About the blog (and me)

My name is Filip Huta, and since September 2010 I’ve been a tourist guide in and around the beautiful city of Prague.

I was born in 1989, the same year that had seen the fall of the Berlin Wall, the Exxon Valdez oil spill and the premiere of The Simpsons. It was a big year for Czechoslovakia as well, with the end of 41 years of communist rule and the Velvet Revolution.

I studied Journalism at the Charles University, but it wasn’t the right fit for me. Around the same time a friend introduced me to the tourism industry. I combined my long affection of the English language with my even longer fascination with history and storytelling, and eight years later I haven’t looked back.

Over the eight years, I’ve met more than 30,000 people from all over the world. I’ve told stories that spanned more than a thousand years of history. And with this blog I’m hoping that I might share some of the incredible stories with you, whether we’ve met on a tour or not!

What to expect on the blog?

You can expect a weekly article about something I find genuinely interesting. That doesn’t narrow it down very much, I know, so to give you an idea what it might be, here’s a list of possible categories.

• History – events, people, twists and turns – we’ve had over a thousand years to collect some wonderful history
• Architecture – in my opinion a severely underappreciated art form, architecture is a meeting between art, practicality, technology and people
• Culture – one of the greatest thing to discover when travelling, quirks and peculiarities of local culture make for some fun reading
• Practical tips – coming to Prague or the Czech Republic, there are things you want to know, things you ought to know, and things you must know, and I’ll help you figure it out
• Museums and galleries – more than just a way to get you money’s worth on a rainy day, there’s a lot to enjoy here
• Current affairs – I have no illusions about the newsworthiness of our current events, but here and there something worthwhile does happen even in our little corner of the world

This list is by no means exhaustive, so my suggestion is to keep checking back and hopefully you’ll find something good to read every week!