It sounds like a dodgy metal band, but the Moravian Karst is actually an area of outstanding natural beauty some 30Km North from Brno, close to the town of Blansko.  The Karst consists of a network of caves and underground waterways, as well as some beautiful woodland and decent hiking and biking.  I need to get out …

I’ve changed to Hostel Mitte in the centre of town today with the express intention of visiting some wonderful caves and scenery in the Czech countryside.  As this is a fair distance outside the city, I’ve arrived too late to go, so change my plans accordingly.  Don’t go out.  Stay in.  Don’t drink or smoke. …

Ten stops on the tube, seven on the bus and I’m standing in the sunshine at a motorway service station.  This shouldn’t be too hard.  I’ve popped into the MacDonald’s with the intention of using the rest rooms, but hunger gets the better of me and I give in to temptation.  In the back of …

I manage to raise my weary head and check out, only to promptly check back in again.  My plan of leaving today scuppered by the late start, as this next leg needs to begin early.  I will myself to stay in and rise early tomorrow.  With the girls sadly gone I’m left to potter about …

Fully intending to stay in tonight is shattered by my new hostel buddies request to go out.  Of course spending one more night with my girlfriend for the weekend needs to happen, as I still have to be wary of the Aussie threat.  They’re everywhere, ready to pounce if you drop the ball.  It’s imperative …

I think I’ve not so much as woken up with a smile on my face as actually been sleeping with one.  I have to remind myself that last night was last night, there it shall remain, and the hard work must begin once more in earnest.  The gang has managed to get up and do …

After being hounded by tourism throughout Prague I’ve made the decision that I’ve done it, seen it and I can spend the weekend on the party circuit.  Consequently I don’t get out of bed all day, until five slices of pizza and a beer sort me out.  Joining a friend I made last night, I’ve even managed …

Waving Katty off at the train station and I feel the pang of sadness, but know that the big wide world once again is there for the taking.  It’s always a heavy blow when you’ve been with a travel buddy for a while and then part ways, a melancolic trudge alone through busy stations.  Except …

I’ve been looking at things to do in Prague after seeing the main sites.  After the hundredth museum I’m bored out of my mind.  I don’t really want to go to a castle I’ve never heard of either, nor do I particularly want to negotiate my way through the tourist throng.  The Zoo is the next best …

A night on the town ensures we’re not up before 2pm.  This is mainly down to the effects of Absinthe.  The last time I drank the green dragon, I had just finished performing in Bard in the Botanics, an outdoor Shakespeare festival in Glasgow.  We had all gone back to a fellow actors flat, then after …