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September 8th 2011
Yesterday was a travel day from Prague and I was pretty wiped today. I slept till about 3pm and took a basic look around waiting for Tim to arrive. Overall, I like the vibe here more than Praque. It is kind of more a city where people live and tourism happens around that atmosphere. It is a little dirtier and polluted, but somehow more real. Had a nice dinner tonight at a place near the ma ... read more

Europe » Hungary

Hungary was part of the polyglot Austro-Hungarian Empire, which collapsed during World War I. The country fell under Communist rule following World War II. In 1956, a revolt and announced withdrawal from the Warsaw Pact were met with a massive milita... ... read more

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Eric Helliwell

SpaceAndTime

I am an IT guy who has done a fair bit of traveling. I grew up in the same town I went to college, so I guess I needed to get around a bit more when I got older. I decided to blog my future journeys so I can actually reflect on the them when they are done. The most important thing to me when I travel is to get a feel for the history, natural landscape, and people of an area. If you can understand the way a people interact with it's land and how past events have shaped their thoughts about others, you will really understand the culture. I will take a fixed tour occasionally, but mostly ... full info

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