One or Two Here August 21st 2007 There are two reasons why I came to Prague this summer. Number one is because it meant I could fly directly home to Yorkshire. Number two is because it’s Prague. This city really does live up to the hype. Unfortunately everybody knows it does so half of the population of the earth were here.
I didn’t mind the crowds though. Because I was making this final leg of my trip alone, I could do ... read more
Europe » Czech Republic » Prague Following the First World War, the closely related Czechs and Slovaks of the former Austro-Hungarian Empire merged to form Czechoslovakia. During the interwar years, the new country's leaders were frequently preoccupied with meeting the demands of ot... ... read more
When I started this blog in 2007, it was more of a highlights package of trips generally focusing on one place or aspect. My rule had been one blog per country unless I lived there, but I eventually realised that fewer blogs were appearing. Having got around quite a bit, I'm now revisiting many countries. It's getting trickier to get to completely new countries so I might break that rule on occasion. The PhD fortunately didn't curtail travelling with research in sub-Saharan Africa and India as well as the chance to attend conferences with a sneaky bit of travelling tacked on before or after th... full info