516 Arouca: Walk on the Wild Side
516 Arouca: Walk on the Wild Side There are bridges you cross because you need to get from one side to the other. And then...
Brufe, Gerês: Where Portugal Gets Wild
Brufe, Gerês:Where Portugal Gets Wild There are places where the landscape is the backdrop, and then there are places where the landscape takes over the...
Let’s Wine About Northern Portugal
Let's Wine About Northern Portugal We came for the wine. Well, sort of.Wine, Port and cheese were certainly part of the plan, but Northern Portugal...
A Sanctuary in the Masurian Lakes: The Magic of Dwór Kaliszki
A Sanctuary in the Masurian Lakes:The Magic of Dwór Kaliszki After the heavy history of the Wolf’s Lair, we drove deeper into Poland's northeastern lake...
Forget the Alps: Why the Tatras are Europe’s Best-Kept Hiking Secret
Forget the Alps:Why the Tatras are Europe’sBest-Kept Hiking Secret Everyone is completely fascinated by the Alps, the Pyrenees, and the Dolomites. And look, they’re beautiful....
When Memory Becomes the Monument: Facing the Silence of Treblinka
When Memory Becomes the Monument:Facing the Silence of Treblinka This is my last post about our family’s heritage trip to Poland, written now from the...
From Ghetto Shadows to Vodka Vaults: A Walking Tour of Warsaw’s Scarred, Art-Infused Praga District
From Ghetto Shadows to Vodka Vaults:A Walking Tour of Warsaw’s Scarred,Art-Infused Praga District The tram lines hummed as we walked across the bridge over the...
Whispers in the Concrete: Facing the Shadow of the Wolf’s Lair
Whispers in the Concrete:Facing the Shadow of the Wolf’s Lair Everyone drives straight from Gdańsk to Warsaw, watching the Polish countryside blur past. But if...
Murals, Masterpieces, and Mexico City Traffic: The Ultimate One-Day Frida and Diego Art Pilgrimage
Murals, Masterpieces,and Mexico City Traffic:The Ultimate One-DayFrida and Diego Art Pilgrimage If you think experiencing the legendary, chaotic love story of Frida Kahlo and Diego...
Deep in the Chiapas Jungle: The Mystical, Spiritual Magic of Palenque
Deep in the Chiapas Jungle:The Mystical, SpiritualMagic of Palenque After leaving San Cristóbal, we hired a driver to take us down into the lowlands toward...