Slovakia Blog

Slovak Folk Art - Straw Eggs and Weav...
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Here is a step by step guide to weaving Easter willow whips and decorating Easter eggs with straw

Baking Contest at Phillips Czech and ...
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Past weekend I got to be one of the judges of the kolach baking contest at the Czech and Slovak Festival in Phillips, WI. It's a tough job, but som...

Easter Picnic
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Photos from a Easter picnic held at Black Hills Regional Park, MD. The food was delicious and we got a hands demonstration in decorating Easter egg...

Easter in Slovakia: Easter eggs and b...
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Easter in Slovakia is celebrated by guys chasing girls around with colorful whips made of willow branches and also pouring buckets of cold water on...

Backpacking and tasting our way throu...
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Our plan to backpack through Slovakia and sample local tastes along the way on the Route of heroes SNP (Cesta Hrdinov SNP)

What is the difference between flour ...
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Ever wondered what is the difference between different types of flour. I did an experiment to find out!

New camera!
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New camera to take photos of delicious Slovak dishes: Nikon D90 with Tamron 18-270mm lens. Checkout my review, including comparison of noise at low...