Orzel Southern Poland

... over 2,500 metres above sea level), Skalnate Pleso, Hrebienok or Solisko.

A significant number of cosy mountain hostels offer accommodation and food if you're surprised by the weather conditions, which change really quickly and unpredictably. They are located in almost every valley and on the shore of almost every lake. You can eat there both international food, like hranolky (French fries/chips ...

... took in Zakopane but much faster. I am still trying to figure out how Brian likes these rides and doesn't like Great America (but his mind might be changing). We also found a really unique bar in this town. It was called Relax Bar and it had a run-down mini golf course and a dirty pond with a paddle boat. All the outside furniture was falling apart and they were blasting SlipKnot. But we still wanted to try it. I actually got ...

... the world is Oravsky Podzamok, located in a village called, to no one's surprise, Oravsky Podzamok. The castle is seen from the narrow yet quite well-kept road, so you can't miss it. There is a huge car park right next to the road, you can also eat traditional sausages with Zlaty Mnich beer, or buy some wooden souvenirs here. It's worth mentioning, however, that Slovakia has just entered the eurozone and for this ...

... on the shore of one of the lakes, and you should have a 'szarlotka' cake there; it's a traditional apple pie with castor sugar and cinnamon.

If you don't really like trekking, take a car and drive to some villages around Bukowina. The views are stunning, you'd be really surprised. Try to find the Łapszanka Pass, a village of Rzepiska or Przełom Białki, a gorge of the river Białka.

The best time to ...

... as I munched away, and chatted away, and I soon felt my energy returning, and the feeling of staying at the first guest-house ebbed away. Son we reached the top, the first in-between house, and sat down for a coffee, Jon a tea, and Biro Zoli, or Kerouac, as Jon nick-named him bought us an apple slice, which disappeared like magic.
Half an hour later, refreshed and full of energy, we shot away towards the saddle, which we had to cross over to reach the Tery House, our ...

skiing....better than sex....the most fun id had in a very, very long time...

the beer was cheap,. the meat platters were like something out of alice and wonderland...and i was proper pro by the end of our 3 week stay in zakopania...look at the videos

... thing that today was our last full day of hiking. In this area there were a lot of marmot droppings on the trail, but we never saw any marmots. The trail still continued in its up-and-down climbing ways until it peaked at just over 2000 metres on a shoulder of Tupá. From there it was only a short way to Sedlo pod Ostrvou, the saddle which overlooked the hut at Popradské pleso. Luckily the clouds had lifted, so we could see that we were now standing at the top ...

... room overlooking a meadow with cows and sheep as well as the cable car in the distance. (Why do we always have to climb two flights of stairs to our hotel room?) We settled in, then went down to the end of the hall to have showers. Our room had a washbasin, and underneath it was a big plastic basin which was ideal for rinsing out socks and underwear, so the next order of business was laundry. By now it was dinner time, so we went down to the hotel restaurant. Rosemary had ...

... the top of the ski lifts for skiers on the mountain, there was snow everywhere at this point and from the constant motion and the sun beating down, I was down to just a sweater. The hike up through the canyons of the snow covered foothills through pines, streams, and waterfalls - it was irresistible to snap a photo at every winding turn of the beaten trail. It seemed as though each one of these weaving turns put me at a different vantage point offering a ...

... s "Vysoke Tatra" (High Tatra) mountains, I could rent a room and not get eaten by a bear at night. I never wanna get eaten by a bear. Thanks, Jana's mom! During the daytime, when bears apparently are fasting, it was safe to go hike. The snow-dabbed High Tatra's are a few mountains that poke up tall from flat land and in a very condensed space. Feather-duster pine forest swarms upon the feet of the mountains, but further away there is only a wasteland ...