In principle this would seem reasonable. There’s safety in numbers after all and eating out in a city you don’t know is fraught with problems and let’s face it, an appetite is a terrible thing to waste! Secret sauce TripAdvisor won’t reveal exactly how their algorithm works but the way they rank restaurants and hotels… Continue Reading
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Top 10 things to avoid in Prague
You might expect a travel company’s blog to only talk up the positives of our destinations, but we’re realists and just like anywhere we recognise that there are some things best avoided, or at least approached with healthy caution. In no particular order: Sightseeing Wasting time waiting for the cuckoo The famous Astronomical Clock on… Continue Reading
Experience the high-life in Prague for less
As a long-time fan of Lime&Tonic’s service I thought it was about time we told our blog readers about them, along with some suggestions for offers are bound to impress. In a nutshell Lime&Tonic Prague (they have a presence in several other cities too, including London and Sydney) is a high-end Groupon or ‘group-buying deals… Continue Reading
Slovakia’s UNESCO Sites – Banska Stiavnica
Banska Stiavnica, on the UNESCO World Heritage List since 1993 is the oldest mining town in Slovakia and due to its mineral wealth (gold, silver and copper were all mined here) it was both prosperous and sought after – the Turks tried to conquer it during a prolonged invasion of Central Europe in the 16th… Continue Reading
Our Top 10 Restaurants in Wroclaw, Poland
Wroclaw will be host to several matches in the upcoming Euro 2012 Soccer Championship and it was home for me for a while too. If you’re coming to town for the football or passing through on a tour of Central & Eastern Europe, here’s my personal top ten places to eat in Wroclaw. You’ll find… Continue Reading
Prague Eventwatch – April to June 2012
We’ve already written about concert highlights in Prague for Spring/Summer 2012 but there are plenty of other events taking place in the city over the coming months. Easter Markets, 24th March – 15th April 2012 Old Town Square and Wenceslas Square are home to stalls selling handcrafted products: toys, painted eggs, traditional Czech switches for… Continue Reading
New Year’s Eve Parties in Prague 2011/2012
Note: New Year’s 2012-2013 – we haven’t updated this article with details of parties for this year, but our friends at Lime&Tonic have a good list of Prague New Year’s Eve Parties, and you can buy tickets, often at discounted prices compared to buying direct at the venue. A big change from last year is… Continue Reading
Festival Gastronomico, Prague 23rd September – 5th October 2011
Taste the food and culture of Spain and Latin America at the upcoming Festival Gastronomico in the centre of Prague. This celebration of Hispanic cuisine is a joint project of Acentos de Praga, a Prague-based Spanish information portal and online community for native speakers and Czechs alike, and Alakarte, a website that offers its members… Continue Reading
Attack of the Groupon clones in Prague
The steep discounts on restaurants and other random and unusual leisure activities offered by Groupon and the like provide a way to make huge savings while traveling. The group buying phenomenon hit Prague, as it did many cities, in 2010. Since then there have been literally hundreds of startups jostling for market share. Prague doesn’t… Continue Reading
Czech Food Primer
An introduction to Czech food Prague’s status as a cosmopolitan capital city means that there’s plenty of variety when it comes to cuisines (and we’ll tell you about some of our favourite places in an upcoming blog post) but it would be a shame to visit Prague and not try any classic Czech dishes. Here’s… Continue Reading