I know this is kind of short notice but me and a friend are going backpacking in Europe at the end of summer. Of course, we're bringing our boards.
We were originally going to go to Amsterdam, and stay at hostels, but we figured there is just way too many Americans there; we really want to immerse ourself in the overseas experience, not just a watered down version of the States. So we got over that.
Then we changed our focus to Barcelona, for obvious reasons -- we've never been there before, it's a skate mecca and our friend has a flat there.
But then we ran into this guy last weekend at a house party who really sold us on Eastern Europe, Slovakia in particular.
He said that there's a sick city that has the best skate spots, just random, perfect granite ledges, pretty much untouched, right outside Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia. He says it's like an uncovered treasure trove of skate spots out there that no one even knows about.
Besides, he told us Barcelona is full of Americans, so what's the point, you know. Slovakia evidently has barely any Americans. He specifically pointed us towards this little known hostel over there which he claims absolutely needs to be experienced.
In addition to the skate spots, oh, man, the chicks are of the hook, bro. I got a little thing for Eastern Euro ladies so it's appealing. He showed us some pictures of the level of magnificent hotties out there and he wasn't joking around. Babe country. "Go East," he said.
Anyways, the hostel is unlisted, it's not like in the guide book, but, like I said, the guy assures us that there are a lot of really attractive women there at the hostel that go absolutely crazy for foreigners, especially American men. I guess they love our accents and, due to the war, there are basically zero local guys there. Plus, it's "heaps cheap."
Idk but he made it sound really appealing, so we're changing our itinerary to go to this Slovakian hostel and skate those ledges!
Has anyone here ever visited Bratislava? Or anywhere in Slovakia, for that matter? Where are the skate spots? We generally skate ledges and banks (not really interested in rails). What sort of food/restaurants would you suggest? Any other tips? Thanks!