Aquaterm Cottages Slovakia Liptov, Liptovský Trnovec

Advantages: Beautiful scenery, friendly people, cheap
Disadvantages: The dishonest

...ski resort and has a reasonable range of bars and restaurants. The Tatras and its trails are majestic and the views from the top of Lomnicky Stit.(via cable car) were worth the bitter cold winds. You can also take treks that go away from Stary Smokovec and catch the electric train back. On the down side the trails were considerably more crowded, and a member of staff on the electric railway attempted to rip us off (we were saved by two very kind English speaking Slovakians who took pity on us). After two days in the High Tatras we headed back west for two hours and left left the train at Liptovsky Mikulas . It is easy to catch a bus from there into the Demanovska dolina valley - which is an access point for the Low Tatras and Jasna. Jasna has Slovakia largest skiing area but as a town it was distinctly odd. A town... Read review

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Advantages: Cheap great scenary, cheap
Disadvantages: Corrupt, Uninspiring life

...In 2003 a friend of mine was living in Slovakia teaching - foolishly I agreed to visit in April. I flew to Prague (perhaps I'll write about that later) and I took a coach 12 hours to Banska-Bystrica anyway. Now that Easyjet flies to Bratislava go that way. Never take a 12-hour coach. AND NEVER LEAVE YOUR PASSPORT IN THE SUITCASE WHICH IS IN THE HOLD OF THE COACH BECAUSE THE DRIVER GET VERY P***ED OFF, AS DOES THE BORDER GUARD WITH A GUN!!! Anyway so I arrived and the first thing that strikes you as the sun rises in the sky is how incredibly beautiful the hills are. Slovakia is surrounded by hills and the hills are covered in fir trees. I guess it is similar to parts of Wales. So that was nice, but as the coach neared the towns it just became rubbish. THE TOWNSCAPE and this is the annoying thing about Slovakia to date... Read review

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Advantages: Peaceful, well appointed, great views, lovely setting
Disadvantages: having to come home

...Weir Cottage our Devon retreat for the last six years on and off. The pictures will speak more about this wonderful place than any of my words. But I will to give you a flavour of just how good this Cottage is. In 2000 we were looking for what seemed the impossible when we came across this gem in the English Country Cottage brochure. My ideal cottage; not in a village, not a barn conversion, no neighbours, not joined to the owners house and definitely not in a complex of other cottages. So this ticked all the boxes, and only 8 miles from the M5. Located in the Teign Valley on the outskirts of the village Dunsford the cottage stands alone on a quite road on the banks of the river Teign. I remember our first visit being totally amazed when we got there. It was like no other cottage we had stayed in, the setting and the quality... Read review

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