Kuressaare is a town on the island of Saaremaa off of the coast of Estonia. During the time of the USSR, it was used as a…
After some time without having done any hiking, I finally got to do some around Sigulda. A bit of a holiday town only 50 km away…
On a narrow spit of sand between the Baltic Sea and the Curonian Lagoon lies the small town of Nida. The spit is actually shared…
I don’t think it’s a stretch to say that Poland has a lot of history. From being the largest country in Europe in the 16th…
After experiencing the horrors near Katowice, it was a relief to go somewhere where culture is created rather than destroyed. I…
After a fun long weekend visiting Kraków with my parents, it was time to strike out on my own again. I…
Trying to hike in the Slovensky Raj (Slovak Paradise) National Park had left me a little dispirited. It was so full of…
Spiš Castle is one of the largest in Europe, and it’s quite a sight to see it rising above the surrounding plain. It’s…
Vlkolínec is a tiny village near to the town of Ružomberok. It has a resident population of 6, although Slovak holiday makers often fill some of the other houses. It is a tourist draw because it is composed of traditional colourful log houses and, for this, it is UNESCO listed.
For my last day in Czechia, before going into Slovakia, I wanted to do a walk between the two palaces in…
