Tomáš Mareček
Tomáš is the most-travelled correspondent on the team for the under-€500-trip bracket. His beat spans seven Central European, Balkan and Mediterranean cities — each with a different character, different cost level, different rhythm.
The “what I got wrong the first time” format is his; it now applies to half his trip reports. He believes the best travel writing about a city is by someone who has been wrong about it at least once.
Prague-based. Speaks Czech, English, Polish, conversational Hungarian.
- trip report · 15 May 2026 · ~2500 words
48 hours in Prague. What I got wrong the first time.
The first time I went to Prague I stayed in the wrong area, went to the wrong places on the wrong nights, and spent twice what I needed to. This is the version I'd give someone who wants to do it properly the first time.
Read → - guide · 2 May 2026 · ~3000 words
The budget guide. Europe's legal scene under €200 total.
Amsterdam is €300 minimum if you do it wrong. Prague is under €150 if you do it right. Budapest will surprise you. This is the actual cost breakdown for Europe's legal destinations — transport, accommodation, and everything else — for a 48-hour trip.
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