And here we are, in the last days of 2016 and I just wanted to write a few words that I am thankful for this wonderful year and what it brought to us, especially in terms of traveling. Every year, besides traveling between Brussels where I work and Prague where…
weekend trips
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Last weekend in October I had the pleasure to visit Le Salon du Chocolat that was held from 28th October till 1st November in Porte de Versailles in Paris. Although this Chocolate Fair is organized in 32 cities all over the world, Le Salon du Chocolat in Paris is the world’s…
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Do you know that Belgium hosts the largest Japanese garden in Europe? I didn’t know it until last Saturday! One of my dear Czech friends came up with the idea to visit a Japanese garden of Hasselt, in the Flemish province of Limburg, and so we formed a group of…
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In the very South of Moravia, just a few kilometers from Břeclav or Mikulov, we can find a jewelry of the Czech cultural heritage – the Lednice-Valtice cultural landscape. Two beautiful castles and a vast natural park of 283 km² (which is supposed to be one of the largest castle parks in…
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In the evening after visiting Cava Codorníu and Villafranca that you might have read about in the previous post, we arrived in the place where we booked a stay for the weekend. Comarquinal Bioresort Penedes is a charming rural guesthouse in the middle of nature, but still not far from a small…
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In the beginning of September, we took few days off to head again to our beloved Barcelona and its surrounding. First few days, we rented a car and made a trip to Penedès, a beautiful hilly wine region where the cava (kind of Spanish champagne) is produced. In this post,…
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This year we decided to spend some quality summertime in the Czech Republic, so we took our bikes and visited the very southern part of Moravia, which is close to the border with Austria. Apart from nice bike trails, castles, and natural wonders, some good wine is produced in South…
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Today, I would like to show you Mikulov, a charming fairytale Moravian town, the way I experienced it. I felt in love with the town and here is why! Although I knew that one can expect an interesting place, I was nicely surprised. I think that Mikulov offers a perfect…
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Brno is an alive city that gains on popularity especially among young population. More and more ex-students and foreigners settle here and create new interesting places and concepts. Nowadays, you can find very good restaurants, cafés and many interesting places to go out in Brno. It is worth to come…
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Moravia region’s capital and the second largest city in the Czech Republic, Brno, has become an attractive destination recently. After Prague, where the city center is always crowded by tourists, Brno is much more pleasant, calm and friendly. Although you can see many industrial buildings and not really good looking…