Elis Profile
From South Wales. Currently live in London. I work as an engineer in the film and non-profit sector. I love football, charity work, reading, travelling, learning languages, music, playing guitar, history, politics, cooking, films, coffee.
Recent Reviews Elis
Trogir
Elis Wales - 24-Nov-24
After spending most of the day exploring Split and Šibenik, I ended my coastal day trip in Trogir, and I'm so glad I did. While the other sites were impressive, Trogir turned out to be the highlight of my day. A couple of hours is really all you need here to soak in the atmosphere and explore the compact historic centre.
Like many coastal towns I visited in this region of Croatia, Trogir feels distinctly Italian in character, which isn't surprising given the Venetian influence
Read OnBudapest
Elis Wales - 23-Nov-24
Left me with mixed feelings. At the time of visiting, Prague was the only other big central European city I had been to, and since I enjoyed it so much I couldn't help but compare. A lot of people seemed to tell me to go to Budapest when I told them how much I liked Prague. But Budapest has much more of a disjointed aesthetic and is architecturally very different, even on the less disjointed Buda side with its Castle Quarter.
That said, it has its moments. The Széchenyi Baths (old TWHS) was genuinely a really enjoyable experience despite the crowds and not an insignificant amount of people seeming to dislike them
Read OnHoly Trinity Column
Elis Wales - 27-Aug-24
Mixed feelings. I traveled from Prague with the main intention of seeing this monument, only to discover that the column is currently under renovation, obscured almost entirely by scaffolding and white cloths!
From what I could make out through the coverings, the intricate details of the column were barely visible. Despite this, I spent as much time as possible absorbing what I could barely make out underneath the renovation works, reading the displays around the site, and doing additional research online to understand its significance better. Even under these unfortunate circumstances I found the column's history and the reasons for its inscription interesting.
Pirin National Park
Elis Wales - 26-Aug-24
I drove from Sofia because public transport (a bus which doesn’t run regularly and will only take you to nearby Bansko) seemed a bit complicated and I was tight for time. I parked somewhere near the Vihren hut and hiked up from the hut for about 3-4 hours. In hindsight, and of course if I had more time, staying in Bansko would have been a decent option as it looked like a nice albeit probably quite touristy place.
There are colour coded maps all over the park. I seem to remember taking the red coloured path from the hut and came across a lot of the big lakes
Read OnYogyakarta
Elis Wales - 23-Jun-24
The site was a bit of a challenging visit, mostly because of the palace. A significant portion of the front area was under renovation, which made navigating the entrance quite confusing. There was no clear signage and at the ticket purchase point someone dressed as Spiderman along with a local tried directing us to an alternative entrance, it all felt a bit like a fever dream. We did manage to get the right tickets in the end.
Once inside the palace grounds, we saw the main pavilions at the back and the museum. But as Frédéric M mentions the lack of info made it difficult to understand the relevance of the things on display
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