One. Brazilian soccer legend Pele (C) makes an Olympic pitch as a Canadian space tourist prepares to blast off in Russia. Two. On Wednesday when the Dalai Lama arrives here, Mayor Dave Bronconnier will plant a white cowboy hat on his noggin, but the world’s famous monk won’t have to recite the white-hat oath. Three….
Responding to the recent request by some people who want a little more information about not only travel, books and crafts, but what is happening around us in both our community where ever it may be and the world. The words “Babulka and Dedulka” (what means Grandma and Grandpa) are abbreviated to “BADEK”s plus the…
On Saturday afternoon, after rain, we decided to visit the capital city of Slovakia, Bratislava which is called by everybody “a Beauty on Danube”. It was half an hour ride from our village Male Levare. All the family got together and joined us. Bratislava is a largest and the most important city in Slovakia, and…
It was a very hot day 33 degrees C with high humidity which makes the simplest task of walking, touring very, very uncomfortable. That was Vienna, beautiful, incomparable, cultural and a vibrant business centre. We visited it with Janko’s Slovak family’s friend Karl, born Austrian. By profession he is a a bus driver and knew…
On the first Monday of each August Canada celebrates Heritage Day. It is a big day. People come usually to the Heritage Park, look around to see how the pioneers arrived and they lived 130 years ago. My father’s village Male Levare in Slovakia exists more than 5 centuries. Now I know why North America…
On arriving in Slovakia we were met by the present generations of my family. What really was the eye opener was the welcoming and friendly greeting we received from this family whom we had never met before, except by Skype or on telephone. They treated us immediately as not strangers but family members. We felt…
As I have already mentioned last year I had just retired and the nagging question as to where my ancestors came from began to manifest itself once again. I had time on my hands to reflect on this matter. With the coaxing of Valentina I decided this was the time to do it. How I…
Venice, Italy is the last destination in our Mediterranean journey. There are many islands in the Venetian lagoon? but the most famous are the Lido, Sun Michelle, Murano, Burano, and Torcello. In Venice is Piazza San Marco, bell chimes, pigeons (brave souls let the birds land on them) and violins play/ St. Marc’s Basilica, the…
DUBROVNIK, CROATIA Founded in the 7-th century on a site called Ragusium by the Romans,Dubrovnik is a town in southeastern Croatia, located on the Dalmatian coast of the Adriatic Sea. A historic and picturesque town, Dubrovnik has long been known as a major tourist resort. The town faces the sea at the foot of the…
CORFU, KERKIRA,GREECE Situated between the heel of Italy and the west coast of mainland of Greece, CORFU was one of the first Greek Islands to attract mass tourism in the 1960s. Much of the Island still consists of olive groves, mountain of woodland. It is also thought to have been the model for Prospero’s and…