List of author's articles
Slovak Matters: When I am mimo
From bears to ladders, at least all the accidents make for funny stories.
Slovak Matters: A guide to the Spiš dialect
You may have learned Slovak, but it may not help you much when trying to understand its dialects.
How I came to appreciate (some) Communist-time architecture (from our archive)
The Communist-era architecture of Petržalka isn't so bad. It is, at least, more attractive than the American strip mall.
Brhlovce: At home in a rock (from our archive)
The rock dwellings are Brhlovce’s main attraction.
Do not try this at home, I am a professional tourist (from our archive)
Here‘s what can happen while hiking from Banská Štiavnica to Sklené Teplice.
Špania Dolina: Cultural treasure
A hiker’s heaven and a show-case for folk architecture with well-preserved miners’ houses.
Banská Bystrica: Capital in spirit (from our archive)
A beautiful old town, majestic mountains and a war museum.
Štúrovo: The great misnomer (from our archive)
Esztergom boasts of both an enormous basilica and a popular aquapark.
Komárno: A city on the edge (from our archive)
Europe Place is the embodiment of Komárno‘s pro-European attitude.
Skalica: Hospitable frontier town (from our archive)
Skalica is the most unjustly overlooked city in Slovakia with mediaeval architecture, original pastry and good wine.
Beckov Castle: Cliff ruins
The remains of the castle are perched high atop a 100-metre cliff.
Piešťany and spa: Take it easy
The most famous spa town in Slovakia has attracted visitors for more than two millennia.
Home of the Bloody Countess (from our archive)
Erzsébet Báthory was a barbaric torturer who drained virgin girls of their blood and then bathed in it.
The prettiest castle in Slovakia (from our archive)
A fairy-tale castle with peach-coloured outer walls and impressive neo-gothic turrets, Bojnice castle is a Slovak jewel.
Thank heavens for Trenčín (from our archive)
The prettiest of Slovakia’s big cities is home to the grandest castle in the country.
Presidential treatment (from our archives)
The manor house where all the most important Czechoslovak figures stayed.
Uhrovec: One very important house (from our archive)
The place where two of Slovakia’s most significant historical figures were born.
Nitra: A city of firsts (from our archive)
Nitra will always be one of the most important Slovak cities and tourist attractions for one simple reason: It was the first Slovak city.
To love or to hate Bratislava (from our archive)
Old and new, revered and jeered, the Slovak capital is a fascinating - if not always lovely - mixture of culture and history.
Being a professional tourist
For six months in 2002, I had the best job in the world: As editor of the Spectacular Slovakia travel magazine, I got paid to travel around the country, soak in natural hot springs, hike (and stumble) down snow- and mud-covered trails, scale mountain tops and explore castle ruins, talk to friendly locals in every region, hike from one obscure village to another … and then write about it.
- Thank heavens for Trenčín (from our archive)
- To love or to hate Bratislava (from our archive)
- The prettiest castle in Slovakia (from our archive)
- How I came to appreciate (some) Communist-time architecture (from our archive)
- Slovak Matters: A guide to the Spiš dialect
- Adopting a Slovak child: A beginners guide
- Slovak Matters: When I am mimo
- Beneath a bustling square, a hidden chamber of bones
- Historical town’s past inhabitants are given a new lease of life by local artist
- Where stones remember: the shifting fortunes of Bratislava Audio
- Slovakia introduces two-tier booking system for Foreigners’ Police appointments
- A very Slovak coup: Why is a ‘wanted man’ free to visit Bratislava?
- Slovak town on edge after sightings of naked man moving on all fours
- Inflation hits 19-month high as food and services keep prices elevated
- The unique architecture of Malé Leváre
- Beneath a bustling square, a hidden chamber of bones
- Historical town’s past inhabitants are given a new lease of life by local artist
- Slovakia introduces two-tier booking system for Foreigners’ Police appointments
- The unique architecture of Malé Leváre
- Where stones remember: the shifting fortunes of Bratislava Audio
- News digest: Fico just accused his rivals of trying to ‘import chaos’ from Serbia
- Slovak town on edge after sightings of naked man moving on all fours
- In the service of China’s interests
- Beneath a bustling square, a hidden chamber of bones
- The unique architecture of Malé Leváre
- Slovakia introduces two-tier booking system for Foreigners’ Police appointments
- Top 10 events in Bratislava for foreigners
- No need to queue at Foreigners’ Police for BOK activation
- Weekend: More festivals of every kind for you to enjoy
- Where stones remember: the shifting fortunes of Bratislava Audio
- 3 free things to do in Bratislava for the next seven days
- Slovakia introduces two-tier booking system for Foreigners’ Police appointments
- Beneath a bustling square, a hidden chamber of bones
- Where stones remember: the shifting fortunes of Bratislava Audio
- Strangers are hiding gifts in Slovak cities – and people love it
- Re-cycling the Iron Curtain Photo
- From Oslo to Palermo: Wizz Air’s major expansion at Bratislava
- ‘If we rely on AI, we’ll become less smart’, linguistics professor warns
- The unique architecture of Malé Leváre
- News digest: Fico just accused his rivals of trying to ‘import chaos’ from Serbia
- Slovak town on edge after sightings of naked man moving on all fours
- A very Slovak coup: Why is a ‘wanted man’ free to visit Bratislava?
- Inflation hits 19-month high as food and services keep prices elevated
- Orbán ally to acquire major Slovak builder in strategic expansion
- 3 free things to do in Bratislava for the next seven days
- Weekend: More festivals of every kind for you to enjoy
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