Your Ultimate Guide to Pohoda Festival. Get Ready
Slovakia's biggest music festival, POHODA, is drawing near. Have you wondered why the festival starts on Thursday? How many types of toilets there are on site? Is the festival green? And how can #spol...
27 Jun 201920min
It's time to learn what Scandinavia and Slovakia have in common
As the reformation movement expanded across Europe in the 16th and 17th centuries, the Catholic Habsburg empire, which included Slovakia, began to oppress Protestants. Although reluctantly, Emperor Le...
19 Jun 201919min
Volunteering in Slovakia starts with a smile
Many people like to give back to their community, but few are as dedicated as American Jennifer Sturgeon, a full-time volunteer who has lived in Bratislava for two years now. Whether it’s organising a...
12 Jun 201914min
Traverse gorges and ravines in Slovenský raj
With cliffs towering above and water raging below, a visit to Slovenský raj (Slovak Paradise) is not for the faint-hearted (or clumsy). But Briton Jacqui Fay, who worked as a diplomat in Bratislava fo...
5 Jun 20196min
Leaky roofs and broomball: Life as an expat was never dull
Briton Jacqui Fay worked as diplomat in Bratislava from 1995-1998 and has returned several times since to visit her daughter, Anna. Jacqui has many fond memories of life in Slovakia, including pancake...
29 Mai 201916min
The more underskirts the better
How to put on a Slovak folk costume? Naomi Huzovicova has learned when her daughters joined the local folklore group in her town, and even a few years into their hobby she learns something new every y...
22 Mai 201919min
Berlin and Rome meet up in Trnava
Everyone in Slovakia knows why Trnava is called the Little Rome. Hence, it is time for Massimo Guglietta from New Jersey to hear the legend, as well. Massimo, who is currently living in Trnava, joins ...
15 Mai 201922min
Bratislava on two wheels
Spring has sprung in the Slovak capital! Visitors can take advantage of Bratislava’s bike-sharing service, which invites tourists to try sightseeing on two wheels. How safe and enjoyable is it, thoug...
8 Mai 201921min
