An Eastern European Christmas Market tour this past December was the perfect time to check another new country off the list! After visiting Wroclaw, Poland, and Prague, Czechia — both of which are cities/countries I’d been to before, our last stop was Bratislava, Slovakia. For being the smallest of the cities we visited on this trip, the Bratislava Christmas market was super impressive and had the best food out of the three.

Whether you’re planning a visit to Slovakia’s capital city for Christmas or any time of year, here’s what you need to know about visiting Bratislava. [Read more…]

Merry Christmas Eve! After 10 days traveling around Christmas Markets in Wroclaw, Prague, and Bratislava, we’re finally home in Alicante and ready to relax for a few days before our next trip (next week!). I’ll be missing my family tomorrow, but I’m feeling pretty good about our plan to spend every other Christmas in Spain vs. the U.S., so this is a Spain year! We’ll be hanging out at our friends’ house, having brunch and watching Christmas movies.

Now, it’s time for my final Christmas market review: Bratislava, Slovakia! Slovakia was a new country for us both, so we were really excited to experience somewhere completely new. And while my sister visited Bratislava over the summer — and said it was pretty small with not too much going on — we decided to take a chance on it for our last Christmas market of the trip.

So, here’s everything you need to know about the Bratislava Christmas Market. [Read more…]