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‘Čas proměn’ Two Years On

Posted on 17 July 2023 by Mark Baker
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Posted in Life In Prague, Tales From The Past | Tagged Albatros, book, Bratislava, Cas Promen, Czech, Devin, Ina, Prague | Leave a reply

Back on the Danube

Posted on 5 July 2023 by Mark Baker
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Posted in Diversions, On The Road | Tagged AMA Waterways, Budapest, Danube, Linz, National Geographic, Passau, Vienna | 5 Replies

Part 2: Prague’s ‘Left Bank of the ’90s’

Posted on 24 May 2023 by Mark Baker
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Posted in Life In Prague, Tales From The Past | Tagged 1990s, 90s, Czechoslovakia, Expats, Prague | 8 Replies

Part 1: Prague’s ‘Left Bank of the ’90s’

Posted on 16 May 2023 by Mark Baker
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Posted in Life In Prague, Tales From The Past | Tagged 1990s, communism, Czechoslovakia, Left Bank, nostalgia, Prague | 3 Replies

Part 5: Date Night in Bratislava

Posted on 16 March 2023 by Mark Baker
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Posted in Life In Prague, Tales From The Past | Tagged Bratislava, Czechoslovakia, file, Ina, INTER, Pariz, Prague, StB | 9 Replies

Part 4: A Day I’ll Never Forget

Posted on 13 March 2023 by Mark Baker
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Posted in Life In Prague, Tales From The Past | Tagged Bratislava, communism, Eastern bloc, files, INTER, Prague, StB | 1 Reply

Part 3: Our Man in Vienna

Posted on 10 March 2023 by Mark Baker
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Posted in Life In Prague, Tales From The Past | Tagged Bratislava, communism, Czechoslovakia, Prague, secret police, StB, Vienna | Leave a reply

Part 2: ‘Here Is Your File’

Posted on 6 March 2023 by Mark Baker
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Posted in Life In Prague, Tales From The Past | Tagged arno, Arnold, Czechoslovakia, espionage, Prague, spy, StB | 2 Replies

Part 1: Introducing ‘INTER’

Posted on 27 February 2023 by Mark Baker
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Posted in Life In Prague, Tales From The Past | Tagged 1980s, Arnold, Business International, communism, file, Prague, StB, Verdery, Vienna | 8 Replies

Coming Soon: ‘Operation INTER’

Posted on 22 February 2023 by Mark Baker
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Posted in Life In Prague, Tales From The Past | Tagged communism, Czechoslovakia, espionage, Prague, StB, Vienna | 7 Replies

2022: Look Back at a Challenging Year

Posted on 13 December 2022 by Mark Baker
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Posted in Diversions, Life In Prague | Tagged 2022, covid, HBOT, Lonely Planet, Travel, travel writing, Wanderlust, yearend | Leave a reply

Slovenia’s Beautiful Lake Bohinj

Posted on 7 September 2022 by Mark Baker
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Posted in Diversions, On The Road | Tagged cycling, hiking, horseback riding, Julian Alps, Juliana, Lake Bohinj, Slovenia | Leave a reply

Slovenia’s Oft-Overlooked East

Posted on 30 August 2022 by Mark Baker
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Posted in Diversions, On The Road | Tagged biking, Drava, hiking, Maribor, Ptuj, skiing, Slovenia, wine | Leave a reply

Biking & Boating at the Bottom of a Lead Mine

Posted on 23 August 2022 by Mark Baker
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Posted in Diversions, On The Road | Tagged biking, kayaking, Lonely Planet, Mezica, mine, Slovenia | Leave a reply

The Prague Flood Twenty Years On

Posted on 9 August 2022 by Mark Baker
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Posted in Life In Prague, Tales From The Past | Tagged 2002, August 2002, Czech, disaster, Floods, Prague, Praha, Vltava | Leave a reply

Happy Birthday To My Book!

