Liptov averts a rail near-miss, a Slovak comedian faces claims of unwanted intimate touching, and a festive waste truck cheers Bratislava.

A ferrata beneath one of Europe’s largest medieval ruins, a Balinese retreat on the edge of town — this corner of central Slovakia is anything but predictable.

It is true the town can be quiet, but occasional concerts, cafés in old legion buildings and bee-house sleepovers keep things interesting.

At a winter market in Bratislava, generosity proved more powerful than difference.

A century of Slovak emigration shows what the country loses when its young depart.

Liptov averts a rail near-miss, a Slovak comedian faces claims of unwanted intimate touching, and a festive waste truck cheers Bratislava.

A ferrata beneath one of Europe’s largest medieval ruins, a Balinese retreat on the edge of town — this corner of central Slovakia is anything but predictable.

It is true the town can be quiet, but occasional concerts, cafés in old legion buildings and bee-house sleepovers keep things interesting.

At a winter market in Bratislava, generosity proved more powerful than difference.

A century of Slovak emigration shows what the country loses when its young depart.