You wouldn't think that a man from oak windows surrey would know very much about Eastern European cuisine, but this article is here to prove you very wrong about that. Because in this case, when a man wearing huge cowboy boots came stomping down my drive, it was to prove a very enlightening experience.. We once had some windows fitted round the back of our property, and that was …
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Recently I travelled to the wonderful city of Sofia in Bulgaria, and as I chugged along on the Inter Rail train watching elderly couples playing cards or with their backgammon sets, I began to fret that I didn’t have any where pre booked to stay that evening in the city. However, I had no need to worry because after arriving in the city and asking around in a …
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When backpacking in Eastern Europe on a budget, in my experience there are two kinds of hostels. Firstly, there are the central, cheap and cheerful stopovers – often snazzily decorated with a lively communal area, sometimes even a bar, but less appealing when it comes to taking a tepid shower after two hours'sleep. There are a couple of these places in most Polish cities, and across the Baltic …
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