Posted on 28 July 2022 by Mark Baker
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Posted in Diversions, Life In Prague | Tagged birthday, book, Cas Promen, Czech, Prague, Time of Changes | 2 Replies

Tips for Enjoying a European River Cruise

Posted on 5 July 2022 by Mark Baker
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Posted in Diversions, On The Road | Tagged Amsterdam, Budapest, cruises, Danube, Europe, National Geographic, river cruise, summer cruise, Vienna | 5 Replies

Finding Positives in the Pandemic

Posted on 21 June 2022 by Mark Baker
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Posted in Diversions | Tagged blogging, Marbella, Spain, TBEX, TBEX Europe, travel writing | 4 Replies

Part 2: My Days At Radio Free Europe

Posted on 23 May 2022 by Mark Baker
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Posted in Diversions, Tales From The Past | Tagged Prague, Putin, Radio Free Europe, RFE/RL, Russia, Ukraine, Yeltsin | 3 Replies

Part 1: My Days At Radio Free Europe

Posted on 13 May 2022 by Mark Baker
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Posted in Diversions, Tales From The Past | Tagged Prague, Putin, Radio Free Europe, RFE/RL, Russia, Ukraine | Leave a reply

Moldova On My Mind

Posted on 2 May 2022 by Mark Baker
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Posted in Diversions, On The Road | Tagged FAM, Moldova, Russia, Transdniester, Ukraine, USAID, wine | 3 Replies

My Omicron ‘Month’

Posted on 23 April 2022 by Mark Baker
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Posted in Diversions, Life In Prague | Tagged 2022, covid, omicron, Prague | 12 Replies

How Can I Help Ukraine?

Posted on 10 March 2022 by Mark Baker
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Posted in Diversions, Life In Prague | Tagged aid, charity, Czech, donation, Poland, Prague, Russia, Ukraine, war | 9 Replies

Speaking Out for Ukraine

Posted on 27 February 2022 by Mark Baker
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Posted in Diversions, Life In Prague | Tagged 1968, Czech, Czechoslovakia, history, Putin, Russia, Ukraine | 2 Replies

The Lens of Others

Posted on 16 February 2022 by Mark Baker
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Posted in Diversions, Tales From The Past | Tagged book, Czechoslovakia, review, Romania, Securitate, StB, Verdery | 1 Reply

The Road to Gottwaldov

Posted on 4 February 2022 by Mark Baker
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Posted in Diversions, Tales From The Past | Tagged Czech, Czechoslovakia, gottwaldov, guest, Olomouc, rugby, sports, Vienna, Zlin | 7 Replies

Looking Ahead in an Uncertain Year

Posted on 26 January 2022 by Mark Baker
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Posted in Diversions, Life In Prague | Tagged 2022, Arnold, book, Cas Promen, kniha, Prague, StB | 5 Replies

Central Europe’s Best Second Cities

Posted on 12 November 2021 by Mark Baker
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Posted in Diversions, On The Road | Tagged Bulgaria, Burgas, Czech, Gdansk, Olomouc, Pilsen, Plovdiv, Plzen, Poland, Romania, Ruse, Sibiu, Timisoara, Wroclaw | 2 Replies

What Happens Once You Publish a Book

Posted on 13 October 2021 by Mark Baker
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Posted in Diversions, Life In Prague | Tagged Albatros, book, Cas Promen, CPress, kniha, Knihkupectví, marketing | Leave a reply

Part 2: A Turbulent Year at the ‘Post’

Posted on 4 October 2021 by Mark Baker
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Posted in Life In Prague, Tales From The Past | Tagged 1992, Cas Promen, Czechoslovakia, Post, Prague, The Prague Post | 2 Replies
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About the author

Mark Baker

I’m an independent journalist, travel writer and author who’s lived in Central Europe for nearly three decades. I love the history, literature, culture and mystery of this often-overlooked corner of Europe, and I make my living writing articles and guidebooks about the region. Much of what I write eventually finds its way into commercial print or digital outlets, but a lot of it does not.

And that’s my aim with this website: to find a space for stories and experiences that fall outside the publishing mainstream.

My Book: ‘Čas Proměn’

In 2021, I published “Čas Proměn” (“Time of Changes”), my first book of historical nonfiction. The book, written in Czech, is a collection of stories about Central and Eastern Europe in the 1980s and early ‘90s, including memories of the thrilling anti-communist revolutions of 1989. The idea for the book and many of the tales I tell there were directly inspired by this blog. Czech readers, find a link to purchase the book here. I hope you enjoy.

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  • Life in Prague
  • Diversions
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Contact

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© 2023 Mark Baker
Site by Tom Brickman
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