Reality Check: “Covid Express” To Croatia
RegioJet’s special direct overnight train connection to Croatia comes to an end on September 25th, and with the epidemiological situation deteriorating in both Croatia and the Czech Republic, taking it…
Br(u)no: Blue-collar Brno
A short distance from the AZ Tower is a gritty industrial zone in South Brno where a lot of the economy exists, even if it is hidden in plain ;Photo credit: Bruno Zalubil. Factories are something that I never directly encountered…
Pissed Off Br(u)no: Driving in Brno
Photo credit: CG / Brno Daily. ;On a sub-zero morning in February, I was driving my kids to preschool and my wife to work. A large dump truck was ;Suddenly, a parked…
Br(u)no: Rain, Flooding and, Literally, Sh*t
Photo credit: KK / Brno Daily. Last night, a dramatic thunder and lightning storm crossed over Brno, putting the finishing touches on a scorching day. The breeze was cool and…
Grumpy Br(u)no: What’s So Hard About Sorting Waste?
The good news: Czechs recycle. The bad news: most can’t sort their waste very well. Photo credit: Bruno Zalubil. The summer is great. The early mornings are crisp and fresh…
Br(u)no: Lessons From a Year of Weekly Columns
Photo credit: KK / Brno Daily. On Saturday, June 29, 2019, Brno Daily published a story titled “Br(u)no: The Onset of Summer”. It was about summer coming and it was…
Br(u)no: Always Have Something Interesting To Say
Photo credit: Freepik / For illustrative purposes. To the graduating class of 2020: Congratulations! You’ve completed more than a dozen years of school. You’ve grown physically, psychologically, socially, emotionally and…
Br(u)no: Ladies First
Photo credit: KK / Brno Daily. My 5-year-old daughter learned at preschool that “Dámy mají přednost.” In English, that means “Ladies first”. This knowledge has prompted a small female empowerment movement in my home — and that is confusing…
Br(u)no: America Doesn’t have 13 Months. No Beer for You!
Something as simple as the calendar can cause plenty of confusion when you alternate between United States and Czech formats. Photo credit: Bruno Zalubil. One would think that a piece…
Br(u)no: The Great Awakening
Photo credit: KK / Brno Daily. This week was cloudy and damp and below the seasonal average temperature. Yet, on Friday, as the rain fell throughout the morning, it still felt as though the downturn in the weather was the…