After spending much of my youth abroad I came back to Prague in my late teens to study at Charles University and I knew right away that this was the city I wanted to call home. Joining Radio Prague in 1986 was a lucky break. I was there to see the crowds welcoming Gorbi at Ruzyne Airport, I found myself reporting on the fall of the Iron Curtain and getting my first taste of adrenalin. Ever since, it has been an exciting road to tread. And when the generally fascinating world of politics becomes too much I balance it out with whacky human interest stories from the Czech Republic hoping to raise a smile somewhere on the other side of the globe.
articles by the author
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Communist Party torn between Lenin's legacy and need for reform
While former dissidents and prisoners of conscience marked the 59th anniversary of the 1948 communist putsch with calls for the communist party to be banned, Communist…
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Czechs break world record in longest kiss
Czechs love crazy competitions. Don't ask me why, because I have never heard of any sensible explanation. Maybe they just like the challenge involved. They are prepared to…
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Magazine
It's been dubbed the little Czech Pisa, but its days are numbered. Are women in Jihlava just too sexy? And, a 15th century Prague Bible has unexpectedly come to light…
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Czech-made party drug gains popularity in neighbouring Germany and Austria
"Flyer's chocolate", "shabu" or "gingerbread" - currently the most popular hard drug in the Czech Republic has a lot of names and a colourful history. It was first…
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News
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Roma evictions back in the spotlight
When the then mayor of Vsetin Jiri Cunek evicted several hundred Romany rent defaulters from their homes and re-housed them in hastily erected portacabins and vacant…
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Do you speak Slovak?
The only foreign language which Czech television does not dub is Slovak. Most Czechs don't mind. For 73 years of the 20th century Slovakia was part of their home country…
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Magazine
Astronomers have called off the hunt for a precious meteor. Need a regional costume from Bohemia, Moravia or Silesia? We know where to get it. And, Moravia's most popular…
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President Klaus visits Japan
President Vaclav Klaus and his wife Livia have just ended a four day official visit to Japan. The presidential couple had a packed agenda and did not break their pace even…
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Clairvoyant behind security operation at Prague's Ruzyne Airport
Prague's Ruzyne Airport was put on a high terrorism alert on Wednesday evening after the police received a warning from an unidentified psychic about an alleged terrorist…
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