Took a trip recently north of Prague to Hrad Valecov in Cesky Raj (Czech Paradise). Cesky Raj is a beautiful area as a result of sandstone deposits which erode to produce incredible landscapes. The location of the castle is shown on the map below; View...
Hrensko is on the border between the Czech Republic and Germany and it is situated on the edge of Czech Switzerland. The area is a national park and is filled with beautiful locations by virtue of the local sandstone and the way that it has...
This last weekend we took a day trip down to the Vienna Zoo. The beauty of Brno is that is very close to Vienna (and Bratislava). By car the trip is about 120km one-way and, apart from a stretch of around 40km in the middle,...
One thing that the Czech Republic has by the bucket load is castles and chateaus. Many are simply spectacular and many are truly romantic. Here are a few I have visited…
Brno residents are scratching their heads today trying to figure out how one is supposed to tell the time from the new $600,000 clock unveiled in Namesti Svobody (Freedom Square) in the city center this last weekend among much pomp and ceremony. The clock can...
Electricity AC in the Czech Republic is 230 volts. Neither current nor plug sizes are the same around the world. If you discover on arrival that an electrical device has a different plug to those used in this country, adapters are readily available.
I’m not normally one to complain much about the weather – though...
I stayed at a hospital in Brno for several days recently. Czech...
Vaclav Klaus, President of the Czech Republic, is an outspoken figure amongst...
The Thursday before Easter – Maunday Thursday – is known as green...
Working in the Czech Republic means that you pay Czech taxes. Interestingly,...
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One thing that the Czech Republic has by the bucket load is...
The Czech Republic thrives on Fairy Tales and it has a rich...
Working in the Czech Republic means that you pay Czech taxes. Interestingly,...
The coffee in the Czech Republic seems to come in three main...
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