Boutique Hotel Dubna Skala Zil Zilina

... wonderful nature and quick mind. He has been a great help to Ryan in communications with builders and suppliers and just about everybody else in the village who doesnīt speak English, which by my calculations is everyone bar three, two of those three canīt speak any language after 11pm.

There have been certain construction issues largely due to a long employment line of alcoholic builders, in fact, in the few ...

... It is a terrific spot, but you can't move for grockles and signs advertising places to sleep or eat. I stopped at the first shop off the main road and spent all our remaining Polish money on groceries. I packed the bags in the boot and then drove off.

Three hours later, in Slovakia, I noticed my purse was missing. One theory was that I had left it on the ground when packing the groceries into the car. I was really naffed off about losing my favourite Celtic wallet. I'd had it ...

... impressed with my chivalry, so much so as to launch into conversation........it was rather one-sided. I smiled and said "English, Italiano".. after a few seconds a woman handed me a telephone....apprehensively I took said telephone and spoke to a newly awoken man who spoke Italian but had nothing much to say as it was obviously far to early for him.

After an hour or two ...

... 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 ...

... as to what to do if you see a bear, which unfortunately, or perhaps fortunately, we didn't) through the river canyon. Very spectacular. Brano at Gril Terasa was very friendly and cooks delicious food. We found the roof terrace there a great place to soak up the sun, chill out and sample his award winning honey mead. Our only regret is that we don't have enough time left in Slovakia to visit all the places he recommended.

... once they've finished school as there's no jobs for them. We went in the museum and were struck by the fact that the traditional clothes of the villagers were all white, embellished with embroidered trimmings to the cuffs and neckline etc. That can't have been hugely practical for a community who subsisted on sheep farming. Part of the museum was a house that was lived in from the 1920s until 1985, furnished as it would have been to give you an idea of ...

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... to get on my wick.... With only minutes to spare, we manage to negotiate a ticket to Zilina. It's clear as soon as we start on this train, that we are not on a tourist backpacker train to the next capital city. It's a very quiet and run down train and it's travelling at about 20km an hour. We make our first ...

... is in the valley of the Malta Faltra range of mountains in north eastern slovakia. Again in the winter there is skiing. I decide to take off hiking since it's only 2pm. I have no hiking map, no compass, but I do have water, a jacket, and I can read the trail signs that say the approx time of the trail. I take off up a hill where there's a Chata you can stay in, but you have to hike the hour to get there. I was planning on turning around once I got up ...