Oct 16
The city tourism board of Bratislava, Slovakia now offers the “Bratislava Card” covering many attractions and city and regional transportation. It’s offered in 24, 48, and 72-hour versions. Is the Bratislava Card worth it? Answer: If you’re in Bratislava for 1-day, it may be worth it if you plan on visiting many museums and you’d …
Oct 07
Cerveny Kamen Castle, or Hrad Cerveny Kamen, is a wonderfully preserved and displayed castle that’s one of the easiest and best day trips from Bratislava. Cerveny Kamen Tour You must take a tour to enter the castle. The standard tour is 60 minutes. Only a couple sections of the castle and the gardens may be …
Oct 02
One of the best day trips out of Bratislava, Slovakia is the Do-it-yourself half day Devin Castle Bratislava Tour. In local language, Hrad Devin, or Devin Hrad. I saw an offered tour to this castle and currant wine tasting for 60 Euros per person, but you can easily do this trip for less than 10 …
Sep 28
The Budapest Card is currently priced around 22 Euros for one day, 33 for two days, and 44 for three days. So basically, each incremental day costs an additional 11 Euro, which we will use as a measurement of the card’s worth. Is the Budapest Card worth it? In my opinion, it’s a big NO! …
Apr 02
In early 2016, Ukraine was not on my travel radar at all. Russia had been aggressive towards them and Crimea was basically a no-go zone. My real destination was Jordan. Petra has been on my wish list for years, as well as Syria, and after seeing what had happened in Syria I wanted to get …
Apr 01
Most people visiting Chernobyl do so in a whirlwind 1-day tour from Kyiv, with 2 hours diving each way. It’s also possible to do longer trips, but these are much more expensive and for those that have a deep interest in Chernobyl. My friend and I decided to do the middle trip – a 2-day …
Apr 01
A highlight of a Chernobyl tour is a visit to the Russian Woodpecker, or Duga-3. It’s a 1 km long, by 150 meter high hunk of rotting metal radar technology. The “woodpecker” name comes from the tapping Russian Woodpecker sound it makes while in use. This remnant of Cold War time was a way for …
Apr 01
On April 25, 1986, the city of Pripyat, Ukraine had a population of 50,000 people. Many of them employees of the Chernobyl Nuclear plant and their families. Within a couple days, everyone would be evacuated after the April 26 accident. The pictures here show the impact of 30 years of desertion on the city of …
Mar 26
The Trans-Siberian is a “bucket list” item for many and it’s possible for trans-siberian railway independent travel. We survived about 2/3 of the Trans-Siberian express from Moscow to Irkutsk. Our train ride was 80 hours – 4 nights and 3 full days. We were in the 3rd class or “platzkartney” This means there are 52 berths in …
Mar 26
We took the first of many hours on the Russian trains from St. Petersburg to Moscow. The trip was only 8 hours overnight and was quite comfortable and then we only had a day in Moscow before making our way further east on the Trans-Siberian Railway. We spend the day doing our own walking tour …
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