Journey to the Centre of Europe, Bolków, Poland

A Polish man went for an eye test. “Can you read the chart?” the optician asked “Read it?” he replied, “I know him!” My home town of Blackburn, Lancashire has a large Polish community, so unlike Czech, I can claim some form with Polish pronunciation.

Pokličky & The Scary Secrets of Houska Castle, Czech Republic

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.

Kokořín Castle & Kokořínsko National Park, Czech Republic

“Prague, of course!” is most people’s answer to, “Where did you go in the Czech Republic.” But not ours…

Sommerach to Karlovy Vary, 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. TheyContinue reading “Sommerach to Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic”