Eastern Europe Archives • Foodie Explorers

Slavin Memorial Bratislava

21 January 2025 Emma 0

Slavin Memorial Bratislava The gigantic Slavin memorial is visible from much of the city as it sits on a hill [Read more]

Ukraine Motherland Monument

3 August 2023 Emma 0

All change at The Motherland Monument in Ukraine The Mother Ukraine Monument (Ukrainian: Україна-Мати, ‘Mother Ukraine’) is a must-see statue [Read more]

Where to eat: Piwnica Staromeisjska

16 July 2023 Emma 0

Leaving Germany to eat in Poland for the evening One of the good things about visiting Görlitz is that just [Read more]

Holiday Inn, Sarajevo

21 February 2021 Emma Comments Off

The most famous hotel in Bosnia Reading “In harm’s way” by Martin Bell reminded me of our Balkan holiday in [Read more]

Visiting Auschwitz (Oswiecim), Poland

12 January 2020 Emma Comments Off

Auschwitz, everything you need to know before you visit For those who want to delve into history, learn from the [Read more]

Travel: Poznan Croissant Museum

12 December 2019 Emma Comments Off

A surprising food history in Poland You might think of croissants as being French but did you do know about [Read more]

Travel: Pripyat, Ukraine

25 June 2019 Emma Comments Off

Ghost city of Pripyat Pripyat is a city in northern Ukraine just a few miles from the border with neighbouring [Read more]

Travel: Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant and Chernobyl Town

12 June 2019 Emma Comments Off

Behind the scenes at Chernobyl Chernobyl is an infamous name, however, the small town near Ukraine’s border with Belarus is [Read more]

Kava Bar Bratislava coffee shop brunch menu

Food Review: Kava Bar, Bratislava

2 April 2019 Emma 0

Kava coffee spot in Bratislava Kava Bar was probably the smallest coffee shop we visited in Bratislava. Cosy and warm, [Read more]

Ten must see sights in Bratislava

17 December 2018 Emma 0

Bratislava must sees Last New Year we were in Bratislava, which is an ideal place to visit for a short [Read more]

Statues of Bratislava

16 December 2018 Emma 2

Unusual but photogenic statues of Bratislava One of the more popular pastimes when visiting Bratislava is to seek out the [Read more]

Palacinka Lacinka, the Best pancakes in Bratislava

2 December 2018 Emma 0

Budget-friendly and tasty Pancakes in Bratislava It’s easy to walk past Palacinka Lacinka in Bratislava but try not to. It [Read more]

Travel: The ‘roses’ of Sarajevo

11 April 2018 Emma 0

It’s 26 years since the start of the Siege of Sarajevo It’s now 26 years since the Siege of Sarajevo [Read more]

New Year Escape 2018 – Day Five

6 January 2018 Emma 0

Our last day in Bratislava 😭 After the village pub tour on day four, Mr Foodie had booked another tour [Read more]

Authentic Slovakia pub crawl iron curtain memorial Devin castle

New Year Escape 2018 – Day Four

5 January 2018 Emma 1

Bratislava – Day Four After our previous day’s adventures, we started day four by heading to Kamzik TV tower, about a [Read more]

New Year Escape 2018 – Day Three

4 January 2018 Emma 1

Bratislava trip – day three So after sleeping in late on day two, we planned to wake up early and see [Read more]

New Year Escape 2018 – Day Two

3 January 2018 Emma 1

Bratislava trip – day 2 The morning after the night before, or should I say the afternoon after the night [Read more]

New Year Escape 2018 – Day One

2 January 2018 Emma 0

New Year can be a bit of a sad and boring time to spend at home watching Jools Hootenanny [Read more]

Hotel Leipzig, Plovdiv Review

28 December 2017 Emma 0

“…so bright, I gotta wear shades” That’s a comment from a Tripadvisor review, but did you know that this Timbuk3 song [Read more]

Lokrum island day trip Dubrovnik Croatia

Travel: Day trip from Dubrovnik to Lokrum Island

31 August 2017 Emma 2

Escape the crowds in Dubrovnik with a trip to Lokrum Lokrum island is just off the coast of Croatia, considered [Read more]

Travel: Visiting the city walls of Dubrovnik

21 June 2017 Mr C 0

Wandering around Dubrovnik city walls My first, and so far, only visit to Dubrovnik was with my very good friends [Read more]

Travel: Hillock of Fraternity, Plovdiv, Bulgaria

11 June 2017 Emma 0

A Soviet relic in Bulgaria’s cultural capital Whatever your political leanings I’m sure you’ll agree that Soviet-era statues and memorials [Read more]