apartment hostel consists of 2 rooms with
bunks ... Read more >
Tags: budapest, church, fountains, gellert hill, mummified hand, secret police, terror house, thermal baths
SLOVAKIA | Wednesday, 18 May 2011 | Photo Gallery
A couple of lazy days in the capital of Slovakia - another surprisingly chilled out and pretty city
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SLOVAKIA | Wednesday, 18 May 2011 | Views [544]
It was only
an hours bus-ride from Vienna to Bratislava, where I dumped
my stuff in the Patio Hostel and changed into cooler clothes to combat the
warmer weather. To kill some time before the free walking tour at 4pm
I headed up to Bratislava
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Tags: borscht, bratislava, castle, napoleon, slovakia
AUSTRIA | Sunday, 15 May 2011 | Photo Gallery
From the culture of the opera to the skillful horsemanship of the Lipizzaner trainers to exploring underground lakes - Vienna is hard to beat
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AUSTRIA | Sunday, 15 May 2011 | Views [717]
Yet another rainy day was perfect for sitting on a train to Vienna. After dropping off my gear I
headed back into back into the city on the subway to visit the Dom before
stopping at the Haus der Musik where I spent a couple of hours wandering
through ... Read more >
Tags: hoffberg palace, lipizzaner horse, modling, opera, palaces, seegrotte, undergound lake, vienna
AUSTRIA | Thursday, 12 May 2011 | Photo Gallery
Shivering through Werfen's Ice Caves, watching a falconry show in Werfen Castle and learning about Mozart in Salzburg
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AUSTRIA | Thursday, 12 May 2011 | Views [956]
The 4 hour train trip to Salzburg passes through some beautiful
mountains and pretty villages. Tip of the day : Just because road names are very
very similar does not mean they are the same – make sure your hostel is
actually on the map ... Read more >
Tags: falconry, ice caves, mozart, salzburg, werfen
SLOVENIA | Tuesday, 10 May 2011 | Photo Gallery
Biking out to Vitnar Gorge and then hiking around Lake Bohinj in Bled, Slovenia
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SLOVENIA | Tuesday, 10 May 2011 | Views [791]
I caught the bus to Bled with 5 minutes to spare and arrived
at Traveller’s Haven , a great homely hostel complete with free bikes and
washing and a lovely kitchen/common room area. Dropping off my bags I grabbed a
bike and headed out through ... Read more >
Tags: biking, bled, lake bohinj, vitnar gorge, waterfalls
SLOVENIA | Saturday, 7 May 2011 | Photo Gallery
My new favorite city of Ljubljna & exploring the Scokjan Caves pretending to be an elf in Lord of the Rings
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SLOVENIA | Saturday, 7 May 2011 | Views [653]
It was only a 2 hour train trip to Lljubljana in Slovenia, but I
was still pretty tired when I arrived. Zeppelin hostel is another great, brand
new hostel with massive dorm rooms and another good kitchen. I’ve been happily
surprised by the Eastern ... Read more >
Tags: divaca, ljubljana, skocjan caves, unesco, zepplin hostel
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