Photo essay: Off season on Greek islands November 18, 2013 Explore, Photo Essay1A TripAdvisor user, giving advice to a traveler with questions about Greece in February, compared tourists visiting off-season in the Greek isles to l... Continue reading →
Slovakia’s East Coast: Housing developments and the anti-traveler October 26, 2013 Explore, Photo Essay2I came across this gorgeous promotional video of my hometown Košice, titled somewhat awkwardly, "The City Where Life Is Lived and Enjoyed": Mak... Continue reading →
Crosses in Slovakia September 1, 2013 Explore, Photo EssayAn astute traveler quickly observes that Slovakia is a Catholic country: two-thirds of the population 'belong' to the Roman Catholic Church (I was bap... Continue reading →
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 ... 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... Continue reading →
A cheap date in Paris: The essential picnic July 9, 2013 Eat, Explore, Photo Essay11Western Europe can be a nightmare for your travel budget, especially if you want to thoroughly savor the national bounty. This is particularly the cas... 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, ... 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... Continue reading →