Chalet to chalet: Trekking the High Tatras July 30, 2013 Explore, Photo Essay26We visit the Vysoké Tatry/High Tatra Mountains whenever we visit Slovakia. This time around we trek through the country's greatest mountain range for 5 days, spending each night at a different alpine chalet. D... Continue reading →
Visegrad Karma in the battle between past and future July 20, 2013 ExploreTranslated from the Slovak and expanded for Where Is Your Toothbrush? by yours truly. *** Rare is the visit to my home town Košice after a long period of time (two years this time) that reveals the very b... Continue reading →
Štefánik in Paris: In the greatest Slovak national hero’s footsteps July 16, 2013 Explore, Photo EssayAs a citizen of a country whose 5.398 million people comprise 0.076% of Earth's population, I am well aware that few streets in major world cities are named after my compatriots. When I wanted to sate my hunger... Continue reading →
Exploring the Netherlands by bike: Rotterdam to Leiden and back July 2, 2013 Explore, Photo Essay3If a road trip is the way to explore the United States, a bike trip is the way to explore the Netherlands: the country is flat; the network of paths, both within and between municipalities, is both excellent an... Continue reading →
800 million bitterballen and a herring: Food in the Netherlands June 27, 2013 EatWhen you visit or think of the Netherlands, cuisine probably isn't top of mind. Yet the country offers a number of specialties that both taste good and provide fuel for your canal, windmill, or tulip sightseein... Continue reading →
Carrville Inn, California: A stage coach stop, a wedding stage June 20, 2013 Explore, Photo Essay1The Carrville Inn is the last stop on our pre-round-the-world-trip-limbo tour of California. We are here for the wedding of Lindsay's sister, enjoying three nights (Thursday, June 13–Sunday, June 16, 2013) away... Continue reading →
The last day at work: The hugs, the farewells, and the new travel companion May 31, 2013 Travel Zen2The two most memorable days in the process of quitting your job to travel are the day you give notice and the last day on the job. After I announced my departure ten weeks ago, I entered a sort of an office pur... Continue reading →
Welcome to “Where Is Your Toothbrush?” April 29, 2013 Toothbrushism3Have you ever thought about traveling the world? Maybe you're a dreamer: you visualize what it would be like to quit your job, you browse the internet for faraway places you'd like to visit someday, maybe you e... Continue reading →
