It had been 7 years since I traveled abroad. That was when I met up with my long time friend and traveling companion Max, in the unknown territory that was Eastern Europe. A decade earlier, communism had crumbled with the fall of the Berlin wall, and many former Eastern bloc countries declared their independence soon after. Czechoslovakia would become the Czech Republic and Slovakia. Many, including Hungary, would transition to a market economy. I had always wanted to visit Prague and Budapest, so when Max invited me to join him for part of his 3 month vision quest, I jumped at the chance. We spent 5 days in Budapest and another 5 in Prague. Despite the difficulties of trying to navigate ourselves around unfamiliar lands and foreign languages, we somehow managed to have a great time.
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