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.
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]
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]
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