To help you have a great trip to Prague here is our “Best of Prague” – travel tips about the best things to do in Prague and the best places to stay in Prague.  I’ve collated the Prague travel tips of the Europe a la Carte blogging team and done some research into the best [...]

While Andy’s looked at some of the highlights of Brno – the Czech Republic’s second city, in the east and not far from Bratislava, and a great little known European destination to visit – one thing he failed to mention was the sight that stuck in my mind the most, largely because it’s rather strange. [...]

With friends about to visit the Czech Republic for the first time, I was trying to distill the highlights for them: but for a relatively small country, there are so many picturesque places to visit that you need quite a lot of time – it really is one of the best places to visit in [...]

I was given a complimentary copy of “Good Night & God Bless” Volume One to review. The book is a guide to convent and monastery accommodation in Austria, the Czech Republic and Italy by Australian author Trish Clark. I was already familiar with this Europe travel tip after reading Heather Cowper’s post “Staying in a [...]

Visiting the Czech capital of Prague is not the same as it was ten years ago. With great marketing and its own natural beauty, Prague quickly became one of the main tourist destinations in the old Eastern Europe and I have to admit, after visiting a few times I have often found the central areas [...]

The Trail was my first exposure to Kafka’s works. And I was hooked. Last year when I had a chance to visit Prague, Kafka’s Prague was on top of my list. Kafka was born in Prague in 1883. As a Czech born German speaking Jewish intellectual, he often had trouble fitting in. Kafka also suffered [...]

Prague’s Jewish quarter is not a large area, but don’t be fooled, the six sites operated by the Jewish Museum of Prague offer enough information and artifacts to fill your day.  The museum consists of The Maisel Synagogue, the Spanish Synagogue, the Pinkas Synagogue, the Old Jewish Cemetery, the Klausen Synagogue, and the Ceremonial Hall.  [...]

Having a hobby can be a great way of deciding on a holiday destination. I used to travel a lot with a friend who had a slightly unusual sporting hobby – he was a kendo player, having taken up the martial art while he lived in Japan. Because of him, and a Czech national tournament [...]

My first day in Prague turned out to be rain drenched and gloomy, washing away my plans of hitting the local sights. The dark, thundering sky offered no hope of a reprieve. I was on my second cup of coffee, when a friend suggested a trip to the Museum of Communism.  It sounded like a [...]

It’s amazing how a bit of spraying and colour can change a once non-descript wall into a local landmark: the Lennon Wall in Prague has been scribbled on since the singer’s death in December 1980 and has, over the years, turned into a landmarks of its own. It began as a memorial for the musical [...]