With life slowing down and travel non-existent thanks to the ‘rona, I’ve been trying out new recipes in the kitchen. Since I can’t travel or go out to eat in real life, I need to get my foreign food fix at home! The last recipe was adjaruli khachapuri from Georgia, which was a huge success!… Read More Recipe: Polish Pierogi
I haven’t kept any secrets about my love affair with Eastern Europe. This August, I achieved a huge goal of mine: I have finally visited every country in Eastern Europe! This is my favorite region of the world. It’s where I feel most myself. I truly feel like I am in my element in Eastern… Read More Why I Love Traveling Eastern Europe – and Why You Should, Too
In August 2019, I achieved one of my most important goals to date. I have officially now visited every country in Eastern Europe!!! For clarity, I generally mean Eastern Europe in a cultural sense more than a true geographical sense: including Central Europe, the Baltics, the Balkans, and east to Russia. Countries like Poland and… Read More On Visiting Every Country In Eastern Europe: My Biggest Travel Accomplishment To Date!
When visiting a big city for a few days, I always try to get out of town on a daytrip somewhere else in the region. When I had most of a week in Gdansk, I knew I wanted to visit Malbork Castle! Visiting Malbork Castle Malbork Castle is the largest brick building in Europe. It’s… Read More A Daytrip to Malbork Castle From Gdansk
Any budget traveler will tell you that one of the best ways to cut costs on the road is to lower your accommodation expenses. I’m a huge fan of hostels, and nearly always stay in them when I go away! For my most recent trip to Gdansk, Poland, I stayed at the excellent Midtown Hostel.… Read More Hostel Review: Midtown Hostel, Gdansk
Poland has to be one of my favorite countries in the world! The prices are low, the food is delicious, and the people are so hospitable. I visited Gdansk for a few days this November to explore this region. There is so much to see and do in this city! Here’s my complete and ultimate… Read More The Ultimate Guide to Gdansk, Poland
On my most recent trip to Poland, I spent a wonderful 5 days in the city of Gdansk. Poland is a very budget-friendly destination—which is one of the main reasons I was able to go for a trip when I had a random week of work! I definitely would have spent a bit more money… Read More How Much Does it Cost to Travel Poland For 5 Days?
City breaks are one of the most popular types of trips you can take. You head to a new city for just a few days, hit the sights, experience the culture, eat the food, and enjoy a quick trip away. And Europe is full of them! A friend of mine asked me for recommendations for… Read More 8 Fantastic Destinations For A European City Break
Traveling can often be a massive expense, and going on a trip can take significant time saving and creating a budget. Europe in particular is an amazing continent with so much to offer travelers, but with cities like London and Paris, it’s not necessarily going to be cheap. One of my best travel hacks? Traveling… Read More The Top 10 Budget European Cities In 2017
I’ve visited lots of places in Eastern Europe. It is one of my favorite regions in the world to explore, but one that so many people deem “dangerous” and disregard completely. Which is why I’m here to tell you that it’s not that scary, and absolutely worth visiting! A trip to Eastern Europe will require… Read More 20 Tips for Traveling Eastern Europe
Europe is an incredibly diverse continent. There are so many different countries, languages, religions, and ethnicities in a relatively compact area, and border hopping is so easy! Catholicism is the official religion of many different countries, and the Catholic holidays are just as important as other national holidays. But traveling during Easter in Catholic countries… Read More 8 Tips for Traveling In Catholic Europe During Easter
Krakow. This Polish city is one of my favorites in Europe. It is stunningly beautiful, with magnificent old architecture, has a fascinating (albeit sometimes dark) history, and is wonderfully affordable. There’s a lot of things you should know about Poland. On my most recent trip to Krakow, I put my finger on one of the… Read More Krakow: The Perfect Gateway City
My trip to Lviv was short but sweet—I had just a few days in the country before heading back to Poland, this time to Krakow. I’ve already written about taking the Warsaw-Lviv night train, but wanted to do another post on the Lviv-Krakow night train, in case anyone is traveling that direction and is wondering… Read More The Lviv-Krakow Night Train
This past Christmas was different from previous Christmases for me in a lot of ways. Mainly because I spent the holiday season traveling, on the road in Poland! But after spending three out of the last four Christmases away from Minnesota, my home (wow that sounds bad, sorry everyone I’ll be there next year!), I… Read More Spending Christmas Away From Home
One of the things that I use travel blogs for the most is for transportation advice—and especially overnight transportation. I recently took the night train from Warsaw, Poland to Lviv, Ukraine, and wanted to do a full write-up of the journey. You can read all about my best safety tips for night trains here! To… Read More The Warsaw-Lviv Night Train
Warsaw is an interesting city with an incredibly complex history. I’ve visited twice, and both of my visits fell over important religious holidays: Easter Monday and Christmas—which are big holidays for super Catholic Poland. I was unprepared for this on my first visit—I didn’t know Easter Monday was a thing, and literally everything was closed.… Read More A Guide to Warsaw
Despite spending a week in Poland in April 2014, I realized I’ve barely written about it on the blog! Well, considering that Poland is one of my favorite countries, that needed to change. My trip over Christmas and New Year’s only reminded me just how great and unique this country is! Here are 10 things… Read More 10 Things You Should Know About Poland