If someone mentions the name of Pilsen, we immediately associate it with beer. And not just any beer. Pilsner Urquell is a famous brand all over the world. The very first Pilsner beer – today, 71% of the world's production is made this way and...

Pâtés began to be baked in Europe around the year 1000. Their origin was linked to the practical need to preserve food. When meat (whether pork, veal, poultry or fish) was made into a fine paste, covered with dough and all the cavities sealed airtight...

After several hikes in Czech Switzerland (more in the previous article: Pravčice Gate), we were looking forward to the moment when we would immerse our tired feet, and indeed our whole body, in the thermal water in Teplice in northern Bohemia (90 km from Prague...

Someone may think that I probably made a mistake. The Czech Republic is one country and Switzerland is another. So what could Czech (Bohemian) Switzerland be? Of course, I’m not wrong! Bohemian Switzerland is a national park, a protected area in the north of the...

10, 9, 8, 7... The old year is coming to an end, its last seconds are counting down and we are holding chilled champagne in our hands... Who wouldn't know this moment? A little history The Benedictine monk Dom Pérignon (17th century), cellar master at...

As every year, I have prepared a pre-Christmas recipe for you. Ischler Törtchen are among the classic Christmas cookies in many families in Slovakia (my home country). My mother also used to bake them. As a child, I had no idea that the name "Ischler"...

When I recently visited the Kairali Ayurvedic Healing Village at Palakkad in the South Indian state of Kerala, they also presented The Ayurvedic Wellness Cookbook to us as part of the cooking presentation class. As soon as I picked it up, I knew right away...

If Ayurveda, then Kerala! Kerala - the southwestern part of India - is considered the cradle of this ancient science of life. Its primary principle is to maintain a balance between mind, body and spirit to achieve good health and well-being. One of the Ayurvedic...

I met one of the symbols of Kathakali for the first time in India in 2022, right after my arrival in Trivandrum, the capital of Kerala. I was almost desperate. No one was waiting for me at the airport, I couldn't connect to the Internet,...

Connoisseurs of Czech castles are certainly familiar with this place, but Ploskovice was absolutely unknown to me. My surprise was great when I stood in front of the facade of this beautiful castle. In the 12th century, Ploskovice fell into the hands of the Johannites,...

Although I grew up in the former Czechoslovakia, I did not have the opportunity to get to know the whole country. Some areas were simply "out of the way" for us – from central Slovakia. So I am always happy when I can get to...

I have already seen some photos of this place before my trip. So I was even more curious about what the biggest bird statue would be like in reality. This work of art is located at Jatayu Earth's Center, which is actually both a tourist...