The Danube Delta is now available on Street View in Google Maps and can be explored by anyone in the world who has an internet connection. The Delta is present with all...
Tag - Culture
More than worthy of its location in Prague's Malá Strana, nestled between the city's splendid castle and the Charles Bridge, the Alchymist Grand Hotel and Spa - opened...
Transnistria has a fearsome reputation as being the last bastion of the Soviet Union, and Western governments post scary warnings for anyone who dares to enter this tiny...
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...
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...
Budapest has been named as the best destination in Europe by travel website European Best Destinations (EBD). The website claims that city’s setting is stunning...
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’)...
