Category: Slovakia

  • The hidden cost of night trains

    The hidden cost of night trains

    Though we booked almost everything in advance of our trip to get a better value, all train routes from Krakow to Bratislava were for some reason only available for purchase in person from a train station in Poland, not online. So we had no transportation, but we did have a hotel booked in Bratislava so…

  • Could I Live Here? Bratislava Edition

    Could I Live Here? Bratislava Edition

    How do you say “No, thank you” in Slovak? Bratislava has a lot of redeeming qualities, but for the most part, it’s not my cup of tea. We arrived in Bratislava at 5:30 am on a night train, and I don’t know what’s worse, getting here that early, or getting here after dark. We couldn’t…