Day trip to Auschwitz, Zakapone and Wieliczka Salt Mine (Poland)

0 Comment by / November 22, 2011 / Posted in Travel

Since I’d hired a local driver, I decided to take a full day trip to Auschwitz,  Zakapone and spend a half day at the Wieliczka Salt Mine. There’s always the option to catch public transport or join a local bus tour to take you to all these places which is easy to book at a [...]

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Things to Do in Poland (Krakow and Surroundings) – Exploring Krakow on Foot

0 Comment by / November 18, 2011 / Posted in Travel

A local Australian friend who has been living in Krakow for the past 8 years helped me to explore Krakow on foot. Krakow is the second largest city in Poland. It was turned into the capital of general government of Germany after the Nazis invaded Poland during World War 2. THINGS TO DO Krakow Old [...]

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Things to Do in Poland (Krakow and surroundings) – Travel Summary

0 Comment by / November 16, 2011 / Posted in Travel

I explored the city of Krakow (Poland) and nearby attractions over four days. This time I travelled by myself and splurged by hiring a driver to take me around since the price wasn’t much more than hiring a car. It really wasn’t the best time to go as the weather was getting really chilly but [...]

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Czech Republic – Prague City By Day

1 Comment by / August 23, 2009 / Posted in Travel

I decided to spend couple days in Prague, the capital of Czech Republic. Prague is a city with 1.2 million people. I managed to walk everywhere in Prague as the city is small enough. Prague city is very pretty and I personally consider the place to be very romantic. I would recommend you  visit it both during [...]

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Czech Republic – Prague by night

0 Comment by / August 23, 2009 / Posted in Travel

Prague is such a beautiful city by day and enchanting by night. It is a romantic city to be walking around. It is also a safe city to walk around even at night. The night I was visiting Prague, I decided to go out for a lovely dinner and sip come coffee while staring at [...]

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Czech Republic – Cesky Krumlov Castle & Garden

1 Comment by / August 23, 2009 / Posted in Travel

As part of my Eastern Europe trip, I decided to take a day trip to Prague (Praha) to a medieval town of Cesky Krumlov. You can get here by joining the local tour group, the driving takes about 2 hours from Prague. The Cesky Krumlov town itself is very beautiful with its cobbled stone footpath. While [...]

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Czech Republic – Cesky Krumlov Medieval Town

1 Comment by / August 22, 2009 / Posted in Travel

After arriving in Prague (Praha) as part of my Eastern Europe trip, I  decided to do a day trip by joining a local tour company by mini bus. You  can approach them in the main Prague town square or your local hotel. The town that I was keen to visit was Cesky Krumlov which is [...]

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