Anyone that had ever watched Classic BBC TV show Dad's Army will of course be familiar with the term "don't panic Mr Manwering, don't panic." Given the shambles that is public transport here in Bratislava, it should come as no surprise that leaving is just as chaotic as arriving. I'm booked on the 16:45 bus to Gyor leaving Bratislava Bus Station from platform C1. But, and it's only a minor inconvenience, there is no platform C1 and no buses leave for Gyor at tha...

Feeling better in myself for making peace with Bratislava - tell you about the update re taxi incident in morning

At the bottom of the UFO tower, just tucked away quietly is this absolute gem of a thing. This young lad had set up his own bike hire company for Bratislava and it's an absolute gem of a thing. Costs are €6 for 2 hours and you need €80 deposit, there are a selection of bikes, helmets, child carriers, and the bikes are excellent quality. 2 hours cycling up and down the Danube how good does that sound, the cycle paths are good and this young man is a supersta...

So here I am at the top of the UFO tower having another coffee. It is as suspected pretty good and the views again pretty good as you would expect 100 meters up from the ground. €6 to get in and €2:50 for coffee. The concrete jungle fascinates me and I'm really quite close to it now so could feasibly take a little look in - but I'm not. Instead I'm going to respect that this is where people live, it's not a zoo where people go to gawp and stare so let's tak...

There are two sides to Bratislava - the old and the new. The old is absolutely hideous, dirty, horrible places. The new, well it's ok, but that's about it, it's just ok (see post re Concrete Jungle). What makes Bratislava nice is the people. They really are nice people, chatty, friendly and yet always respecting your own space and privacy. I've been asked about the Scotland vote, I met one guy who knows of Celtic (local team Artmedia once beat Celtic 5-0 in Eur...