Misguided Misfits in Miskolc

The day started out brilliantly. We eased ourselves into it, taking our time over breakfast and packing up from our two bedroomed apartment at the Vila Grand in Nova Lesna. We lazed around in the sunny outdoor area, until finally making a move just after lunch. We were killing time until the 4.30pm train to …

A Tatra Mountain Loop: Štrbské Pleso & Štrba

Yesterday's adventure got us to a height of 2190 metres, and you can see from the photos on that post that the mountains around us were rocky and craggy at that height. Today we headed in the opposite direction on the electric railway, aiming for a place called Strbske Pleso.  We wanted to take the …

Big Wheels Keep on Turning: Tatra Cable Car Adventure

We dodged a bullet today. Or more to the point, if we had proceeded with what we had planned to do - we might well have felt like shooting ourselves. It went like this. Jay had been out for an exploration walk the evening before, so we followed her advice and turned down a lonely-looking …