the czech republic in pictures: tank beer, potato dumplings & one really photogenic city
five days in prague to find out what a real pilsner tastes like, appreciate a half-foam pour (schnitt), get an introduction to knedliky (potato dumplings) and one of the best looking city skylines i’ve ever laid eyes on. prague is…
Getting my pho on in Prague
I didn’t know until we got to Prague that the Vietnamese people forms the largest immigrant community in Poland according to Wikipedia. Best news ever because I can finally have some decent pho! We were in Prague 5 days and I…
how zagreb stole our hearts in 72 hours
we only spent two and a half days in zagreb and although it isn’t a large city, the days flew right by. by this point we had spent nearly two weeks in croatia moving from the south to the northwest…
zagreb’s museum of broken relationships
another super cool museum stop on this trip was the museum of broken relationships in zagreb. it might sound depressing but it was less about chronicling the demise of relationships but instead about focusing on the symbolism of certain items…
truffles for brunch? in croatia… yes please
by recommendation of frank, we made a pit stop for lunch on our way from porec to zagreb. motovun is a town east of porec and is situated smack dab in the middle of truffle country. every autumn, the truffle…
our daytrip to rovinj fueled by truffles
i was down and out for a few days in porec thanks to an allergic reaction to something i ate so i had the itch to get out and see what else this peninsula had to offer. rovinj is another…
weekly recap #24 – warsaw & riga
q. current home/addy where i stayed (neighbourhood) and how long a. warsaw (5 nights), riga (3 nights) q. favourite meal a. haha’s birthday meal at starry dom which was a fancier take on traditional polish cuisine. this might be stating…
santorini in pictures: black beaches, gyros and sunsets
a week in santorini was just the right amount of time. long enough to link up with jp for a few days in the middle of his travels for some beach days but not long enough to get burnt to…
pro volleyball in porec?!
porec was hosting a professional tournament on the weekend that we were in town. the finals were being played on the first full day we had in town and it was a pretty big production. in fact, i’d say it’s…
first 24 hours in riga (latvia)
jojo: what do i like? -very pretty city. the skyline has lots of churchtops and spires, a river runs through the middle of the city, lots of reconstructed buildings from the war era and also many new modern buildings with…
