All change at The Motherland Monument in Ukraine The Mother Ukraine Monument (Ukrainian: Україна-Мати, ‘Mother Ukraine’) is a must-see statue in Kyiv, the capital of …
Ukraine Motherland Monument
Eastern Europe
Where to eat: Piwnica Staromeisjska
Leaving Germany to eat in Poland for the evening One of the good things about visiting Görlitz is that just on the other side of …
Holiday Inn, Sarajevo
The most famous hotel in Bosnia Reading “In harm’s way” by Martin Bell reminded me of our Balkan holiday in 2010. Sarajevo was one of …
Visiting Auschwitz (Oswiecim), Poland
Auschwitz, a place everyone should try to visit This year marks the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz concentration camp by the 1st Ukrainian …
Travel: Poznan Croissant Museum
A surprising food history in Poland You might think of croissants as being French but did you do know about the history of St. Martin‘s …
Travel: Pripyat, Ukraine
Ghost city of Pripyat Pripyat is a city in northern Ukraine just a few miles from the border with neighbouring Belarus. Founded in 1970, it …
Travel: Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant and Chernobyl Town
Behind the scenes at Chernobyl Chernobyl is an infamous name, however, the small town near Ukraine’s border with Belarus is somewhere not many people have …
Food Review: Kava Bar, Bratislava
Kava coffee spot in Bratislava Kava Bar was probably the smallest coffee shop we visited in Bratislava. Cosy and warm, it’s a pit stop kinda …
Ten must see sights in Bratislava
Bratislava must sees Last New Year we were in Bratislava, which is an ideal place to visit for a short break in Europe. The city …
Travel: Popular statues of Bratislava
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. …
Palacinka Lacinka, the Best pancakes in Bratislava
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 …
Travel: The ‘roses’ of Sarajevo
It’s 26 years since the start of the Siege of Sarajevo It’s now 26 years since the Siege of Sarajevo began. This is the name …
New Year Escape 2018 – Day Five
Our last day in Bratislava 😭 After the village pub tour on day four, Mr Foodie had booked another tour with Authentic Slovakia, this time …
New Year Escape 2018 – Day Four
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 …
New Year Escape 2018 – Day Three
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 …
New Year Escape 2018 – Day Two
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 …
New Year Escape 2018 – Day One
New Year can be a bit of a sad and boring time to spend at home watching Jools Hootenanny whilst slowly getting drunk, well …
Hotel Leipzig, Plovdiv Review
“…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 …
Travel: Day trip from Dubrovnik to Lokrum Island
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 …
Travel: Visiting the city walls of Dubrovnik
Wandering around Dubrovnik city walls My first, and so far, only visit to Dubrovnik was with my very good friends Mr and Mrs Foodie. We …
Travel: Hillock of Fraternity, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
A Soviet relic in Bulgaria’s cultural capital Whatever your political leanings I’m sure you’ll agree that Soviet-era statues and memorials are quite impressive. From the …
Cruising from Biograd Na Moru to Zadar onboard the Nada event ship
Last summer we took a trip to Croatia to stay at the Ilirija resort on the Dalmatian coast. See our review of the hotel here. …
Travel: 5 reasons to visit Mostar
5 reasons to visit Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina Location The beautiful town of Mostar in Bosnia and Herzegovnia is somewhere you may remember seeing from …
Hotel Ilirija, Ilirija Resort, Biograd na Moru, Croatia Review
Croatian summer holiday part 1 As the weather in Scotland this summer has been rubbish perhaps it’s time to look to the Med for some sun, …