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Monday, 6 Apr 2009 | Views [105] | Comments [1]
Waking up early this morning we felt something abuzz: 'there's something happening around the corner and we should go an check it out', we thought. So we walked down the road and bumped into Barack and Michelle Obama... Not exactly how it happened, ... Read more >
Wednesday, 18 Feb 2009 | Views [138]
So we accepted Ales' invite to trundle down the D1 from Prague to Brno and head to his wee town of 2000 people for the once annual winter ball. Held inside because... well work it out for yourself... too bloody cold in the snow and ice outside, the ... Read more >
Tags: kobyli winter ball
Wednesday, 24 Dec 2008 | Views [113]
Spent our time dodging flying scales and bloody innards from freshly
decapitated and debowelled carp on every other street corner; fathers
with their kiddies picking out the best Christmas tree to take home to
mum, who's no doubt enslaved by the ... Read more >
Wednesday, 19 Dec 2007 | Views [362] | Comments [3]
"Waaaaa... waaaahhhhh...", not the screaming of a newborn but the perfect harmonic of a fine-tuned rally car as it came straight THROUGH OUR WINDOW - well that's what it felt like as we tried to prise our eyes from a deep Sunday morning sleep.... Read more >
Tags: People
Friday, 19 Oct 2007 | Views [888]
“We have prepared a special programme for you” greeted us at 7:30 in the morning as we met our friends, Daša and Přemysl at the spot by the railway crossing. As we slithered into the back seat of their car, as honey finds its way from a spoon, ... Read more >
Tags: The Great Outdoors
Monday, 20 Aug 2007 | Views [1183]
I’ve run away with the circus… Although only one month has passed since we returned to the Czech Republic, I feel like I've lived several lifetimes in that very space. Without even unpacking our stuff (all those Tim Tams, sakata bickies, ... Read more >
Tags: Adventures
Friday, 25 May 2007 | Views [790] | Comments [4]
Now I know what it feels like to be a phantom writer, as Brett is typing this as I speak. I'm currently incapacitated, as you can plainly see. How did it happen you ask??? This is your guess. Use your imagination and I'll get back to you in a week ... Read more >
Tags: Doctors, hospitals & health
Sunday, 15 Apr 2007 | Views [1512]
What do horse-hoofed devils, crossbows, medieval feasts and the
whipping of women have to do with Easter? Everything - in the Czech Republic anyway. With a
predominantly atheist/agnostic population and no overriding influence by any
religion, ... Read more >
Tags: On the Road
Sunday, 28 Jan 2007 | Views [1196] | Comments [1]
Imagine what you know about communism. Then try to think of the opposite. In the past 17 years Czechs have not only adopted free-market concepts but they also go nuts for the stuff. Communism was abolished following the Velvet Revolution of 1989 ... Read more >
Tags: Culture
Saturday, 27 Jan 2007 | Views [797] | Comments [1]
Walking around Prague last week we were blessed with crisp 14 degree days, gorgeous blue skies, clean air and miniskirts. Wait a minute! What?! Miniskirts? Someone tell me what month it is again? January. Oh ok, summertime. That makes sense: Australian ... Read more >
Tags: Snow
Tuesday, 2 Jan 2007 | Views [723] | Comments [1]
We would like to wish everyone a happy new year (or 'stastne novy rok'). May all your dreams come true in 2007 and beyond. We look forward to seeing many or all of you either in this part of the world or back at home in Australia - sometime! x Maria ... Read more >
Tags: Party time
Thursday, 14 Dec 2006 | Views [1582] | Comments [1]
“Have you got any Kangaroos in your car?” What do you say to a German border guard who’s holding your passport in one hand, an entry stamp with the other, smiling like a half-cut madman waiting for your response? Sometimes you just have ... Read more >
Tags: Culture
Monday, 25 Sep 2006 | Views [1511] | Comments [9]
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to pack up all your worldly possessions and head off to an unknown little country town in the middle of Central Europe for nine months? We did, but our wondering lasted all of 24 hours. Here’s our story…… ... Read more >
Tags: Misadventures
