What’s Brno like? A month in the Czech Republic’s 2nd city.
What’s Brno like? I’ve always been curious about the Czech Republic’s easternmost province of Moravia. It is known principally for its rolling countryside and wines. We’ve also been told …
Why you HAVE to Visit Olomouc
Why you HAVE to Visit Olomouc Nothing prepared us for the beauty of Olomouc. I read that its Holy Trinity Column was on the UNESCO World Heritage List. I also knew that the town has the 2nd largest …
Things that seem weird when you go to Europe
Things that seem weird when you go to Europe When we left Canada to travel full-time 4 years ago we didn’t think that most of our travels would be in Europe. It’s a continent we’ve fallen in love …
Unusual things to see and do in Prague
Unusual things to do in Prague I always hear people complain that Prague is too touristy. There’s some truth to that – but most of the “too touristy” problem in Prague is due to tourists going to all …
Our 60 Favorite Photos from 2016
Our Favorite Photos from a year of travel A couple of weeks ago I did a wrap-up of our favorite (and not-so-favorite) places visited in 2016. We took so many photos in 2016 that we decided to go …
The 4 places on our “Expat base” shortlist
The 4 places on our “Expat base” shortlist I guess it’s a natural progression – working the 9-5 lifestyle, leaving it all to travel full-time, followed by the inevitable…finding a base …
Why we keep falling in love with Prague
Photos showing why we keep falling in love with Prague This was our 3rd time in Prague. The first time we spent 3 months here. Last year we came back and spent a week. This time we came back for a …
Prague or Budapest – which to visit?
Last year we spent 3 months in Prague, this year we’ve spent 2 months in Budapest. I think we’ve come to know and appreciate both cities. But as Eastern Europe’s* most popular cities, people …
A year of Airbnb apartments (July 2014 – July 2015)
A year of Airbnb apartments We had never used Airbnb before last summer. Move the clock forward and we’ve stayed 196 nights of the past year in a total of 15 Airbnb apartments. I don’t know how we …