Adventures in the Czech Republic

Happy Christmas to you all.  This photograph is of the central panel in an altarpiece that you can see at the Ales Gallery of Gothi...

There is something about the Czechs that enjoys sticking a pin in pompous orthodoxy. It is often done slyly and with humour. It is there ...

Yesterday saw the official arrival of Christmas in Cesky Krumlov. The square was full of parents with the children listening to thre...

Looking back over 2015 one of my more unusual experiences was the night I spent in a converted wine barrel in a vineyard in the Palava hi...

I am still having problems with RSI in my wrist, which makes typing for any length of time a problem. It has resulted in delays in writi...

I reviewed this novel over on my magic realism blog. It is a fascinating and poetic evocation of Prague and the events there in the last cen...

This week a number of ceremonies are taking place to celebrate the contribution of the 2500 Czechs who flew with the RAF against the Nazi...