Staying in Slovakia with someone we didn’t know very well

Sometimes in life you need to take a risk, right?  Our latest risk taking was staying in Slovakia with someone we didn’t know very well.  While it could have gone terribly badly, instead we were stunned at the generosity we have been shown. Continue reading “Staying in Slovakia with someone we didn’t know very well”

The one thing we didn’t plan for: a hospital visit in Slovakia

Piskoty and bananas, my post hospital diet
Piskoty and bananas, my post hospital diet

Being in hospital in Slovakia was definitely one thing we hadn’t planned for during our holiday.  Happily, it was only a brief visit, the treatment worked, and the doctor was something else! Continue reading “The one thing we didn’t plan for: a hospital visit in Slovakia”

Communism through different eyes

A Velorex car in Slovakia, from the communist era
A Velorex car, from the communist era in Slovakia

In Slovakia, now thoroughly part of the EU, I had a little glimpse of communism through different eyes — and it has left me wondering whether I should rethink some of my assumptions.  Here goes with what I learned, saw and heard. Continue reading “Communism through different eyes”