Visiting Prague
Czechia has borders with Slovakia, Austria, Germany and Poland. Prague is the largest city in the Czech Republic and the 13th biggest city in EU.
Eastern Europe
Autumn in Bulgaria – the second day
Plovdiv is like a living museum. pedestrian-friendly centre. It has ancient Roman amphitheatre from 2nd century AD one of the best-preserved in Europe.
Autumn in Bulgaria – 2024
We flew from London to Sofia, ready for a weeklong adventure. The charm of Plovdiv is undeniable. Cobblestone streets, lots of squares and fountains.
From Riga to London by coach and train
We were planning the trip a while in advance and had purchased tickets for all sections of the trip several months before the trip itself.
Easter in Poland
Polish people are active Catholics and visit churches and celebrate Easter according to their traditions every year. We observed this in Krakow.
Travel around Poland
This is one of the episodes of our travel around Poland. If you are near Czestochowa, visiting Jasna Gora may be a very good idea.
Western Estonia
You may cross the border between Latvia and Estonia using main road E67. However, there is an alternative – turn left just before the Estonian border to the small Latvian town of Ainazi.
Spring in Bohemia
The whole Bohemian region covers about two-thirds of the Czech Republic. We had plans to visit a factory producing glass and crystal according to the old traditions, a local brewery and spend some time hiking in the mountains near Adrspach.
Lithuanian dessert sakotis
Sakotis is a special muffin in the shape of a tree with a hollow in the middle prepared by monks since the 15th century.