During our days in Prague we took a trip to Bohemian Paradise, also known as Cesky Raj. We rented a car and drove through the stunning Czech countryside to Turnov, a little town about an hour away. Bohemian Paradise is really picturesque with it’s old castles, jagged rocks, sprawling grasslands … more »
We spent a few days in Brno, the second largest city in the Czech Republic and one of the most important in the region of Moravia. Brno is a really pleasant town and we spent a day walking around taking in the beautiful buildings in the city center. There are … more »
We saw this while walking around the waterfront in Tuy, Spain. Tuy has a very pleasant area with swings for kids, some small cafes and a beautiful walk down the river side. We went there on the Day of Carmen to see the boats come out. It is said that … more »
On a fine Saturday morning in July, we decided to make a trip with some friends to Etretat, a little town in France that lies in the region of Normandy. The name Normandy rings a bell because this is the place that the allied forces chose to turn around World … more »
As we were driving from Brno (I love how they put several consonants together with no vowels, this one’s pronounced like: BurrNaw) to Český Krumlov (read: Cheskee Krumlov) in the Czech Republic, we decided to stop for a bit at Telč. (pronounced sort of like: Telch) We were so glad that … more »
As we drove all the way down the pacific coast highway in the US we stopped for a couple of nights at Morro Bay. Morro Bay is a quaint seaside town in the San Luis Obispo county of California. It’s famous because of it’s backwaters and the Morro rock as … more »
One fine day in March 2011 we decided to head out and try out some rafting in Bali. It was a cloudy and windy day and as we drove away from the city towards the countryside, things started turning greener. A LOT greener! We finally ended up at this really … more »
As we drove through Freedom, Wyoming towards the Grand Teton National Park we came across several tiny cowboy towns with relics from the good ol’ days of American road tripping. These little gas tanks still work! It’s amazing how well preserved they are considering how old they look. We were … more »
La Paz, the sort of capital of Bolivia (Bolivia seems split between two capitals they can’t quite settle on – the other is Sucre) is at a dizzying altitude of 3,650m (11,975 ft). That wasn’t enough for us so we took this picture from the 7th floor of our hostel. … more »
This is a pretty interesting ‘price-hack’ that you can use to get your Kindle books really *really* cheap. Amazon has just launched the kindle store in India. However, as books in India are often cheaper than books in other countries, the prices on the Kindle store too reflect local expectations. … more »