Saying a final goodbye to all in the Czech Republic.

A trip out to some woods, caves and swimming in a small lake (with carp and jellyfish...) with three other newly-qualified teachers from my CELTA course.

Various bits and pieces from August in Brno - my last month here. Picnics in parks, a few guests, and walks in the woods around the city.

In Brno I studied an intensive four-week course to become qualified as an English teacher. I passed it... and so did everyone else who took the course with me :).

Two low-key days exploring Prague with Monika, staying at Zlatka's place in Všetaty. My sixth time in Prague, but the first time in summer...

A collection of pictures taken during July. For most of this month I was busy studying and so I had almost no free time, but still it wasn't totally uneventful.

Pictures of my flat in the beautiful former artists' district of Kaminka in southwest Brno, and of the various people who've stayed here.

Hitchhiking to Brno and staying until I found a flat to live in... after one day I found a place, so I stayed for a lot shorter time than expected. I'll be back.

Made it to Prague! Two nights of debauchery and two days of hangovers. Then more travelling, but it didn't go so well and we made it as far as a sleepy village somewhere south of Brno, on a Sunday night. Somehow we got ourselves into Brno centre, and rented one of the dirtiest hostel rooms I've ever slept in. At least it was a roof for the night, and we set off early the next morning for Slovakia...

A couple of nights in Plzen, getting lost in the industrial wilderness and partying with students. Cheers to Kostya for hosting me and to the others for making Plzen a place to remember. Found it (literally) hard to leave...

Four nights in Prague! Where has this place been all my life? Beautiful city, even in misty November when you've almost walked your feet into bleeding, you stink, you have no money, you don't know how you're going to get to Amsterdam and you can't speak the language. The food and beer are tasty and go great with each other. Thanks Zuzana, Daniela and Michal for being great company, giving me rooves to sleep under and showing me the pubs, shops, districts where the locals go and the tourists miss. I'll be back for sure...