The Danube River region has a long history of brewing beer, and given their proximity to Czechia, which holds the record for per capita beer consumption, beer is a big part of the culture in the countries of Slovakia and Hungary. I visited the capital cities of Bratislava and Budapest, and tried a few regional... Continue Reading →
Food is the gateway into a country's culture. It's through eating traditional cuisines that we learn about the ingredients native to the part of the world we are visiting and the history that influenced the foods popular there today. Upon seeing poppy seeds on the menu everywhere in Slovakia I learned that the countries of... Continue Reading →
Bratislava is the one city that when I was telling people about my trip, was often met with "Where the heck is that?" The small capital of Slovakia is often overshadowed by the popularity of nearby Vienna, Prague, and Budapest. Bratislava became the capital of the Slovak Republic in 1993 following the Velvet Divorce that... Continue Reading →
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