For the last 2 weeks we had been running all over 4 big cities, which was wonderful, jampacked, exciting and...exhausting. So when our bus rolled into the gorgeous little Czech town of Cesky Krumlov we all breathed a satisfied sigh, kicked our feet up and got ready for some serious relaxation. What a picteresque little town. While the boys did a little grocery shopping, Gem and I went for a wander with a few lovely Busabout kids to czech it out. (Oh, Oh, another...

It's mid August and we have now been travelling for two and a half months through some of Europe's best known cities - all the way around from Paris to Berlin (and every disco I've been in...). Now it's time for something a little different. Prague is still full of tourists, but it marks the beginning of our adventure into Eastern Europe - territory a little less frequented by the tourist hordes, having been hidden behind the 'iron curtain' of communism until fai...

Sometimes big cities can be impersonal and I tend to feel a bit swallowed up. Berlin is massive, and at first felt a little like this. However as we explored, the many layers of this incredible city were revealed, painting a vibrant and complex picture of a city with strong traditions, marred by a dreadful recent history but emerging as a youthful, passionate and epically cool modern city. So let's start with traditional Berlin and to do that we must talk food, ...

The thought of Amsterdam tends to wring giant smiles out of most travellers, whether they have been or are yet to go. All the cliches flash through their mind, possibly including clogs and cheese but probably more commonly eliciting images of the hazy coffeeshops, the redlight district with windows full of beckoning, beautiful girls and live R18+ shows in the theatre. So, a little on that first ;-) If you've not been living under a rock, I'm sure you'll be aware...

Belgium: famous for chocolate, waffles and beer - what's not to love? We were checked in to our Brussels hotel by a very stiff and stern looking man, who we fortunately knew to greet in French thanks to the tip off from a Belgian roommate in Dublin. Not that I'm able to speak a word of Dutch anyway - that has to be by far the most complicated looking and sounding language I've ever come across. Although the capital city is full of Dutch signage, apparently most o...