Tag Archives: skiing

Chata Pod Čertovicou

Posted on August 12, 2015 by lwaterson

8:30am. The only other guest was chuckling to himself. He simply couldn’t believe it. The manager had just given him a bottle of wine (Château Topoľčianky, not bad), well, just because, too often these days there is a reason for … Continue reading →

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Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Kamzík

Posted on March 7, 2015 by lwaterson

 Like the Tower of London, like the Eiffel Tower, the thing that puts you off wanting to go to Kamzík, the big TV tower/mast standing sentinel over the hills above Bratislava is that it is, perhaps, too obvious.  There is admittedly not much … Continue reading →

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Penzión Plesnivec, Poprad

Posted on April 16, 2014 by lwaterson

Sometimes, you want to get back from your hike, bike or climb in the mountains and crash in a good, sturdy, cosy room with a thunderous hot shower and the promise of a hot meal and traveller camaraderie. You don’t … Continue reading →

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Eight Reasons to Linger in Poprad

Posted on April 15, 2014 by lwaterson

  P     op     is PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS PAGE IS NO LONGER BEING UPDATED – FOR THE LATEST ON POPRAD RESTAURANTS PLEASE GO TO WWW.ENGLISHMANINSLOVAKIA.CO.UK gateway to the High Tatras. Whether you’re coming here by road … Continue reading →

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Spotlight On… Erik Ševčik of Adventoura Tours, Poprad

Posted on January 15, 2014 by lwaterson

Snow’s due in the High Tatras, so just because it’s still grey old January doesn’t mean you can’t have a great wild adventure in Slovakia. Englishmaninslovakia.com talks to the founder of one of Poprad’s most intriguing tour agencies about Slovakia’s … Continue reading →

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All Hail the Ginger Monkey

Posted on November 30, 2012 by lwaterson

With the advent of December comes peak skiing season in the High Tatras, and no more appropriate time to mention for the first time my favourite place in these mountains, Ždiar, and the best accommodation option within, the Ginger Monkey. On … Continue reading →

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