In 1918 the Slovaks joined the closely related Czechs to form Czechoslovakia. Following the chaos of World War II, Czechoslovakia became a Communist nation within Soviet-ruled Eastern Europe. Soviet influence collapsed in 1989 and Czechoslovakia once more became free. The Slovaks and the Czechs agreed to separate peacefully on 1 January 1993. Slovakia joined both NATO and the EU in the spring of 2004. To be updated
April 27th 2008Europe » Slovakia Sunday morning marked the perfect weekend trip - the first trip I have gone on since my arrival in the Czech Republic where it did not rain during some part or most of the weekend! Yet another gloriou ... 6 photos[full story]
April 13th 2008Europe » Slovakia » Kosice Okay so this is a little late, but just pretend like I wrote this 2 weeks ago.
Martin picked me up from the train station and after apologizing a million times for his “bad English” we ... 31 photos[full story]
March 10th 2008Europe » Slovakia » Bratislava ....and welcome to the land of no vowels, spotless streets, beautiful buildings and 24 hour partying!!!
Ive been attempting a whistle stop tour of Slovakia, Poland and Austria and spent a few err...s ... 18 photos[full story]
March 6th 2008Europe » Slovakia 3/6/08
Ahoj kamaradkas! It has been a long time since I checked in with you all. This is partly due to an increased workload in my academic studies with CIEE and FAMU, although they are hardly rigoro ... [full story]
February 29th 2008Europe » Slovakia » Bratislava Bratislava... It was here that I decided I needed to find a Slovakian wife. Why? Well let me tell you.
We got into Bratislava and walked down the historical district towards our hostel. It was qui ... [full story]
January 25th 2008Europe » Slovakia » Slovensky Kras National Park
My friend Milka was very kind in inviting me with her friends to a village in the Slovensky Kras national park for new years. It was a spectacular time with wonderful people! During New Year's Eve ... 20 photos[full story]
January 24th 2008Europe » Slovakia » Kosice
Do you ever find yourself stuck in a city where there is an eternal blanket of snow above you? Well, chances are good that these clouds are quite thin and all you need to do is hike up a mountain o ... 11 photos[full story]
January 24th 2008Europe » Slovakia » Povazska Bystrica Just after Christmas I travelled to a village called Podmanina near Povazska Bystrica, which isn't far from Trencin or Zilina. Since the whole country has beautiful nature this place is no exception. ... 7 photos[full story]
January 8th 2008Europe » Slovakia » Bratislava Ok so I haven’t exactly kept up with the blog. You see, I’ve had so much work and then I had Christmas break. I just haven’t had time to write. Well, as for my travels, I went to Bra ... 14 photos[full story]
January 8th 2008Europe » Slovakia » Bratislava Well i have spent the last day and a half in Bratislava, Slovakia. Was really looking forward to coming here - was caught up in the "Hostel" jive but really its just another European city with trams, ... [full story]
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