What more could you ask for over the winter season, but a cabin in Finnish Lapland with copious amounts of food, endless laughter from great company and some local booze to wash it all down with. The three most important words in the Finnish culture are; ice-hockey, alcohol and sauna. So naturally being a country…
Recently my boyfriend and I embarked on a 7-month backpacking trip through Europe. The first 3-4 month’s we spent doing work in exchange for accommodation & food (www.workaway.info) which was a great way to bring down the spending costs whilst still being able to stay on the road. After much deliberation we decided that we…
I had only time to visit one; it was a decision between ‘The House of Hungarian Wines’ and ‘The Royal Wine House & Wine Cellar Museum’ (Kiralyi Borhaz es Pince Muzeum). I think it was the Royal in the name that made that decision rather quick for me as well as having the chance to…
You shouldn’t be allowed to have a buffet breakfast unless you know how to properly overindulge and in backpacker terms that means eat enough to cover both breakfast and lunch so you only have to buy dinner. So we made sure we did this good and proper on our last morning in Salzburg (even 2…
I go to the hills when my heart is lonely, I know I will hear what I’ve heard before, My heart will be blessed with the sound of music, And I’ll sing once more. I’m sorry Morgan, but I really couldn’t help it… I just had to download The Sound of Music and watch it…
The 5 and a half hour trip from Prague to Vienna was rather relaxing. The whole train was made up of 6-seat compartments and either everyone thought we smelt or we had it lucky as we had a whole compartment to ourselves for the full journey. We also had to use up the rest of…
I have to admit that neither Morgan nor I knew much about the Czech Republic at all. However the train journey from Berlin to Praha – otherwise known as Prague definitely put us in high spirits. The journey from Schona to Prague was gorgeous. Colourful little houses dotted the countryside as the train straddled the…
It may not outweigh beer consumption but viticulture in the Czech Republic is amongst the oldest in Europe. The first evidence of cultivation of vines dates back to AD 280 when soldiers of the Roman Emperor Probus planted grape vines in Pálava. The majority of vineyards are located in South Moravian near Brno however during…
After 3 and a half months on the road I still get that child-like excitement wash over me when we arrive at a new place. It was hard to leave Munich; I mean how could you really, with all the glorious amounts of beer at your fingertips? Well for Morgan and I it signified the…