If it's October, we're in Cyprus

It's a funny feeling when all of a sudden you have an opportunity to travel to a foreign country which was never ever in your plans. It just comes unexpectedly and you don't really know wether you should be excited or rather indifferent, wether you should prepare yourself, check out Lonely Planet or familiarize yourself with some fact & figures about that country... It is some sort of an emotional confusion, because you know you will travel somewhere but there was no inpatient waiting and reading guides and picking must-see places. It's like getting an award you didn't fully deserve.

However, this time I tried not to panic about this lack of travel preparation, which is, in my case, always an absolute must prior to travelling, and simply enjoy whatever that new place brings on a current basis.

Little and compact, with mild climate, cedrus and lime trees in the air, Cyprus is a small, half grek, half turkish island in the eastern Mediterranean Sea, with it's capital in Nicosia.

t.b.c.

Hungry in Hungary?

Hungary. Home to Lake Balaton, goulash and a breathtaking city of Budapest. After a long and rather boring drive though Slovakia, Hungary appears as a much more economically developed country. We arrived at night, which made it difficult to be struck by the beauty of the city of Eger. Daylight revealed a surprising truth about Eger: it is truly adorable.

What strikes immediately is that people over there are either not willing or they simply cannot speak English. Not even in the hotel, which proudly announces in English: "Welcome to the Hotel" on its door. It not only doesn't bother you but the way Hungarians get intimidated when being spoken to in English, moves you deeply. it makes them look like innocent, ashamed children, regardless the age. It won't take you long before you realise that Hungarians are very polite and toned down. Perhaps it is just a coincidence, but all Hungarians I've ever met, were just like that.

Budapest is a must. It's absolutely beautiful. You can finally communicate easily and actually be understood rather than looked at in amazement, cafes and restaurants are spread all over the center. It's worth climbing up the Gellert hill to have the magnificent view of Buda. You might be lucky when visiting the Castle and see the guards walk by and perform(changing of the guard).

 

 

Slovakia (Bratislava) t.b.c