Explore the world

with this collection of travel posts by Mary Murphy

Summer time. And the feeling is easy.

The weather is all over the place. Up to 38 degrees one week and down to 16 the next.

We’ve been staying local – Hungary, Slovakia, Poland, and Slovenia.

Do you have plans?

If you can’t make up your mind about where to go, check some of my posts for inspiration. Feel free to comment if you’ve questions… I’ll do my best to answer them.

Life is short. Make the most of it.

Ljutomer, Slovenia

Borders have been in the news so often lately that they’ve a bad smell about them. For many, crossing the border has become the goal

Mary Murphy July 10, 2025

Zalakaros, Hungary

Not far from us is one of the most visited towns in Hungary – Zalakaros. With its 9 hotels, it has more than 1000 hotel

Mary Murphy June 30, 2025

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This website is a travel blog. It’s not a commercial travel site. You’ll find reviews and links to various services within many of the posts, but they’re unsolicited. We include them only because we found them interesting or useful and want to pass them on to our readers. We don’t receive money from any of the places listed. And we never ask for discounts or free meals or anything in exchange for reviews.