Unusual but photogenic statues of Bratislava One of the more popular pastimes when visiting Bratislava is to seek out the unusual and sometimes creepy statues. Here are some that we have seen whilst visiting the Slovakian capital city. Keep looking about, as there are statues all over central Bratislava. ČumilRead More…
Budget-friendly and tasty Pancakes in Bratislava It’s easy to walk past Palacinka Lacinka in Bratislava but try not to. It is home to the tastiest pancakes in the city! So they maybe don’t look like much if you are used to piles of buttermilk pancakes covered in cream, fruit andRead More…
It’s 26 year’s since the start of the Siege of Sarajevo It’s now 26 years since the Siege of Sarajevo began. This is the name given to the blockade of the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Sarajevo in 1992. We went to Sarajevo as part of a Balkan holidayRead More…
Our last day in Bratislava 😭 After the village pub tour on day four, Mr Foodie had booked another tour with Authentic Slovakia, this time their Post-Communist Bratislava excursion. It would be 4 hours long, so sustenance was needed! Breakfast After a quick check-out from the Ibis Centrum hotel, weRead More…
Bratislava – Day Four After our previous day’s adventures, we started day four by heading to Kamzik TV tower, about a 90-minute walk from the old town – well, we were going to walk but the day we decided to visit it started to snow – just our luck! So, NotRead More…
Bratislava trip – day three So after sleeping in late on day two, we planned to wake up early and see stuff but it was lazy bones again as we staggered out for “brunch” at 12:30! Kava.Bar was nearby and had been recommended to us, so we wandered there for someRead More…
Bratislava trip – day 2 The morning after the night before, or should I say the afternoon after the night before as we didn’t waken up until 12 noon (lazy gits!), well if you can’t have a lie in on the 1st January, when can you? It was all quietRead More…
New Year can be a bit of a sad and boring time to spend at home watching Jools Hootenanny whilst slowly getting drunk, well I’d prefer not to! It’s a time to see other places, and see what they get up to for new year. Last year, Mr FoodieRead More…
“…so bright, I gotta wear shades” That’s a comment from a Tripadvisor review, but did you know that this Timbuk3 song isn’t about an amazing future but rather an impending nuclear holocaust (there’s a cheery thought!)? It was, however, the first thing that came to mind when we visited Hotel LeipzigRead More…
Escape the crowds in Dubrovnik with a trip to Lokrum Lokrum island is just off the coast of Croatia, considered a nature reserve and special forest vegetation reserve, it’s a short ferry ride from the town of Dubrovnik which can get VERY hectic during the summer when the cruise shipsRead More…
