While in Szchesferhavar we stayed with a couch-surfer Eszter and her family. Their favorite near-by place was Lake Balaton so we made a day-trip to check it out. The weather wasn’t so good but the lake was nice to visit. After couch-surfing we went to a bed and breakfast run by a lady who couldn’t speak a word of english. We had some fun trying to communicate with her via Google Translate. Sometimes she would...

Our trip to Hungary got off to a bad start when our night bus didn’t turn up. (Orangeways). Apparently this is a normal thing for this company. So instead of the bus we got a ride the next day with a Polish girl who had just moved to Budapest. Budapest had lots of things to see and do so we spent our time there sight-seeing and trying Hungarian wine. Then it was off to Szchesferhavar...

Krakow is a great city for tourists. It has a fascinating history, many interesting sights, a beautiful castle and best of all it’s own fire-breathing dragon! Being a fan of hearty food and pickles, I really enjoyed eating out here. I have decided that I need more pickled food in my life. One of my favorite foods was Żurek, a soup based on fermented rye - it’s sour and creamy and often has slices of...

After Poznan we made our way to Wrocław (pronounced VROTS-WAF) where we stayed with a Polish couple through couch-surfing (Damian and Marta). On the first night they showed us what a cool little city Wrocław is. The next day they took us out to the Czech/Polish border to Góry Stołowe (Table mountains) where we went exploring. This was the best weekend for trying new things and making new friends :)

Our first stop in Poland was Poznan. From here we took some bicycles out to the countryside and went along a route called ‘one-hundred-lakes’. We stayed at a really random countryside motel. There we had some fun trying to work out logistics without any common language. We must have done something right as we ended up eating some delicious food always with a side of gherkins :) Oh and Henry found his first wild snake!...