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Posts from July 2008

Prague, Czech Republic

Maybe it was because of the cloudy sky that makes colours pop and photographing a dream, but Prague immediately struck me as a really beautiful city.  Being in Prague hardly gives me the ability to make many observations about the Czech Republic (or rather, I am at a loss as to what to gage from [...]


Austria: Salzburg, Vienna, and finding a soul mate city… post NSFW

I had a total blast in Austria, and as I expected came to find the ultimate in vegan friendliness - its name is Vienna. Immediately upon entering Austria I noticed the increase of health consciousness: fruit, smoothies and juices available for purchase, falafel places at the train station itself.  In other news, [...]


Budapest, pronounced “Budapesht”

Budapest was a striking contrast to everything that was Sarajevo. Brilliantly clean, wide boulevards, spotless metro, pristine neighbourhoods, availability of vegetarian food. I have to admit it was a bit of a relief. I really enjoyed Sarajevo, but I realized in Budapest that I had felt unease there… uncomfortable seeing all of [...]


Bosnia is marked

While mystery surrounded Bosnia from the beginning of planning my journey (which may have something to do with the fact that my guidebook covers Western, not Central Europe), as I rode the bus from Croatia into my first stop, Mostar, I could see immediately that Bosnia would be a fascinating part of my trip. [...]