Jami & Aaron's Travels

We’ve spent more time in Croatia than any other country so far, and really loved it. And that time has inevitably showed us some interesting quirks in differences between life here and life back in the US. One of the most immediate was the use of individual hot water heaters with their own on/off switch. […]

On our way from Budapest to Slovenia we stopped for a night in Pécs (pronounced “paich”), a small college town given good reviews (i.e., “talked up”) by Lonely Planet. While the town was nice, we felt a little let down by the hype, feeling as though the precious night could have been better spent in […]

Hungarians love their ice cream. Although we’ve found the treat to be popular all over Eastern Europe, in Hungary in particular the streets are filled with stands and stores selling different types of ice cream, and during the afternoon it is common to see the majority of people strolling with a cone. The popularity and […]

We made a quick one night detour to Eger, Hungary to visit one of the most famous wine-producing regions in Hungary, and experience the tour book hype for the “Valley of the Beautiful Women”. It was a little different than we expected. The Valley, instead of including the picturesque vineyards we expected, was little more […]

Well, at least that last statement is true. Budapest is called the city of baths. And we had two very different experiences in these thermal spa houses, but more on that later. We arrived in Budapest by train from Vienna and we were just two metro stops away from our hostel. However getting on the […]

Hungarian for “no” is “nam”, and as we were told and soon experienced first hand, Hungarians usually say “no” with several of them. The result is that many times in public you will hear “nam, nam, nam”. This is verrrry similar to my non-Hungarian ears as the “NOM NOM NOM” of Internet fame, and several […]

After a quick boat ride up the Danube from Bratislava, we arrived in Vienna. Our only stop during the trip in what could be considered Western Europe, we had a great time just scratching the surface of what Vienna has. The biggest distinction was that in Vienna – unlike any city in Eastern Europe we […]