When you put in Google search the term “Budapest sightseeing tour” you will receive 524,000 results – certainly not a little. I have been offered to try one and write a review about it. Firstly, I believe that it is always better to discover cities with a helping hand of a local as they are […]
Author: Katechka
My rants: being an only child
Being a parent is not an easy decision. Having the first child already may seem a bit too overwhelming and imagining to have a second one can feel totally impossible. But before you decide to do it the Chinese way (and even China is relaxing the rules of one child policy now and will allow […]
Forget Disneyland, go to Parc Astérix!
I am an adventure park addict. I discovered this obsession only a year ago, when I was taken to Disneyland (a dream come true for every Eastern European girl, heh). When I was mentioning this day trip to my friends in Paris, they were all saying – you gotta go to Parc Astérix instead. Ten […]
My rants: Why I hate Airbnb
Hard to imagine a better deal when traveling! Stay at flats of locals, discover how they live and enjoy your trip to the fullest. All this alone does not make up any reason why one should hate Airbnb. But I have one…oh wait – I have actually more reasons to hate Airbnb! And do you […]
What is happening in Czech refugee detention centres?
The Czech Republic is: a) neighbour of Germany and Austria; b) the most developed from the V4 countries; c) a country that lived under communism for four decades and since the Velvet revolution break out, also a country that focuses its foreign policy on the protection of human rights. All are correct, but there is […]
Everything you wanted to know about Hungarians – part 2/2
… and were too afraid to ask! This is a second post about Hungarians as I am experiencing them and getting to know them throughout my life in Hungary. Many cool things have been already listed in the very first article on this topic, which I advise you to read first. But guess what, you […]
Places to avoid: Zrce beach, Pag Island, Croatia
My Croatian friends warned me: Do not waste your time at Zrce beach. But I am stubborn, and I did, and what I experienced was worth a thousand and one warnings. So, I am giving the same advice to you: Do not waste your time at Zrce beach. Zrce beach, Croatia’s answer to Ibiza Zrce […]
Sziget Festival summary: Day 4 Heat & dust on fire
Day 4 was the dustiest and crowdiest day at the Sziget festival. I read somewhere that the organizers had a special spray to apply on roads to prevent the dust from coming up, but they had a runout already on Day 2. This special substance was not available anymore in Hungary so they were trying […]
Sziget Festival Summary: Day 5 – The last day in paradise
You know this feeling when you wake up and you know it is the last morning in a place you do not want to leave? That was my wake up to the last day of Sziget festival. Apart from having a hard time packing as everything was wet and very muddy, we managed to move […]
Sziget Festival 2015 – Day 3 Summary: Colour party with Kasabian
Day 3 of Sziget was colorful and dusty. Firstly, we again missed the 4 pm main stage concert of Awolnation. It took us long to get home, eat, wash, write blog, edit pics and return back with the gigantic crowd. I saw in the news that there have been 90,000 people on the island on […]