Plitvice Lakes: Impressions, Tips and Regrets
Tips on visiting Plitvice Lakes Updated September 2024. I read a lot of blogs and they always help me in planning what to see and how much time to spend somewhere. I wish I hadn’t read anything on …
What are Czechs like? A Review of the “Xenophobe’s guide to the Czechs”
I always want to know what makes people tick and understand how cultures differ from each other. I know humankind is basically the same, but I always wonder at how it is that, for example, the average …
Tallinn: Visiting one of Europe’s prettiest medieval towns
Tallinn’s old town is known as one of the prettiest medieval towns in Europe. It is no doubt the prettiest of the Baltics. The town is made up of 2 parts: the lower town centered on Town Hall …
The Best Hotels in Split (for all budgets)
The Best Hotels in Split (Croatia). One of our favorite cities in the world, we’ve been many times and even lived a year in Split. But where to stay when visiting Split? In this post I cover the …
What to See and Do in Vilnius (and what to skip)
Updated August 2024. We really liked Vilnius, it was our favorite of the Baltic capitals. While there is no one attraction that will blow your socks off, I think Vilnius as a whole is an interesting …
24 Underrated European cities that you should Visit
24 Underrated European cities that you should Visit. Europe has an overtourism problem. But that “overtourism” is in fact concentrated among the usual suspects: Rome, London, Paris, Barcelona, …
What to See and Do in Budapest (and what to skip)
What to See and Do in Budapest (and what to skip) Updated July 2024 This is a wrap-up post on 2 months spent in Budapest. Lots of photos as well as our recommendations on what to see and do. I also …
Avoiding Europe in the summer…and other places to go instead.
Avoiding Europe in the summer and where to go instead. We love Europe. But I always tell people they should go somewhere else in the summer. There’s just too many tourists, prices rise …
Unusual things to do in Prague
Unusual things to do in Prague Updated July 2024 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 …