Vienna is home to countless iconic landmarks, imperial palaces and elegant cafés. However, the city also hides lesser-known places that surprise visitors with their beauty. One of them is Amalienbad, a historic public swimming...

Schweinfurt - a small city with a population of about 55,000 - is located in the federal state of Bavaria. It is situated in Franconia (Franken), a historic region in the Main River basin....

If you are wondering what to taste in Kerala, I have prepared a selection of 21 traditional dishes. Kerala cuisine is one of the most diverse in India and is renowned for its generous...

Do you remember your first pair of jeans? I certainly do. Growing up in communist Czechoslovakia, getting genuine Western jeans wasn't easy. It took me quite a while to convince my parents to spend...

I have to admit that if my friend hadn't won a holiday in a raffle, I would probably still know almost nothing about Langkawi. However, not only did she win – she immediately asked...

As I mentioned in my first article, Langkawi is an archipelago of 99 densely forested islands. These islands preserve records of Earth’s history dating back as far as 550 million years. In 2007, UNESCO...

One of the attractions I definitely wanted to explore further in Malaysia is batik. I was first introduced to the batik technique as a child – thanks to my mom, who, in addition to...

Some trips are planned well in advance. However, some trips come about spontaneously, and suddenly you find yourself in a place you hadn’t even heard of just a few months ago. That’s exactly how...

Art has a long tradition in Vienna’s housing construction. Even during the difficult years following World War II, the city decided that 1–2% of the total construction costs for new residential complexes would be...

In the heart of Augsburg, Bavaria, there is a place that sounds like something out of a fairy tale. People who are down and out can live there for an annual rent that amounts...