So... Prague! Dresden had been a little sleepy city where I'd mainly been the only one on a street at any given time. I knew Prague would be different but I wasn't quite ready for just how different it'd be. A guy in the train station handed me a map and directed me to "the Main Street", at the end of which my hostel sat. People. Lots and lots and lots of people. Tourist shops full of tourists, with easily identifiable Czech people, as they all looked thoroughl...

After the drama in Berlin, a couple of days in Dresden were just what the doctor ordered and I'm so glad I made the choice to come here. The pace is so much more chilled again, it's not nearly as big or as busy and there's been some really nice places to visit. It's essentially split by the River Elbe resulting in the Neustadt (new town) and the Altstadt (meaning something else). It's really like two different cities. The Neustadt has lots of little bars and re...

Righto, final day in Berlin... This got a bit eventful! I was due to leave on the Friday but I'd caught wind of the fact that there was a carnival on over the weekend and I fancied checking it out so I managed to book an extra night at the hostel. I'd grouped up with these two Brazilian guys and a rather outspoken lesbian from Sydney. I'd just heard that someone at the hostel had been scammed out of €200 on a street game, so everyone was on edge a little more ...

So, after the quiet of Cologne, the capital of Germany beckoned. I researched various means of transport, but they all seemed fairly expensive. I'd heard about this website called BlaBlaCar, which is basically a hitch-hiking service that's really popular in Germany. I checked it out and this guy, Guido, happened to be going from Cologne to Berlin on the same day as me and was asking a fraction of the price of a train or bus. It seemed a little dodgy, I guess, but...

Cologne has been interesting. I got here on the high of a really good day in Brussels and was feeling very optimistic. I knew my hostel was a long trip from the train station so didn't hold out too much hope of meeting anyone or seeing much on the first day, however I didn't expect to meet nobody! The place appears to be geared towards groups of people including more than a few stag do's. I've walked for literally miles and miles throughout Cologne and have see...