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
- We are all Americans now
- Who really pushed Slovakia into debt? Fico and Pellegrini lit the fuse.
- How I met my motherland
- Russian discount chain to launch in Slovakia
- See Slovakia’s first robot-built home rise, brick by brick
- Profits under pressure: Slovakia’s top family businesses in 2024
- The myth of cheap Russian gas: How come Slovaks pay so much more than Czechs?
- Piargy Mine: Kremnica’s German heritage
- We are all Americans now
- Who really pushed Slovakia into debt? Fico and Pellegrini lit the fuse.
- How I met my motherland
- See Slovakia’s first robot-built home rise, brick by brick
- They sold their flat in Switzerland and moved to eastern Slovakia. Why? Photo
- Russian discount chain to launch in Slovakia
- Profits under pressure: Slovakia’s top family businesses in 2024
- Piargy Mine: Kremnica’s German heritage
- We are all Americans now
- How I met my motherland
- Who really pushed Slovakia into debt? Fico and Pellegrini lit the fuse.
- They sold their flat in Switzerland and moved to eastern Slovakia. Why? Photo
- Russian discount chain to launch in Slovakia
- 3 free things to do in Bratislava in the next seven days
- See Slovakia’s first robot-built home rise, brick by brick
- Weekend: Art, apples and autumn vibes take over Slovakia Photo
- We are all Americans now
- How I met my motherland
- Last Week: High-speed austerity, a constitutional shocker and yet another plagiarist
- Who really pushed Slovakia into debt? Fico and Pellegrini lit the fuse.
- Russian discount chain to launch in Slovakia
- Piargy Mine: Kremnica’s German heritage
- They sold their flat in Switzerland and moved to eastern Slovakia. Why? Photo
- 3 free things to do in Bratislava in the next seven days
- News digest: From chemtrails to 9/11, survey reveals 37% of Slovaks believe in conspiracies
- Trenčín’s big moment: Can Slovakia’s castle city assume Europe’s cultural crown?
- The myth of cheap Russian gas: How come Slovaks pay so much more than Czechs?
- Bratislava’s historic pharmacy reopens with large-scale 3D model of mediaeval city Photo
- See Slovakia’s first robot-built home rise, brick by brick
- Profits under pressure: Slovakia’s top family businesses in 2024
- News digest: Empty chair in Denmark, bloody shirt in court
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