Photo essay: Bratislava UFO bridge October 18, 2013 Explore21Major cities have their symbols: Paris the Eiffel Tower, New York the Statue of Liberty, Moscow the Kremlin. Sometimes symbols compete for the prime s... Continue reading →
Goodbye, nostalgia: The end of post-communism in Slovakia October 3, 2013 ExploreA 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 →
Home is: Routines September 5, 2013 ToothbrushismHome emerges through routines. As I wrote in the introduction to the "What is home?" series, "Do something enough times—navigate the apartment in the ... Continue reading →
Size isn’t everything: Five things to love about Bratislava September 3, 2013 Explore2Are 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 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 →
Five reasons to visit Slovakia August 28, 2013 Explore52I 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 →
Slovak microbrews: The eastern quartet August 25, 2013 DrinkAs I mentioned a couple of weeks ago, you can enjoy some excellent microbrewed beers in Slovakia (I hear there are now 27 microbreweries in the countr... Continue reading →
Slovak microbrews: The Bratislava quartet August 11, 2013 Drink4Here at Where Is Your Toothbrush? we maintain that home can be anywhere. Part of the process of homecreating is doing what you love. Among the many th... Continue reading →
