Christopher's Expat Adventure

This lottery poster advertises a potential 5 million Crown payout for the low price of a 20 Kč ticket.  It's a play on words but the pa...

A panelák is the slang term for a panelový dům which is a prefabricated block of flats.  Panelaky are a visible reminder of socialist time...

Vladimír Remek flew on Soyuz 28 on 2 March 1978.  Forty years ago he became the 87th person to fly in space and the first person from outsi...

Emil Boček, Strach jsem si nepřipouštěl (Emil Boček, I Didn't Accept Fear), is a new book by Jiří Plachý.  He's the last living Cz...

Tonight is the 25th annual Český lev, Czech Lion , film awards.  The award is given by the Czech Film and Television Academy (ČFTA) and it ...

My team has a history of messing with my desk when I'm away from the office.  My desk has been tin foiled , my phone and chair have bee...

We had a great time on our Middle East adventure last week.   Eilat was the perfect place for some quiet beach time.  Especially last wee...

Eilat ,  אֵילַת , is the southernmost city in  Israel .  The earliest settlements in Eilat were established around the 7th century BC but a...

On Friday we took a day trip to Jordan in order to visit Petra.  From Eilat, we crossed the border to Jordan where we received our tourist...