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A Walk Along the Schwarzenberg Canal
Adventures in the Czech Republic | September 1st 2008 by Zoe Brooks
The Schwarzenberg Timber Canal is a source of some pride to the Czechs. They talk about the engineering prowess of its creator Josef Rosenauer in designing the canal to descend from the Sumava to the River Vlatava in the Czech Republic and the M read more
Chanterelles
Adventures in the Czech Republic | July 3rd 2008 by Zoe Brooks
As you will have gathered from my earlier posts I have caught the Czech mushroom collecting bug. Although you can find early boletus in the woods, my favourite at this time of year is the egg yellow chanterelle. You will find chanterelles in small tr read more
Centre of Europe 2
Adventures in the Czech Republic | April 21st 2008 by Zoe Brooks
One of the things that strikes me here in South Bohemia is how differently one feels about going abroad. Here it is about 30 minutes' drive to Austria and Germany. Local people go shopping in Linz and the Austrians return the favour. This must make a read more
3 Sure Fire Ways To Pick Up Your Spirits
BuzzXS | October 28th 2007 by Ian Eltringham
There have been times in my life when I have really been down in the dumps and needed my spirits lifting. Life can be a roller coaster ride but when things start going downwards it can be hard to have a cheerful attitude. We all make mistakes that le read more
And Gathering
Adventures in the Czech Republic | October 22nd 2007 by Zoe Brooks
In my last post I talked about the Czechs as a nation of hunters and in previous posts I have talked about the Czech obsession with gathering mushrooms. In both cases they are very unlike us Brits. For the Czechs hunting is something done by all clas read more
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