Dolny Kubin, Slovakia

... which struggled passed me, virtually squeezing me through the cracks of the train carriage proved me wrong. Slovakia has a population of 5.5 million and you notice it, the capital Bratislava was without much traffic and small ...

... each other. The Parnica potatoe festival turned out to be a fine example the new meeting the old in Slovakia; traditional dancing, punkrock moshing, old peasant women and seriously chaved up Yorkshire terriers. I was reliably informed that ...

... side of the mountains. The best cities to stay in if you wish to see the most beautiful castles are Liptovsky Mikulas and Dolny Kubin in Slovakia, or Zakopane in Poland. I believe one of the most intriguing castle to see in this part of the world is ...