Goodbye, nostalgia: The end of post-communism in Slovakia
A huge advantage of living in a country for a few weeks is the opportunity to delve deeper into its culture than a few days' visit allows. Living in S... Continue reading →
Size isn’t everything: Five things to love about Bratislava
Are you afraid to admit your only knowledge of Bratislava is that it's where Steve Martin and Dan Aykroyd smuggled an East Bloc vacuum cleaner from in... Continue reading →
Crosses in Slovakia
An 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 →
Five reasons to visit Slovakia
I need no reasons to visit Slovakia. It is my homeland and it will always be home (though since I made a new home in Portland, Oregon, and am now cons... Continue reading →
Beyond jedno pivo: Why I’m learning Slovak
Dobrý deň. Volám sa Lindsay. Jedno pivo, prosím.
I've been learning Slovak for more than 10 years, and while I can effectively greet you, tell you ... Continue reading →
Chalet to chalet: Trekking the High Tatras
We 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 →
Langoš: A challenge to the condiment comfort zone
While I still can't bring myself to dip my fries in Dutch mayo (though I'll happily drown every meal in their peanut sauce), I recently suspended my a... Continue reading →
Visegrad Karma in the battle between past and future
Translated from the Slovak and expanded for Where Is Your Toothbrush? by yours truly.
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Rare is the visit to my home town Košice after a long ... Continue reading →
