The home of Strauss, Romeo and Juliet, Opera and Ballet..... We arrived in Vienna early for a driving tour and to spend a couple of hours seeing the sights - those one night stops are killers :( The sights in Vienna are central with the Austrian Parliament building, Hofburg Palace, Natural History Museum, Museum of Art History and the State Opera House all within a couple of blocks of each other. First we were dropped of at the Schonbrunn Palace, the summer pa...

Budapest, the joined towns of Buda and Pest, a city like many others in Eastern Europe, greatly impacted and still trying to repair from the atrocities of World War 2. We arrived in Budapest in time for a quick drive tour starting at the Citadel in the Castle District, down to the Main Street and back to the Fishermans Bastian for some free time before checking into our hotel. With a couple of hours free time it was time to research what to spend our free time d...

After a good sleep in and late lunch in Croatia, it was back to Slovenia to visit their capital Ljubljana for the night. We arrived around 6 and headed out for a night walking tour of the city to visit the sights. Ljubljana is gorgeous! The old city is quite small centred around a river that flows through the middle of town - directly above is a stunning White Castle overlooking the town. We all ducked in to a local restaurant to try some local dishes. From Sl...

After saying goodbye to Venice it was hello to Croatia after a short stop over in Slovenia to visit the Postojna Caves. Postojna Caves is the second longest cave system in the world, measuring in at 20km of tunnels and tunnels. The cave visit involves a train ride through the main tunnell into the middle of the cave system which permanently sits at around 8 degrees - yes it was time for termals. After walking through the caves for around an hour on a guided to...

The city of canals and bridges, of Gondolas and as I experienced flooding.... Yes Venice floods around 90 days per year. We arrived late in Venice after a long day of driving. We hit Venice Island early on Tuesday morning catching a bus from the outskirts where we were living, into the heart of gondola country. In Venice when it floods, temporary walkways similar to camp stretches with wooden tops are run throughout the effected areas - shops sell gumboots and ...