Blogs from Brno, South Moravian Region, Czech Republic, Europe - page 2

The flares rained down on the pitch. Scuffles broke out on the Croatia end. The English referee took the players to the far touch line and the game was halted. Croatia were leading 2 - 0. The Croatian players appealed for calm. It was another calamity for UEFA and there so called high security in operation in France. Meanwhile in a bar in Moravia, there was nothing more than a casual glance at the TV ........ and their team, the Czech Republic were playing. The Czech Republic pulled a goal back. The interest was still muted. The Czech team poured forward in search of an equalizer, which arrived in the dying minutes courtesy of a generous penalty. The pub celebrated in almost total silence and went back to the serious business of drinking beer. How different ... read more

I arrived here in Brno a couple of days ago, and the preceding days of biking were without doubt the most intense ones so far. Since I have the time, and there is no one in this empty hostel to listen to my stories, I'm going to write about it here. So five days ago I left a beautiful city called Kutna Hora. It started with a steady treat of uphill biking and as I got higher, and higher, the snow that I'd been waiting for so long started to appear, filling up the air around me and adding to a thickening white layer covering the hills. Biking was still quite doable though, and I was thrilled that my spiked winter tires, that had made me look stupid for the previous two - snow free - ... read more

M July 1 – So today I began another trip. I must admit that I was having misgivings about this one. I never stay home and just relax, which is something I’ve always been bad at but desperately need. It would be great to spend time at home like a normal person, but when the time comes, I never think that way. In my mind, six weeks off means six weeks of travel, which I’m starting to realize is not necessarily normal for most people. So I am missing time at home again. Have I finished packing so I can be relaxed with my last day? Oh no. I had to spend another 90 minutes or more frantically trying on clothes and trying to decide what to bring. No matter how many trips I take, I ... read more

Hey Hey Hey and Things and Stuff! Day 34 in Europe - Brno, Czech Republic - Jan 15th, 2013: So I have been staying in this little town called Brno located in the Czech Republic for a few days now, staying with an Awesome friend from High School Nick Bunzli, who lives here and was nice enough to let me crash at his Flat with him for a week and a half. After running around Europe for 19 Hours a Day and getting into a new Country every 3/4 Days for over a Month, I thought it would be a nice change of pace to just relax, hangout and live like a local here and stay in one place for awhile. It is cool to just relax, and experience a new country in a slow relaxed ... read more

Ahoj, jak se mas! Day 32 - Brno, Czech Republic - Jan 13th, 2013: This Awesome Place shall be my home for the next week and a half. It is a non-tourist area, and being able to just chill and hangout without having to run around and see sights and just live like a local is a totally Awesome change of pace from the first half of my Journey. I've realized that I have been writting Novels in my Blogs, so I will keep this Blog short and Sweet and perhaps do the same to my next Blogs. After going to bed at 5AM last night/last morning, we used the morning to sleep in. Waking up at 12:30PM is the second longest I've slept-in on my Trip, and it took a while to get up. We ... read more