Pavla Horáková

The Prague district of Karlin became one of the symbols of the devastating floods that hit the Czech Republic last August. In some parts of the district water levels…

Welcome again to our Czech-teaching programme. Last week we talked about dogs, so today it can be nothing else but the cat - koèka. The word stands for the whole species…

A return air-ticket from Prague to London for slightly over 2,000 crowns? No problem if you chose the right company and book early enough. Until recently this would have…

It might be the case in your community, too: children are taller than their parents, who themselves outgrew their parents in terms of physical height. During the last…

Even in the centre of Prague, among the busy traffic and swarms of people, there are patches of greenery and oases of wildlife. I like to take walks through the city and…

We are back with our Czech-teaching series focusing on animal idioms in the Czech language. Today's episode is dedicated to man's best friend.

News agencies reported last week that New Yorkers could breathe a little more easily now as the city's stiff new anti-smoking laws took effect last Sunday. Smokers…

On Sunday afternoon another demonstration against the war in Iraq and the Czech Republic's attitude to it took place in Prague. Although recent polls suggest over seventy…

The allies' advancement on Baghad, President Klaus's visit to Poland, the dismissal of the Council for Television and Radio Broadcasting and yesterday's explosion in the…