Naomi Hužovičová
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foreigner in Slovakia
Blog: Behindhand benefits of stairs
A MOM with young kids has bemoaned the lack of elevators in old apartment buildings in Slovakia, losing her sanity many a time on the long trek up to the third floor. But, she finds out, there is a positive result,…
Foreigner in Slovakia
Blog: Maternity wards have a problem with attitude
Maternity wards in the Trnava and Bratislava regions were recently called out for violations of human rights. Were the claims exaggerated? A mother who gave birth both in Canada and Trnava compares.
Foreigner in Slovakia
Blog: Why my kids don’t have a playground
After a regime like socialism ends, a country moves on, restructures, and tries to build a new identity. There are some issues, however, that are difficult to resolve, like the complicated problem of land use. What…
Foreigner in Slovakia
4 things to know when drinking in Slovakia
Alcohol plays a significant role in the culture of Slovakia, from wine sampling in private cellars to knocking back shots on the morning after a wedding. Some of the local drinking customs, however, could leave you…
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- 4 things to know when drinking in Slovakia
- Blog: Easter Monday: What doesn't kill you makes you stronger
- Blog: My favourite Slovak tradition
- Neither buckets of water nor whips. Celebrate holidays with Easter cuisine
- Blog: Maternity wards have a problem with attitude
- Blog: Fear is dictating Slovakia's actions towards refugees
- Blog: Why my kids don’t have a playground
- 1. Bratislava Castle as a tattoo is a cliché, a Ukrainian tattooist says
- 2. Coronavirus in Slovakia: 1,293 new cases confirmed (graphs)
- 3. Masks no longer compulsory for younger pupils
- 4. What's more viral than a Slovak Instagram star facing drug dealing charges?
- 5. Underground roundabout opens together with new bus station
- 6. Listen to Slovaks' Friends theme tune rendition. Is it a bop or flop?
- 7. News digest: Purgatory investigators are free, graduates are unhappy
- 8. Slovak aluminium producer cuts production, layoffs are not planned yet
- 9. News digest: Bratislava has a world-class bus station, mayor says
- 10. Country's largest alternative energy supplier quits Slovak market
- 1. What's more viral than a Slovak Instagram star facing drug dealing charges?
- 2. Underground roundabout opens together with new bus station
- 3. Coronavirus in Slovakia: 1,293 new cases confirmed (graphs)
- 4. Bratislava Castle as a tattoo is a cliché, a Ukrainian tattooist says
- 5. News digest: Bratislava has a world-class bus station, mayor says
- 6. Country's largest alternative energy supplier quits Slovak market
- 7. Masks no longer compulsory for younger pupils
- 8. What Slovaks shouldn’t forget when they dream of the perfect foreigner
- 9. New bus station opened to public, together with roundabout and bike tower
- 10. Curfew should apply in dark-red and black districts, but not without national emergency
- 1. Underground roundabout opens together with new bus station
- 2. Coronavirus in Slovakia: 1,293 new cases confirmed (graphs)
- 3. What's more viral than a Slovak Instagram star facing drug dealing charges?
- 4. Curfew should apply in dark-red and black districts, but not without national emergency
- 5. Problems with Bratislava bypass opening continue
- 6. What Slovaks shouldn’t forget when they dream of the perfect foreigner
- 7. Bratislava Castle as a tattoo is a cliché, a Ukrainian tattooist says
- 8. News digest: Fear of Covid vaccines behind low vaccination rate in Slovakia
- 9. Show us you belong and we will accept you. Poll shows Slovaks' attitudes to foreigners
- 10. Bratislava reminds me of Bangladesh, says exiled writer