Tag: Happycow
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Tall tales and tails in Tallinn
Baspie the Railway Dog found Tallinn Estonia a relaxing city for a dog. Away from the mosquitos of the forests, and lacking in crowds in early June, despite a cruise ship with numbered tour groups doing the rounds. People like dogs in Tallinn, so Baspie got plenty of attention. We took it easy in the…
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Siauliai, Lithuania, for longer than anticipated – Interrail hiccups
A quick overnight stop in Siauliai turned into 26 hours. Instead of a lunchtime train to Klaipeda, there wasn’t one till 20:47. Thus I discovered that in Lithuania the train times are not as in the Interrail Rail Planner app. There are likely to be fewer trains except in high season. So it’s best to…
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Gdansk and Gdynia, a happy time with Railway Dog; much rebuilding done, more ruins still
First stop in Gdansk was a delicious vegan restaurant, Avocado. In Poland many eateries do not allow dogs inside, but wherever I go the vegan places are nearly always dog friendly. Gdansk is beautiful and very pedestrian and cycle friendly (as with everywhere I went in Poland). The port city got hammered when it was…
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Cluj-Napoca, a little known gem of Romania
We chose Cluj-Napoca for our last overnight in Romania as it has a good train connections to Budapest and Vienna. There is a delightful sleeper train in which dogs can travel in the sleeping car if you book a whole compartment. See below. Cluj turns out to be a lovely gently European city full of…
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The Ancona to Split ferry across the Adriatic
From Ancona on the East coast of Italy, ferries regularly sail to Croatia, Albania, Corfu and Greece. It’s population reflects that, and I was served lunch by a delightful Albanian woman. She told me you can take your dog on ferries to Albania too. Ancona is a beautiful little city, worth some extra time for…
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Yummy vegan soup in Maastricht
Soup Bros in Maastricht is all vegan yummy soups. Plus nice bread things. Veg and herbs grown in their own garden. The flavours are influenced by a co-owner with Michelin star experience. Dog friendly too! Thank you Happycow app, as always showing where the best places are! ❤️