Travel blogger Kate McCullicutt of Adventurous Kate spent October 2026 almost entirely at home in Prague, with just one trip out — and her diary makes a strong case that autumn is when the Czech capital is at its most likeable.
Her single getaway was to the Traverse 26 travel blogging conference in Hamburg, a city she now ranks as her favourite in Germany. She cites its architecture, easy transport, Beatles history and the wildly popular Miniatur Wunderland — and points out that it still flies under the radar for most travellers. Worth adding to any Central Europe itinerary.
Back in Prague, the month was packed with local colour. She visited the Museum of Prague to see Antonín Langweil's extraordinary hand-built paper model of the city as it looked in the 19th century, browsed the quarterly Design Market in Karlín, tried Vietnamese coffee at the neighbourhood's new Ca Phe Lab, and finally rode the city's historic tram — which, amusingly, her wedding guests had used while she and the wedding party took a limo. Her Karlín neighbourhood even doubled as New York City for a film shoot, hot dog cart and all, despite previously standing in for Vienna and Paris far more convincingly.
The bigger news for anyone dreaming of mulled wine and fairy lights: McCullicutt launched her Christmas Markets Masterclass, a 75-minute live Zoom workshop priced at $37, drawing on more than a decade of visiting Europe's seasonal markets since 2013. The class covers which markets are genuinely worth the trip, realistic itinerary planning, hidden gems, crowd-dodging timing strategies, and includes mini guides to 35 markets, four sample itineraries and a packing list, with unlimited replays. It runs Sunday, November 15 at 3:00 PM Eastern. Her current favourite German market, per her top Instagram reel? Heidelberg.
There's more Central Europe inspiration coming: she plans day trips to Plzeň, the Czech Republic's famous beer city, once its Christmas market opens, with a return to Dresden's markets pencilled in for December. And two 2027 concerts are already booked — U2 in Paris in May, plus Jessie Ware and a two-time-visiting Pitbull in Prague in November.
Why should a traveller care? Because this is the kind of month-in-the-life report that surfaces the details guidebooks miss: a museum with a one-of-a-kind miniature city, a design market that draws locals rather than tour groups, a beer city best visited with a glühwein in hand. It's a handy nudge that Prague rewards slow travel in the shoulder season — fewer crowds, crisp weather, and Christmas markets just around the corner. And if Hamburg keeps coming up as Germany's most underrated city, it might be time to pair the two on one rail trip. Story first reported by Adventurous Kate.
