This coming weekend is the Easter weekend, one of the bigger holidays in the Czech Republic.
Many places have Easter markets and Brno is no exception. Here’s a small gallery of pictures form this year’s Easter market in Brno:
To learn about Easter in the Czech Republic and traditions, follow this link to my existing article on the subject.
2026 is the 80th anniversary year of legendary Czech tractor company, Zetor!
Zetor started as the tractor building division of the Zbrojovka Brno company in 1945, but became its own company in 1946.
I’ve taken the opportunity to revisit my existing article about Zetor and make some improvements on it. I’ve removed some outdated sections and improved the flow of text as well as update the list of links.
I hope you enjoy the updated article as much as I enjoyed updating it:
https://beyondprague.net/made-in-the-czech-republic/made-in-the-czech-republic-zetor/
On September 21 of 2025, I had the good fortune of sharing a bus ride with Simon Calder, travel correspondent for Independent Travel, while travelling from Ostrava to Brno.
We parted ways when the bus arrived in Brno, but arranged to meet in the evening. We had some beers and food and recorded this installment of his podcast for The Independent.
I must say it was a great honour:
Beyond Prague 