Only 20 minutes away from Rijeka is Opatija Riveria. One of Europe’s best kept secrets as it is really only locals from Central Europe. If you want to meet locals, and stay away from tourists, this is the place to go. Experiencing the big beach towns such as Nice, and San Marino are far from …
After a wonderful time in Slovenia, I traveled south towards Croatia. Rather than doing the tourist hot spots of Dubrovnik, and Hvar, I opted for Northern Croatia – an area that is pretty much undiscovered. My first stop was Rijeka. I’ve always wanted to go to Rijeka because my grandfather, and dad were both stationed …
In some countries, it’s a lot easier to book accomodation in bigger cities than trying to find small bed and breakfasts in local towns. Slovenia is one. Since I wanted to visit Lake Bled, I knew I would have a hard time finding a hotel or hostel at a reasonable rate in the summer (busiest …
After a few nights in Budapest, Hungary it was time to venture to its south-west neighbor, Slovenia. I had visited Slovenia’s capital, Ljubljana back in 2007 with my family, however it was time to go back and explore not just the capital city, but also the beautiful outskirts. Slovenia is definitely one of Europe’s best-kept …
Seeing as the stop in Bratislava, Slovakia was short and sweet, Budapest was next. I was so excited to see Budapest! Especially after all of its positive raves from friends and travel blogs. So of course, I looked up things to do in Budapest, along with a hotel – prior to my arrival. I ended …
The next stop on my journey around Eastern Europe was Bratislava, Slovakia, the midpoint between Austria and Hungary. Instead of taking a train again, I wanted a more scenic route. I took a bus from Wien Erdberg (Bus terminal in Vienna) at 10:30 am, and arrived in Bratislava Novy Most at 11:35 am. It costed …
Coming from Český Krumlov, I took another early morning train (8:56 am) to Vienna. It briefly stopped in České Budějovice, and České Velenice however there wasn’t enough time to really explore. I arrived in Wien Franz-Josefs-Bahnhof (Vienna’s Central Train Station) at 1:30 pm. Again, I had prebooked a hotel in Vienna, which was only about …
After Prague, I had to explore even more of Czech Republic. I took an early morning train using the local transit system. It briefly stopped in České Budějovice… but there was not enough time to explore the small town. I paid $11 for my train ticket, and will definitely be back. The train station was …
When traveling to Prague, I didn’t know what to expect, as I had never been to Eastern Europe before. Nonetheless I was really excited. I was excited over the bohemian culture and gothic architecture, but also the old tyme city feel that my grandpa has always told me about. It was the first stop on …
