The bus pulled in from Zagreb to Pula, Croatia and our 3rd Air BnB host was waiting to pick us up and take us out to the apartment. For some reason, he decided to upgrade us to his nicest apartment for free... All good with us! The place was on the top floor of an apartment block not too far, but a little, out of town and from the balcony you could see the Adriatic Sea in two directions. Only problem was that there wasn't Internet, although the posting said there...

We hopped on the train in Budapest and were very happy to get our own private compartment where we could stretch out and settle in for the 6.5 hour journey to Zagreb, Croatia. Our dreams of a solitary trip were smashed when the door was thrust open and a gentleman threw his bags onto the racks and he and his wife settled down into the car. They appeared to be Americans as well, but weary of starting a conversation that would last for the entire six and a half hou...

In Hungary the currency is called the Forint. It's value fluctuates quite a bit, but while we were in Hungary US$1 was equal to about 215 Forints. In the hustle bustle that is arriving to a new city and locating the Metro, getting money and buying a Metro ticket I made a slight calculation error and added a zero to my ATM request. This is how we ended up, not with 15,000 Forints (about US$70, a reasonable amount to get us started in Budapest), but rather 150,000 ...

Bratislava is 2/3 of the way between Prague and Budapest so it seemed as good a spot as any to stop for a night to break up the train ride. It's the capital of Slovakia which, along with Czech Republic, used to make up the former Eastern Block state of Czechoslovakia. It's nowhere near as picturesque or beautiful as Prague but it's certainly got it's own charm. For one, it's not swarming with tourists which was a nice change after Prague's crowds and Munich's may...

After the rowdiness of our time in Munich we were a little relieved to arrive in Prague by train/bus combo where there was no Oktoberfest to speak of and best of all, they drink beer out of normal sized glasses! We found accommodation through a website called Air BnB, which allows you to find people renting out full apartments for reasonable prices in cities around the world. It was our first go at it and it certainly wasn't without it's little hiccups. For start...