Plitvice Lakes is Croatia’s mountain paradise, postcard-pretty national park and one of Europe’s most visited places. We very nearly didn’t go there but then… we did. Here’s how to get from Zadar to Plitvice Lakes – by bus, car, or booking a tour! I remembered the first time I heard about Plitvice. I was a teenager. A … Read more
If you’ve been following us recently, you’ll know we love taking Context Travel tours. We’ve taken four so far this year – two in Berlin, Walking the Berlin Wall and a Divided City – Cold War Berlin Architecture, one in Prague discovering café culture and now this one about Jewish Budapest. All too often, when … Read more
Have you always wanted to visit Iran independently? In this post, we’ll give you our best tips on how to do it. Also, learn about Mondays in Iran, our initiative running until the end of the year to promote Iran as an amazing tourist destination! Introducing #MondaysinIran Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to Mondays in Iran. … Read more
This summer, we spent 6 weeks travelling around Europe by train with our Eurail/Interrail pass, and saw the effects of mass-tourism first hand. Scores of Segway tours in Prague. Dozens of backpacker groups drinking themselves to oblivion in the ruin pubs of Budapest. I used to think that nowadays, there’s no place that hasn’t been … Read more
When I was a child, my family and I used to visit Austria every summer. We went to a place called Keutschach in Karnten, and stayed at a hotel immersed in nature. There was a lake on one side, with a pontoon to dive from, and meadows, hills and forests on the other. For a … Read more
After the heat and craziness of Prague, we realised ho much we missed nature. So, it was time to hit the great Czech outdoor spaces, and we decided to spend three days in the forest of Česky Raj with the amazing people of Czech Adventures. I couldn’t move. I was standing on a branch, trying … Read more