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
- Hope arrived in my inbox: How I reclaimed my Slovak roots
- Slovak teen missing in US: Parents launch search effort
- Ryanair to launch new flights linking eastern Slovakia and Spain
- Nine years in Slovakia: Why I stayed Audio
- Šínweg, Rača – honest food for hungry hikers
- German discounter opens first Slovak shop in Bratislava
- Despite adaptation, Slovak immigrants to America preserved their culture, identity Photo
- Born in Alaska, racing for Slovakia: A skier chases his Olympic dream Photo
- Hope arrived in my inbox: How I reclaimed my Slovak roots
- Slovak teen missing in US: Parents launch search effort
- Ryanair to launch new flights linking eastern Slovakia and Spain
- Nine years in Slovakia: Why I stayed Audio
- Slovak photographer lights up NASA’s feed with cosmic beauty again
- Despite adaptation, Slovak immigrants to America preserved their culture, identity Photo
- German discounter opens first Slovak shop in Bratislava
- 3 free things to do in Bratislava in the next seven days
- Hope arrived in my inbox: How I reclaimed my Slovak roots
- Nine years in Slovakia: Why I stayed Audio
- Slovak teen missing in US: Parents launch search effort
- German discounter opens first Slovak shop in Bratislava
- Ryanair to launch new flights linking eastern Slovakia and Spain
- Weekend: From jazz and wine to haunted castles and cold-water swims Photo
- Despite adaptation, Slovak immigrants to America preserved their culture, identity Photo
- 3 free things to do in Bratislava in the next seven days
- Nine years in Slovakia: Why I stayed Audio
- German discounter opens first Slovak shop in Bratislava
- Hope arrived in my inbox: How I reclaimed my Slovak roots
- Slovak teen missing in US: Parents launch search effort
- Brezno: a hidden alpine gem poised to become the ‘Slovak Semmering’ Photo
- Netherlands urges EU court action over Slovakia’s constitutional changes
- Wizz Air’s biggest-ever Slovak expansion takes off
- Despite adaptation, Slovak immigrants to America preserved their culture, identity Photo
- Defence Committee chair defends Moscow trip, claims Slovakia needs dialogue with Russia
- Barrel of love! Slovakia unveils romantic spot with views across three nations Photo
- News digest: Inspired by Danko's, Taraba wants his own flagpoles – in national parks
- Ryanair to launch new flights linking eastern Slovakia and Spain
- Culture Ministry fined for publishing ‘Russian links’ database
- Volunteers rally to rebuild Slovakia’s oldest mountain climb after floods Photo
- Šínweg, Rača – honest food for hungry hikers
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