From Terchová I travelled further east, toward the birthplaces of my grandparents: the villages of Zábiedovo and Vitanová. While I had been hoping to bump into a long-lost relative, I was rewarded with a different kind of existential experience: a glimpse into the beauty of rural Slovakian life. This was not a tourist area in the […]
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Villages and Fortresses
Posted in Travel, tagged castle, Slovakia, Travel on August 30, 2016 | 4 Comments »
Getaways and Legends
Posted in Travel, tagged castle, Slovakia, Terchová, Travel on August 26, 2016 | Leave a Comment »
In spite of my original plan to visit downtown Bratislava, I was feeling rather run-down from getting a mere four hours of sleep in a hostel. I opted instead to get out of dodge, book a private room last-minute and head out early on my journey northward. My first stop was Čachtický hrad, a ruined […]