Background: 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.
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]
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 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]
January 7th 2008Europe » Slovakia » Bratislava The Argentian born Sicilian sitting next to me just said something about that, so I thought that'd be a fun title for today.
So I left off in Prague. The 2nd, we went to Prague Castle and wandered ... [full story]
January 3rd 2008Europe » Slovakia » Bratislava Typical, 15 minutes outside Prague it was white all the way to Bratislava/Vienna. Painless bus trip and apart from the ugly nylon coats and large shoulder padded 80's coats that the people wear Bratis ... [full story]
December 15th 2007Europe » Slovakia » Bratislava So I left Nottingham on a RyanAir flight to Bratislava. I had exhausted myself through nerves, but couldn't sleep on the plane. I sat next to this really cute little girl, but I couldn't understand ... [full story]
August 29th 2007Europe » Slovakia » Bratislava The last weekend i joined some friends on a trip to Slovakia. We would fly to Prievidza and on to Martin to go fishing.
The weather has been just great the last couple of weekends. It's a lot of fu ... [full story]
December 3rd 2007Europe » Slovakia » Bratislava Hi team
Hope everyone back home is going well. I am fine thanks for asking.
Me and Cat are now in Bratislava which is a lot better then what I was expecting. We have some time to fill in before ... [full story]
November 2nd 2007Europe » Slovakia » Bratislava Yesterday on the train from Budapest to Vienna, there was a group of 20-something Hungarians who must have been going away for the long weekend. They were well into the celebrations before they even ... 24 photos[full story]
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