Stork nest in small village

June 22nd 2007
We are resting for a few days near the border of the Czech republic and Slovakia near a place called Lednice which is part of a UNESCO protected area. Czech has lakes everywhere, mostly formed by dams built dating as far back as the 15th and 16th centuries by rich aristocrats who wanted large private fishing lakes. Some of the dams displaced local people at the time and there was similar k ... read more

Europe » Czech Republic » South Moravian Region » Lednice

Following the First World War, the closely related Czechs and Slovaks of the former Austro-Hungarian Empire merged to form Czechoslovakia. During the interwar years, the new country's leaders were frequently preoccupied with meeting the demands of ot... ... read more

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Sonya and Nigel

We are 2 kiwis leaving London and embarking on a long and meandering ride home. It is more than 12 000 miles! We are not athletes, just ordinary people who like to pass through countries rather than passing over them, meeting the people, experiencing the nature and the life. We will travel by bicycle, boat, and train. We hope to make it at least half way without taking a plane. Some background from Nigel Introduction: If asked I'd find it hard to pin point how my interest in cycling began. It certainly wouldn't have been my first cycling memory, as a five year old getting my little ... full info

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