Slovakian scenery

Small or (big) incident in a pretty country

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May 20th 2007
These early mornings of getting up at 6 m almost made me feel like I was going to work, almost only I would be sitting on my bum watching the scenery go by. Leaving at 7:30a, we would be in 3 countries today with 2 border crossings. Our first stop was at the Slovak border around 10 to which we were told the bathroom would be the bare minimum and to take toilet paper with us. Yes it was just 2 stal ... read more

Europe » Slovakia » Zilina Region » Orava

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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... ... read more