Putting Pawprints Across The Planet!
We’re often asked “What’s the absolute best place to go?”
Our answer:
“It depends what you like…”
Today was a classic illustration of that.
Continue reading “Pokličky & The Scary Secrets of Houska Castle, Czech Republic”
“Prague, of course!” is most people’s answer to, “Where did you go in the Czech Republic.”
But not ours…
Continue reading “Kokořín Castle & Kokořínsko National Park, Czech Republic”
Founded in 1370 by Charles IV, King of Bohemia, Karlovy Vary is renowned for its thermal springs and is the largest spa town in the Czech Republic. ‘Karl’ is Czech for Charles and ‘Vary’ derives from the Czech word vařit which means ‘boil’, so roughly translated, Karlovy Vary means something like, ‘Charlie’s Hot Tub.’
Charlie also has a bridge. Charles Bridge in Prague is named after the same king and could quite feasibly be known as Czech Pont Charlie.
I thank you.
Continue reading “Czech Pont Charlie – Karlovy Vary & Loket, Czech Republic”
I laughed out loud as we got caught behind the slowest tractor ever, which crawled up the hill out of Sommerach at a speed so leisurely that it failed to register on our speedometer.
Besides every plan going horribly awry, a further feature of this year’s tour has been a plenitude of Farmer Palmers. They seem to lie in wait, then shoot out from their side roads the minute they see us coming with the caravan.
Continue reading “Sommerach to Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic”
