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Tag Archives: tatranska magistrala
The Štefánikova Magistrála (Štefánik’s Trail)
When I heard there was a path themed around one of Slovakia’s greatest all-time heroes, Milan Rastislav Štefánik, running from the Austrian border at Hrad Devín through the entirety of the Small Carpathians to Bradlo, where the man is buried, my … Continue reading
Posted in Accommodation in the Wilderness, BRATISLAVA & AROUND, Cool buildings/castles, Hikes, WESTERN SLOVAKIA
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Zamkovského Chata
It was summer, but we were still rubbing our hands together to keep the circulation going whenever we had to remove our gloves to study the map. A cold wind was blowing belated flurries of snow down from 2500m peaks … Continue reading
Posted in Accommodation in the Wilderness, HIGH TATRAS, Hikes
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Lake on the Edge of the World: Skalnaté Pleso
It’s a collision of worlds, Skalnaté Pleso. The cut-off point between the lower slopes of the High Tatras mankind have succeeded in taming to some extent and the wild peaks rearing above that mankind (let’s hope) never will tame. Cowering just … Continue reading
Posted in Accommodation in the Wilderness, HIGH TATRAS, Hikes
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In With The New (and a look back at Englishmaninslovakia’s 2014)
It’s been a good year for Englishmaninslovakia.com: we can’t complain. Regularly up there in the week’s top 100 travel blogs, 20,000+ hits, a host of positive feedback and the cementing of all this as a go-to source of in-English travel … Continue reading
Horský Hotel Popradské Pleso
For a good six months of the year, the snow piles so high against the timber walls of Horský Hotel Popradské Pleso that it rather resembles a giant igloo than a mountain lodge. Abutting the rugged lakeshore of Popradské Pleso, this hotel … Continue reading
Posted in Accommodation in the Wilderness, HIGH TATRAS, Hikes
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Štrbské Pleso
Štrbské Pleso, probably Slovakia’s most famous lake and certainly the number one tourist destination in the High Tatras, may not seem the most likely choice for Englishmaninslovakia.com to write about – except that, somewhat surprisingly, it’s not actually been covered … Continue reading
Posted in Accommodation - Hotels, Accommodation in the Wilderness, Food & Drink - Restaurants, HIGH TATRAS, Hikes, History, Other Outdoorsy Stuff (Skiing etc)
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Koliba Patria: Mountain Lakeshore Dining
Štrbské Pleso is a place people end up at. Its beauty is much touted in Slovakia (and it even makes a point of stating, on the banks of this lake ensconced beneath the High Tatras peaks, about how it got … Continue reading
Posted in Accommodation - Hotels, Food & Drink - Restaurants, HIGH TATRAS, Other Outdoorsy Stuff (Skiing etc)
Tagged bryndza, bryndzove halusky, grandhotel kempinski high tatras, halusky, high tatras, hotel patria, koliba patria, seven wonders of nature, strbske pleso, tatranska magistrala, tatransky cai, tatras electric railway
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Tatranská Magistrala: the Kit List
There is a running joke in Slovakia about the Czechs. Lots of Czechs come to the Tatras mountains each year. Of all visiting nations, the Czechs are apparently the most Gung-ho when it comes to forging off alone in the … Continue reading
Chata Pri Zelenom Plese
A picture, you see, is often worth a thousand words – or more. Who wouldn’t want to stay here, with this sensational view of jagged mountains rearing up above you, scarred with waterfalls and part-coated in snow? I turned up … Continue reading
Posted in Accommodation in the Wilderness, Food & Drink - Cheap Food, HIGH TATRAS, Hikes, Other Outdoorsy Stuff (Skiing etc)
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The Tatras Electric Railway
The electric trains that run between Poprad and the High Tatras mountain resorts are more than a means of getting about: they are an experience in themselves. I, being quite passionate about public transport, am a huge fan of a … Continue reading
Posted in Accommodation in the Wilderness, Food & Drink - Cafes, Getting To/Around Slovakia, HIGH TATRAS, Hikes, Other Outdoorsy Stuff (Skiing etc)
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