Mark Farley's Reviews > The Thing about Prague: How I gave it all up for a new life in Europe's most eccentric city

I was drawn to this book in order to research for a future trip, so it had me intrigued to hear about another person's attempt to get a feel of the place.

It's a bit confusing towards the start of the book, as we are made to believe that this is a random all or nothing, life-changing "Eat Pray Love-esque" decision to move from Australia to discover a new life and culture, until we get to Prague and we discover that not only has she lived there before in the past but her Czech family has a place there, which she duly takes advantage of.

Thus ensuses a mild-mannered travelogue of no great importance, but there are a few witty anecdotes and musings about the general character and mannerisms of the Czech people as a whole, but it was a bit of a slog to finish really. There were a few good tips for my future visit to the city, but I mainly came across clichés. It made me miss my cat also.