Adventurous Kate contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase through these links, I will earn a commission at no extra cost to you. Thanks!<\/em><\/small><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n I absolutely love May \u2014 it is the best month of the year in Prague, in my opinion, and it\u2019s one of the best months to travel in Europe as well. <\/strong><\/p>\n This month was mostly spent in Prague, with everything that I love about the city \u2014 food festivals, hiking, fine dining, and beautiful views from everywhere. But then we added on six days in England to visit the cheese-rolling, explore Bristol, and amble through the Cotswolds for a few days.<\/p>\n Let\u2019s take a look at what I got up to this month!<\/p>\n A fun trip to the UK that was very different from our usual visits. <\/strong>While Charlie and I visit his family in London often, we almost never spend time in other areas of the UK, so it was nice to go for six days and explore some places in England we hadn\u2019t visited before.<\/p>\n We started in the Cotswolds, a region known for its beautiful stone cottages covered with ivy, beautiful hikes, and picture-perfect storybook towns. <\/p>\n This was just a quick dip through several towns, and some of my favorites were Bourton-on-the-water (for the beauty and waterside pubs), the Slaughters (for the quiet scenery on the hourlong return walk between them), and Cirencester (for the local feel in the middle of a touristy region).<\/p>\n Next up was Bristol, a city in the southwest of England that seems to fly under the radar but has lots of passionate fans.<\/strong> Bristol is a university city and it feels very youthful and a bit offbeat and artsy. I enjoyed it very much.<\/p>\n But the biggest highlight of Bristol for us was eating at Wilson\u2019s<\/a>, a Michelin-starred restaurant that was featured in the Apple TV+ series Knife Edge<\/em>. Guys, I\u2019m not kidding when I say this is one of the best meals I have ever had in my life<\/em>. It was stupefyingly good. And it was absurdly good value for money (78 GBP for a seven-course tasting menu).<\/p>\n I wouldn\u2019t be surprised if our future trips to London have Bristol tacked on at the beginning or end, just so we can eat at Wilson\u2019s again!<\/p>\n The cheese-rolling! <\/strong>The Cooper\u2019s Hill Cheese-Rolling<\/a> was the main reason for our UK trip, and it was incredible getting to witness the event in person! <\/p>\n I wrote a full detailed post in the experience<\/a>, so I won\u2019t repeat myself here. I will say that I had a blast, was very happy to attend, but I doubt I will ever do it again. The reasons why are in the post.<\/p>\n Also, Charlie was very happy this month as Arsenal won the Premier League for the first time in 22 years! He actually stayed in the UK an extra week so he could go to the parade!<\/p>\n Lots of good times in Prague. <\/strong>Charlie and I did two hikes this month \u2014 one to Velka Amerika, the \u201cCzech Grand Canyon\u201d close to Karl\u0161tejn Castle, and one in Divoka \u0160arka, which is within the Prague city limits, not far from the airport.<\/p>\n There was also a spicy and fermented foods festival in Hole\u0161ovice, where we tasted and bought so many cool foods from local makers, including an extremely spicy caramel corn that blew our minds (as well as our faces off).<\/p>\n We also had our annual dinner at El Camino<\/a>, one of my favorite Prague restaurants<\/a>, which I think is one of the best special occasion restaurants in the city and always delights. They are a Spanish restaurant that pushes the limits of what you think tapas can be.<\/p>\n I had a little health scare with Murray this month. <\/strong>He seemed sullen, he didn\u2019t want to eat treats, he wouldn\u2019t look up when I called to him, and he seemed to be breathing very fast, which is a scary symptom that can be very serious in cats.<\/p>\n So I took him to the vet \u2014 and one exam, two x-rays, two ultrasounds, and one round of bloodwork later, he was totally fine. Of course. He probably just got a bit overheated.<\/p>\n The good news is that this new vet is a five-minute drive away, operates 24\/7, and has a full English-speaking staff. There wasn\u2019t even a wait on a Saturday afternoon.<\/p>\n Until now, we\u2019ve been using two vets: one a five-minute walk from us who only speaks Czech (so only Charlie can communicate, and even then, Charlie\u2019s medical Czech is limited), and a team of vets a 20-30 minute drive away who are FIP experts and were the best for treating Lewis\u2019s FIP five years ago, but who always have a long wait.<\/p>\n Also, the city of Gloucester, England. <\/strong>As someone who is a regular visitor to Gloucester, Massachusetts, I was interested to check out its namesake and see its cathedral.<\/p>\n Well. The cathedral is nice \u2014 the outside of it, at least (we didn\u2019t go in because a service was going on). But we had one word for the town itself: \u201cWoof.\u201d It\u2019s pretty bleak. It was a complete waste of time, and I\u2019m salty that we devoted about 90 minutes of our lives to getting there and exploring.<\/p>\n Trust me \u2014 if you ever go to the cheese-rolling, skip Gloucester and go to the much nicer Cheltenham instead.<\/p>\n How to Attend the Cooper\u2019s Hill Cheese Rolling<\/strong><\/a> \u2014 My complete guide to attending this crazy event as a spectator (or as a participant, if that\u2019s your thing!).<\/p>\n What NOT to Do in Uzbekistan<\/strong><\/a> \u2014 I love writing \u201cwhat not to do\u201d guides, and this is a must-read before visiting Uzbekistan.<\/p>\n There\u2019s So Much To Love About Madrid<\/strong><\/a> \u2014 Madrid is truly a city for city connoisseurs, and I really need to get back there soon!<\/p>\n\n Solo female travel in the Muslim world \u2014 what are men like?<\/a><\/strong> Every time I get back from solo traveling in a Muslim country, I inevitably get asked how the men treated me. And honestly? 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Highlights<\/h2>\n
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Challenges<\/h2>\n
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