Come for a holiday to eastern Europe and discover aspects of European culture and folklore that are different to back home. It may not be that far to travel if you live in Europe and yet visiting Hungary, the Czech Republic, Latvia, Estonia, Lithuania, Slovakia, Romania or Poland remains an experience of a foreign land. Because these countries are still emerging from former poverty, the countryside has not been polluted, exploited or over developed as it has in western parts of Europe and is stunningly beautiful, teeming with wildlife, flowers and butterflies. Go walking, fishing, mountain climbing and mountain biking during the warm summers. Winter bites deep and hard and brings lots of snow that helps ski holidays flourish.