180: The One about Eastern Europe

<p><!-- wp:paragraph --></p> <p>Thinking about a trip overseas to Europe someday? Or in the mood for a little armchair travel? </p> <p>OR, maybe you're thinking about teaching abroad, and you're curious about the travel part of living in a new place...</p> <p>I've been getting some fun requests for tips about travel to this region of Europe where I live now, and they make me so happy! I love sharing about the beautiful places we've been lucky to visit since moving to Bratislava, and since I've been listening to travel podcasts for the last fifteen years, I just can't resist the chance to try it for myself, just this once.</p> <p><!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --></p> <p>So today we're deviating a bit from our usual focus on creative teaching. Because sometimes travel helps recharge creative teacher batteries!</p> <p>Plus, if you love travel, you can build it into your curriculum with <a href= "https://nowsparkcreativity.com/2020/11/108-try-virtual-travel-research-project.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">a virtual travel research project</a>, so really, this episode can count as curriculum research... right?</p> <p><!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --></p> <p>Eastern Europe might seem - from a distance - to be somehow stuck in a gray post-Communist cloud, but boy-oh-boy, the part that I'm in sure isn't!</p> <p>So come with me today on a little tour of my family's favorite spots in this part of the world. And I hope someday they become some of your favorites too. </p> <p><strong>Areas we'll explore: </strong></p> <p>Prague (an amazing mix of old world and whimsical modernity)</p> <p>Budapest (my top recommendation for Christmas-y travel)</p> <p>Northwest Slovenia (my husband's dream destination)</p> <p>and</p> <p>Croatia (where I would love to live someday)</p> <p dir="ltr"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Go Further: </strong></span></p> <p dir="ltr">Explore alllll the Episodes of <a href= "https://nowsparkcreativity.com/podcast">The Spark Creativity Teacher Podcast</a>.</p> <