In 1385, the Union of Krewo was signed.It initiated a personal union between Poland and Lithuania through the marriage of Władysław Jagiełło and Jadwiga, and Jagiełło’s coronation as King of Poland.This alliance was necessary for both countries.The Grand Duchy of…
What strikes you in Ukraine is the number of cafés.I always thought coffee was the domain of Italians, but the first time I truly experienced a real coffee culture was in Ukraine. It doesn’t matter whether you’re in a small…
Podolia is a piece of history — and quite a large piece of Ukraine.This region is primarily associated with the Southern Bug River and several other tributaries of the Dniester. It stretches from Khmelnytskyi, through Vinnytsia, all the way…
Northern Greece is truly beautiful — and at the same time, strangely forgotten by mainstream tourism. Rhodes, Kos, Santorini, Crete, sometimes Athens… but the northern part of Hellas rarely makes it onto travel agency posters. Let’s start with the name.…
We only dropped in on Gran Canaria for three days. Enough to get a feel for it, but not too long to get bored. What delighted us? The spirals and serpentines on the narrow mountain streets made Daria nauseous. For…
The second day after arrival we went to the beach. A few meters away from us, a couple from Poland, let’s say people in their late 50s, were camping. The lady was very excited about the trip, smearing herself with…
Most people associate Bulgaria with trips to the Black Sea. Warm water, quick flights, reasonable prices and we have a riviera for the thrifty. We got to know Bulgaria from a slightly different side. We entered it from Romanian Transylvania,…
I will write honestly: We treated the Kingdom of Denmark rather as a country to check off the list. We took a short trip through Germany, Denmark to Sweden, but we treated this trip more as a small getaway, to…