Vysočina #4. Impressions of Winter around Velké Dářko
As I’m writing this post, spring is blooming all over Vysočina. The earth is awakening and flower buds are sprouting, though it’s not long since the last few patches of Continue Reading →
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Vysočina #3. From Světlá nad Sázavou to Lipnice nad Sázavou
A walk from Světlá nad Sázavou to Lipnice nad Sázavou. This post is the story of a Vysočina trip I took in 2020. I never had time to recall it Continue Reading →
Vysočina #2. Quarantine Travel, or Vysočina: A Love Story
This post is mostly about love. I mean, it’s about travelling, travelling in 2020, and travelling back to the same region over and over again. Why? Because it’s close-but-not-too-close, because Continue Reading →
Puzzle #8. Quarantine thoughts
‘I Love I Hate I Miss’ is one of my favourite slogans. In time of quarantine it couldn’t be more appropriate, so many are the things I love, hate and, Continue Reading →
Puzzle #5. One and Many, and the Meaning of Change
The renovated bridge from the Atwood book I was reading, but also the way people change, and the multi-faceted identity we own. 8 Dec 2019. I’m not quite sure Continue Reading →
Puzzle #4. Burgers after school
The deep talking you don’t expect. On traumas, how to talk about them over dinner, and the truly abnormal sweetness of Coca Cola Zero. 20 Nov 2019. Yes, just Continue Reading →
Puzzle #3. The notion of face: Czech class, alcohol and mist
‘I walked and I thought and I thought and I walked and I walked and I thought and I walked.’ 6 Nov 2019. Okay, I have to be Continue Reading →
Vysočina #1. Žďár nad Sázavou, or The Day Trip You Don’t Expect
Ever been to Žďár nad Sázavou? No? Okay, let me give you a bunch of reasons why I believe adding Žďár to your list of trips to go on from Continue Reading →
Puzzle #2. Walk home on a Friday night
To Mis and Rutko, because I miss them already. And to Cube, for the same reason 1 Nov 2019. It was just before 10 o’clock when I bid Continue Reading →
South Moravia #6. Pálava: From Šakvice to… Šakvice
20 Apr 18. Have you ever heard of Pálava? No? It’s okay. Pálava is quite well known in South Moravia, but I believe it’s more popular with locals than with Continue Reading →