Adventures in the Czech Republic

A friend and I were laughing recently about our mutual friend, Hannah, who always denied that wolves could be in the Czech Republic. ...

One wonderful thing about my life in this country has been this blog. I don't think I fully realized its importance to me until ...

It has been a difficult year so far. Not long after I had returned from my short trip to check on the house, my mother died. It was quite ...

As a former arts manager I have always got a buzz with helping my creative friends, especially if I can do so by introducing them to each...

So the Czech Republic has a new president who happens to be the same one as the old one. President Zeman won 51.4% of votes, seeing of...

At last I have made it back to the Czech Republic! The last 18 months have been, as the Queen would say, an “annus horribilis”. First t...

Over the years I have stayed in hotels all around the Czech Republic. The standard of Czech hotels tends to vary and it is not always clear ...

At last! My travel guide to Cesky Krumlov is now available on Amazon. It has been a year in the making, but I think the hard work has all...

You can find sgraffito on the walls of old buildings throughout the Czech Republic. It is a form of wall decoration created by applying t...

The journey to Pernstejn castle is a delightful one. It takes you through the beautiful wooded valleys of the Moravian Highlands and t...

  Mikulov is one of my favourite Czech places. In some ways it is like Cesky Krumlov, but without the tourists and with wine. It is in t...

I spoke a few weeks about how lovely walking on the Palava Hills can be, especially when the Spring flowers were out. And now here is a...

Jitka lives in the large farmhouse across the road from us. As you enter the house you are surrounded by art and craftsmanship. Both she ...

Let us start my occasional series of posts on Czech castles with the castle often referred to as the "king of Czech castles" - ...

The Czechs proudly boast that their country has more castles per square mile than any other country. Of course that is partly explained ...

 Czech Paradise ( Český ráj) is one of my favourite areas in the Czech Republic. Because I offer walking holidays there, I have the p...

Olomouc is surprisingly absent from most tourists' must-see list. But then I suppose so are many wonderful places in the Czech Repu...

When I was young there was quite a fad about the graphics of Alfons Mucha. It was the 1970s and his posters were blu-tacked to the bed...

Spilberk castle, Brno I am a great fan of the Czech Republic's second city. Indeed at times I think I prefer it to Prague. The tw...

Today I went again to the local primary school to talk to the children. I showed them a video of the Spitalfields Great Pancake Race a...