After a very long drive we eventually stopped in a field in Transylvania as a campsite. We set off from our stop in Hungary and made a our way to the Romanian border, the crossing was very smooth and only took a few minutes. The biggest difference between the two countries is that the villages appear to be very poor, most houses look as though they are about to fall down, most of the villages seem to be stuck in the communist era as they are still called commune...

We arrived yesterday at our campsite in Budapest and rushed off to get my specs repaired which was done by a local optical shop for free, the people are much more friendly than the other countries we have been to so far, it rained last night but much warmer than the last few days. We spent today walking around Budapest, visiting various locations and spending a mammoth four hours in the house of terror, learning about the secret police of Hungary during both the ...

Second proper campsite of the trip, it was in between a train line and major road junction, but this did not seem to bother anybody, we also had a free day in the city, we took the option to visit the Hofburg Palace as we could mooch around in the dry and warm as it started to rain in the morning. Others decided to do a trip on the metro system and walk around the city. The Hofburg palace was opulent, to say the least,the opposite of our lifestyle. Both of us h...

We camped on our first proper campsite, so there was a dash for the showers and washing machines, then we had a day walking the sites of Prague city after we had mastered the bus and tram system.Prague was full of the usual tourist traps,but even so the old city was worth the visit. We tried the local delicacy of twists of sweet pastry covered in sugar and cinnamon, virtually cooked to order. The castle had a bit of pomp and ceremony when they changed the guards,...

Bush camped for the last two nights, the nights have been very cold but our gear has stood the test well, last night we had to camp in a small wood the tent at an angle, but we did not slide down the hill, some of the group have not been prepared for the cold, the location was pleasant enough, we had sausage stew cooked by some of the group who have all been split into cook groups, each has to clean the bus the night after they are cook groups.Each morning has be...