Wow the Banská Štiavnica Calvary is stunning! We really hadn’t got a true grasp of what a wonderful position it had. As morning walks go it was a true gem. Mark and I then walked into the main town in search of coffee, but actually found a wonderful tea house, with around 50 different teas …
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158 – A rustic thermal spa
Almost 6 months into our trip and I’m still making daft mistakes. I had planned to climb Krivan mountain this morning. Peeked out the window at 6am and it was still dark and didn’t want to wake anyone so waited, but was conscious it was a 4hr hike, so thought I’d double check the route…its …
156 – Magic happens deep underground
Last night we parked up at Ochtinska Aragonite Cave which is right out in the middle of nowhere and thus gifted us a clear starry sky. Having seen many caves, Mark needed a little persuasion to visit this one, but it is one of only three aragonite caves in the world open to the public. …
155 – Exploring nature on an adrenaline high
We took the pups for their morning walk around Levoca, and it’s true many of the buildings have embraced both colour and patterns. Though we saw even more brightly coloured houses, in electric blues, lime greens and pinks dotted in little villages on our drive to Paradise National Park. One thing that made me giggle …
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154 – Autumnal Mountains, Castles and Geysers
Autumn has most definitely arrived, and how beautiful it is! This morning we drove into Slovakia towards stunning mountain ranges and had a lovely long walk in the Upper Tatras at Tatranska Lomnicka. As I was happily kicking my way through the leaves, I realised this is Ernests first Autumn. No wonder he is snuffling …
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142 – Where does the time go?
My alarm went off at 6:10 and zombie Maria turned it off and fell instantly back asleep. Mark had had a rough night with the pups stealing bed and demanding late night walks for runny tummies. I’m a terrible parent and sleep through barks…totally oblivious (it’s my terrible superpower… and deeply frustrating for Mark). And …
139 – Rest and Reset
For the last few days Mark and I have both had a cold and I’m so thankful my body waited until my dad was home to blighten my day with a banging headache. My brain really wasn’t operating well, so we decided to have a rest day. I dropped Mark at the laundrette cafe while …
138 – Castles and old haunts
With limited time before my dad’s flight home from Bratislava we decided to drive out to Mödling to a lovely cafe called Mr Beans. I had no idea it would be so busy and there was no chance of us getting a table, so it was an expresso to go…sorry mum I know dad’s not …
135 – Riddling around Bratislava
When the alarm went off at 6:30am I clocked my pups being extra cute and really didn’t want to leave them. When I finally dragged myself out for a morning run, it was one of my worst but it was still good to be up and out exploring the riverside. As a special treat we …
134 – My parcel arrived!
We woke at 5:30am to find the lake wasn’t quite as glorious as Google described but it suited the fishermen, our pups and a cute school trip of 4 year olds who all pottered past the van looking up at Ernest who was staring out the window. After a brief foray into Tesco (our first …
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