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Leg 20 - Slovakia - Fortresses and Floods

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August 20th 2010
Top Times * Seeing some of Europe's best castles * Getting the van exhaust fixed for next to nothing * Glad to be in something more substantial than a tent during a ferocious storm “A dainty of bungalow”. This was the helpful english-translated name of the dish Dave ordered off the menu (it ended up as chicken and sausage goulash). That sums up the only minor problem ... read more

Europe » Slovakia

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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