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Beyond jedno pivo: Why I’m learning Slovak
Dobrý deň. Volám sa Lindsay. Jedno pivo, prosím. I’ve been learning Slovak for more than 10 years, and while I can effectively greet you, tell you my name, and order a beer, my communication abilities...
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Microbrewed Slovakia: The Bratislava quartet
Here at Where Is Your Toothbrush? we maintain that home can be anywhere. Part of the process of homecreating is doing what you love. Among the many things I love about Portland, Oregon, is the...
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Size isn’t everything: Five things to love about Bratislava
Are you afraid to admit your only knowledge of Bratislava is that it’s where Steve Martin and Dan Aykroyd smuggled an East Bloc vacuum cleaner from in an episode of Saturday Night Live‘s The Festrunk...
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Photo essay: Bratislava’s UFO bridge
Major cities have their symbols: Paris the Eiffel Tower, New York the Statue of Liberty, Moscow the Kremlin. Sometimes symbols compete for the prime slot: just think of Sacre Coeur, the now-gone World...
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Trainstationspotting around Central Europe
Most travelers love traveling by train, particularly around Europe. The railway’s ubiquity and popularity in Central Europe stems from its history: from 1840’s on, the Austro-Hungarian rulers built one...
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Guest posting at Mapping Megan: “Bratislava: Off the beaten path”
Every once in a while, I get out of our blog space and visit with fellow travel bloggers. The latest such venture is a guest post at Mapping Megan about my country’s capital. Slovakia’s tiny capital...
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