After leaving Prague, we hopped on a bus to a place called Brno. True to form, I allowed far too much time for unforeseen contingencies and we arrived a little over an hour early at the bus station. Luckily, for the princely sum of 10 crowns - which is what we now believe the Czech currency is called - we switched our reservation to the next bus which was leaving immediately. Lesson: I am always right. On arriving in Brno, we had the daunting task of finding the...

Been a busy few days! Yesterday we decided to take a free three hour walking tour around prague which was a great way to see the city - it took us round the Old Jewish Quarter, the town square and to the Castle area. Took in a lot of great stories and anecdotes about the difficulties the Czech's had over the 20th Century being first under Nazi rule and then under Communist Russia while admiring the truly breathtaking architecture that permeates throughout the who...

Day 2 - I will sum up today in three statements: free tour, fat roommates with attitude problem and bank fraud. This will be my only entry. Jack

Day 1 - relations between Jack and I are still remarkably warm following an early start on our first day travelling! We are staying at Emma Hostel which is fairly basic but good location and good prices. On arrival, our beds were still occupied by the previous nights guests - two good looking Spanish ladies. There was a classic awkward moment when Jack offered to let them stay another night as long as they'd share with him. Luckily, this just got them moving fas...