Train across the border to Ptuj, Slovenia
DAY 59 – A day of trains from Hungary to Ptuj, Slovenia. My blood sugars were excellent all day, even after pizza. But would they last until the next morning? [keep reading]
Tag: Hungary
Biking and hiking up to Szigliget Castle, Hungary
DAY 58 – By bicycle to Szigliget and then a hike to the castle in central Hungary. Somehow my blood sugars were excellent all day today – must be this exercise. [keep reading]
Local train along Lake Balaton in Hungary
DAY 57 – Today the journey took us from Budapest to the town of Balatongyörök beside Central Europe's largest lake. My BGs were excellent all day... until bedtime. [keep reading]
Visiting Buda and Pest by the Danube in Hungary
DAY 56 – A day of hiking around Pest, the hilltop sights of Buda, and the Danube River. Cold air, warm sunshine, nice people, and (almost) no high blood sugars. [keep reading]
High blood sugars in Budapest, Hungary
DAY 55 – When you're traveling long-term you need a day off sometimes. Today in Budapest we relaxed and did little. My blood sugars were pretty awful though. Feh. [keep reading]
Cave hike from Vörös-tó to Jósvafő, Hungary
DAY 54 – After a private tour of caves around Vörös-tó and Jósvafő we took a rainy bus all the way to Budapest. The day ended with a super-high pizza blood sugar. [keep reading]
Awesome Baradla cave tour in Aggtelek, Hungary
DAY 53 – We took a Hungarian-language guided tour of the Baradla caves in Aggtelek, and I tried to navigate my blood sugar through tons of rice and liquor at dinner. [keep reading]
Long final day in Hummené, Slovakia
DAY 52 – We killed several hours in Humenné, Slovakia in the afternoon, then caught some trains for the city of Miskolc in Hungary, our ninth country of the t [keep reading]