Salt, the white gold, provided Poland with one third of its income in the time […]
Category: Our Travels
Kraków
The history of Kraków can be read as a potted history of Poland. It has […]
Wadowice & Kalwaria Zebrzydowska
Our first day back in Poland became a pilgrimage, without our intending it to be. […]
Slovakian Safari
The Swahili word ‘safari’ means to make a journey and to be out of touch. […]
The Orava Region
The Orava region is named for the river which winds north east from the foothills […]
Driving into Slovakia
We crossed the border over water, using the bridge over the Duna at Esztergom. The […]
Esztergom
Esztergom is Hungary’s most sacred city being the place of King Istvan’s coronation on Christmas […]
Alongside the Danube
Rising like Jedha in a mirage across the dusty fields alongside the M6, a giant […]
WINE VILLAGES OF THE SOUTH
Hungary has 22 different wine regions and two of them, Tokaj and Sopron, are World […]
Pécs
The Romans established Pannonia in which their southern base was the city of Sopianae, today’s […]