The word Polonez (Polonaise) has had a number of connotations over the years. For some, the Polonez is an infamously unreliable brand of car, built in Poland by FSO from 1978 to 2002. Others immediately think about Frédéric Chopin’s polonaises...
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The sound of the bagpipes, violins, violas, double basses, revolving lutes, lyres and various shepherd’s flutes form the basis of the enchanting Hungarian folklore...
“I passed many villages. Everywhere I heard crying: We have no bread! We are dying! Tell England that we are swelling from hunger.” The story of Gareth...
Emerging Europe selects 19 off-the-beaten-track destinations across the region well worth visiting in 2019. Lublin, Poland A long-forgotten jewel in eastern...
Don’t take this the wrong way, for in general I love Bucharest’s public transport system, really I do. Once again this winter RATB (or, as it is now...
“Good afternoon, I have an appointment with Cezary for 2:30pm,” I say as I arrive at a barber shop in central Warsaw. “Hi,” I hear back instead of a more formal “good...
The number of fathers taking advantage of their paternity leave entitlements has been on the rise in most European countries over the past decade. However, with the...
When traveling or emigrating, its always a good idea to embrace the culture, food and drinks of the place you are visiting or living in. You never know, these...
In 1999 my elementary school teacher asked me to write about how I imagine the approaching new century. I wrote – and I am quoting literally – “robots will...
As anyone who has ever tried to open a window on a hot, steamy, Romanian train in the middle of summer will know, curent (translated, amongst other things, as ‘draught’)...
It’s about 6am on December 30. It’s dark and freezing with quite a lot of snow around. I am at Tbilisi bus station waiting for a bus to Telavi in Georgia’s wine region...
Nobu, the global luxury lifestyle brand founded by Nobu Matsuhisa, Robert De Niro and Meir Teper, has announced plans to continue its global expansion with the long...
