Getting High in the Tatras
Advantages: Inexpensive, great scenery Disadvantages: Lacks infrastructure
Prior to 1993, Slovakia, along with the Czech Republic, formed Czechoslovakia. Slovakia's tourism industry is nowhere near as developed as the Czech's and indeed it is regarded as the poor cousin in the relationship. A lot of people will probably have ...
proxam 15.09.2002 · Read full review
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A vastly under-rated destination
Advantages: Very cheap, and not overrun with tourists Disadvantages: Language barrier, unscrupulous money changers
I originally wrote an op on Slovakia in my very early days at Ciao and now I have rewritten it completely:
Slovakia is sometimes overlooked as a tourist destination, and in comparison with the Czech Republic, a country where tourism is very much a key ...
Morgenhund 11.08.2000 · Read full review
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Discover breathtaking beauty
Advantages: Beautiful scenery, friendly people, cheap Disadvantages: The dishonest
A good way of getting to Slovakia is by boat from Vienna, as it brings you to the centre of Bratislava. Despite the rough edges Bratislava has plenty of charm. Street cafes, narrow passageways and varied architecture (the contrast between the old and ne ...
mouette 02.10.2003 · Read full review
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So why did you join the EU, Slovakia?
Advantages: Cheap great scenary, cheap Disadvantages: Corrupt, Uninspiring life
In 2003 a friend of mine was living in Slovakia teaching - foolishly I agreed to visit in April.
I flew to Prague (perhaps I'll write about that later) and I took a coach 12 hours to Banska-Bystrica anyway. Now that Easyjet flies to Bratislava go that ...
coleecip 13.01.2005 · Read full review
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Little bit of Slovakian culture
Advantages: Beautiful scenery,very cheap Disadvantages: To many lada's,very hard language to learn
A few years ago my sister went over to live in Slovakia, Presov I think. She went with AFS kinda like an exchange program. Half way through her stay, our whole family went over to visit her. As I was very young I can't comment on the nightlife. I can how ...
catherinebrown1 07.02.2003 · Read full review
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