Aug. 15, 2017: Bratislava, Slovakia
A brief visit to Slovakia's capital with world-traveler Marilyn Jones, who points out contrasts of ancient and modern.
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Aug. 12, 2017: Grotesque in Bratislava
Grotesques can be grim and threatening, but this pair in Bratislava, Slovakia seem to be a less-frightening sort.
July 22, 2017: Comic statues, Bratislava, Slovakia
Bratislava has its serious monuments, but there's still room for some with fun and attitude.
Manholes: More Art Beneath Your Feet
PHeymont's fascination with 'civic pride' manhole covers and the art and history they portray keep him looking down as he travels...
Dubai Museum (Where Gumbo Was #219)
Gumbo was visiting the Dubai Museum in the United Arab Emirates. The Museum is housed in an old 18th century fort, the oldest building in the city, and contains a large variety of exhibits which document the history of the region.
It's not a train, it's not a plane, but it's superfast!
Based on an idea from Elon Musk, Hyperloop hopes to move passengers at 700 mph from Vienna to Bratislava. They've signed a contract to build it.
Tent? Trailer? Cottage? EcoCapsule could be all 3!
A sleek capsule with its own wind and solar power, and a tiny but chic and comfortable interior could change the whole picture for outdoor living, or even emergency shelter. Designed by a Slovakian firm and shown last week at an exhibition for...
Disney's dip into river cruising expands
It must feel like going back to the roots for the Disney organization, since Mickey Mouse's first starring role was as Steamboat Willie, a riverboat captain. Just a few weeks ago, Disney announced its first venture into river cruising (Gumbo news ,...
10-min. Vienna-Bratislava flight cut short
Sorry about the pun, but it appears that FlyNiki, an AirBerlin subsidiary, has cancelled plans to move part of its operation from Vienna to Bratislava and connect the two bases with an air shuttle. The flights, which would have...
Gumbo's Pic of the Day, Oct. 18, 2013: School group, Bratislava, Slovakia
I've previously described what a great travel destination Bratislava is (click here for that link). Clean, historic, vibrant -- in a healthy recovery after decades of repression under the Soviet regime. As we were...
Bratislava: An overlooked travel destination
(Bratislava's Slovak National Theater) Bratislava, capitol of land-locked Slovakia, was not what I expected. It’s an old city whose history goes back to well before the time of Christ, including envelopment into the Hungarian and...