The Philippine Embassy in Prague assured that six of the known Filipino students in Charles University are “safe” after the shooting that killed 14 people and injured 25 more last Thursday, Dec. 21. (Photo from Czech Embassy in Manila) “The Philippine Embassy in Prague wishes to inform...
HISTORY OVER LUNCH At one of the panoramic balconies of the Lobkowicz Palace, from left: Jeremy Favia, Berg Go, the author, Joanne Rae Ramirez, Maros Martin Gouth, and Michal Procházka I’ve been to Prague more times than I’ve been to Paris, and always I would go to the Discalced Carmelite...
A dreamer’s list of literary pilgrimages around the world Now that I can fly everywhere, except China and, well, North Korea, maybe even the tiny island country Nauru in Micronesia and Turkmenistan, I dream of going to… …Vyra, Russia VLADIMIR’S CASTLE Vladimir Nabokov's house in...
Why you must go Czech out one of the best preserved medieval cities in the world Images by the author It’s a dream, walking across Charles Bridge while it’s as empty as it was when Tom Cruise’s Ethan Hunt ran across it only seconds after the character played by Jon Voight plunged into the...
Wanderings in Prague inspired by Franz Kafka STATUE OF KAFKA The author at the Head of Franz Kafka, outdoor sculpture by David Černý Dearest Father, You’ve long been gone. And the world has changed. The Berlin Wall has long collapsed. It did just a few months after you left us in 1989....
PRAGUE, Czech Republic -- Thousands of largely Russian protesters rallied against President Vladimir Putin in central Prague on Saturday, calling on him to stop the war in Ukraine. Around 5,000 people, according to the organisers, chanted "Russia without Putin", "Freedom for Russia, peace for...
Philippine Ambassador to Prague Ombra Jainal has called on Czech investors to take a look at the Philippines' positive business outlook being one of the top emerging economies and countries for investments in the region amid the ongoing onslaught of the COVID-19 pandemic. Philippine Ambassador to...
Former champion Stan Wawrinka (Photo from Stan Wawrinka's website) Former US Open champion Stan Wawrinka on Saturday won the second-tier Challenger tournament in Prague, on his return to action after a six-month break because of the coronavirus pandemic but admitted: "I'm not at my best yet."...
Xian Lim and Kim Chiu in Europe (Instagram) Actor Xian Lim has shared behind-the-scene videos of his trip with girlfriend Kim Chiu taken long time ago and far, far away. Actually, it was just early this year in Engelberg, Switzerland where they welcomed the new year. From there, the coosome twosome...
