Travel to Poland: Grudziądz to ‘town for lovers’ Chełmno
Wanda Hennig blogs about her ‘roots’ trip through Poland. On day five the journey takes them via Grudziądz to Chełmno.
My backpack, my daughter and me: Part 1
We set off on our European summer backpacking vacation one warm and sunny winter afternoon late in May. My daughter was 13. I was 30-something. We flew from Durban to London via Nairobi and found from the very beginning that learning while on the move is easier than ABC. Things are there all the time, waiting to be noticed, grasped and stored away in the memory with minimum effort.
My backpack, my daughter and me: Part 2
Our first night in Athens after arriving late in the evening and desperate for a place to drop our bodies and our backpacks, we found ourselves in the sleaziest hotel I have ever seen. But on the whole, Greece was great. So great, we spent almost a month there instead of the planned two weeks. This story recently won ‘Gold’ in the Bay Area Travel Writers internet travel article award category.
Travel to Poland: Copernicus, Olstzyn, Grunwald and Malbork
Reflections on a month-long ‘roots’ trip. Positively Poland: Four “We should take an early breakfast. Our day’s destination will be Malbork where we will visit […]
Travel to Poland: Magical Masuria and din in Ryn
After breakfast I want show you the region of Masuria, the land of one thousand lakes. The best way for us to visit this region is, when we get there, to walk a bit and then to rent a small houseboat and spend a few hours on the water exploring.
Travel to Poland: Gravely Grajewo
Wanda Hennig blogs about her month-long ‘roots’ trip to Poland. Positively Poland: Two “We should take early breakfast and drive to Grajewo (up toward the […]
Romancing the goosebumps at Canada’s ice hotel
Canada’s Hôtel de Glace is a pristine sanctuary that comes into being each year, never in quite the same form, then melts away, like it was all an illusion. A hotel with no restaurant, no room service, no TV or Internet access and where, to get to the loo in the middle of the night, you have to negotiate an outdoor courtyard where the temperature is below freezing and, if snow is falling, it will be falling on you.
Travel to Poland: Welcome to Warsaw
Culinary travel and feature writer Wanda Hennig, the daughter of a Pole, goes to Poland to explore her roots. She starts her trip and her blog in Warsaw.
Travel: Making Waves at Mavericks
You don’t have to be stoked on surfing to enjoy a great escape to Mavericks the famed surf spot and nearby Northern California attractions. Story […]
Buddhist Retreat Center on CNN top 10 list
The Buddhist Retreat Center in rural Ixopo, South Africa, has been named by CNN as one of the world’s Top 10 meditation retreat centers. Those who know the BRC, which opened in 1980 and attracts mindfulness enthusiasts from around South African and internationally, are not surprised.