Blogs from Zilina Region, Slovakia, Europe

Check out v pohode, kluce sme hodili len do schranky. Do centra rk uz ideme autom. Pesia zona plna oproti veceru, ked nikde ani nohy. Davam klasicke ranajky, parizsky salat zapiti nic moc kapucinom. Farsky kostol sv.ondreja je asi jediny magnet pre turistov co sme tu objavili. Kostolik na kopci s fajn schodikmi ala zmensenina rybarskej basty v budapesti. No clovek potrebuje ozaj vela predstavivosti. Bus stanica je hned vedla vlakovej. Julia stresuje, ze svoj flixbus nevidi online v appke. Bus nakonec prichadza. Zistuje destinaciu, pri slove budapest len kyva rukou, no problem border. Rozlucka s fajn babou, trip sa mi lubil, dufam, ze aj jej a smer cez donovaly domov. Doma velmi zla sprava. Estonci poslali rakusanov na red list, takze ak by som odletel z viedne do tallinu, 14dnova karantena do v estonsku isti. ... read more

Afscheid nemen is nooit leuk, toch moest het er ooit van komen. Bompa en nana bleven nog een dagje langer in Krakau, terwijl wij ons richting het Tatra gebergte begaven. Ook Wendy, Maarten en de vier kinderen die we enkele dagen ervoor op de camping hadden ontmoet zochten dezelfde bestemming op. Het klikte al enkele dagen tussen onze beide kindjes, ideaal om er nog een vervolg aan te breien. De rit over een afstand van slechts 100km zou memorabel worden. Niet zo zeer omwille van de pracht (het landschap werd wel mooier en mooier) wel omwille van de verschrikkelijke files die we moesten trotseren. Een ritje van 100km afleggen tegen een gemiddelde snelheid van 25km/h het is eens iets anders. In de winter doe je er over die afstand nog eens dubbel zo lang over werd ... read more

Tri roky ubehli a je to tu zase. Zachvaty stresu pri hladani roky nepotrebnych davno stratenych veci, z poslednych sil potlacana panika z neexistujuceho planu a temne uvahy nad tym kde budeme o tri dni. Preco? Pretoze nas caka dalsia cesta mimo nasu zapadnu civilizaciu. Tentoraz Vietnam a Kambodza. Kedze ale v trojici sa prepada panike lepsie nejdeme len dvaja ale zavesila sa nam na krk osoba v tejto oblasti obzvlast zdatna - Evka. Ako to cele dopadne a ci nas nova clenka vypravy nervovo zvladne sa ukaze coskoro. Stay tuned! No a este aby to nebolo cele az prilis jednoduche tak po zemetraseni v Peru a zaplavach v Indii nas tentoraz caka tajfun Haiyan o ktorom nase "we know the drama" televizie tvrdia ze je najsilnejsii v historii. Este ze mam siltovku, Kosto prsiplast a ... read more

After a great time in Bratislava it was time to once again pack the car and head off to our next destination, a one night stop in a small village near Liptovsky Mikuláš. Today’s trip should take us through some very scenic and sometimes interesting countryside. Our first stop was the very large Tesco Extra Hypermarket for some lunch supplies. Tesco seems to have a huge presence in this part of the world and there are quite a number of reasonably new premises. To get to our intended route we needed to retrace our steps along the 30 kilometres of concrete road. One day someone is going to realise this road is not good and needs instant replacement. But then again the Ministry of Roads probably have shares in the suspension and shock absorber industry. There ... read more

Started the morning by heading out to Pustý Hrad ("deserted castle") just outside Zvolen this a.m. Ruins of a castle that's been around since Roman times. The catch? An uphill climb. A change in elevation of more than 200 m (yeah, I know that's not that huge, but it's well bigger than anything we've got in Edmonton). It was a hike. And I mean a real hike. If we'd managed to stick to the path it probably wouldn't have been such a hike, but at some point we ended up losing it and more or less scrambling up the hill until we found it again. It was pretty fun, actually. If I ever come back here, I may have to try some more hiking and general outdoorsy-ness. Totally worth the climb (which took about 35 minutes ... read more