Try These Refreshing Eastern European Summer Salads
Friday June 27, 2008
The menus of Eastern European restaurants will offer you a plethora of fresh salads to choose from this summer. Salads feature heavily as appetizers or at breakfast buffets. Dill and ... Read More
Albania's Sworn Virgins - Women Who Live As Men In A Historically Unequal World
Friday June 27, 2008
A few Albanian women have historically taken up roles as males in a society that has seen a shortage men, while simultaneously swearing off sex. With the adoption of male ... Read More
Dancing Around the World
Wednesday June 25, 2008
Well, we can't all get chewing gum companies to sponsor our desire to be silly in exotic locations, but we can watch the result of one person's success with such ... Read More
Russia's Rich, Russia's Poor
Friday June 20, 2008
If you've been to Moscow recently, you know that it is not the low-cost destination that it was in the 1990s. While you can still visit on an average traveler's ... Read More
Malbork Castle in Northern Poland
Thursday June 19, 2008
Malbork Castle is a major attraction for visitors to the Gdansk-Gdynia-Sopot (Tri-City) region of Poland. This medieval Teutonic Knights' castle was reconstructed after WWII and is now a sprawling ... Read More
Transliteration into Eastern European Alphabets
Wednesday June 18, 2008
Transliteration can sometimes be a useful tool for getting your ideas across in your own language. It can also help you become familiar with the letters of different languages and ... Read More
Mokka in Krasnoyarsk
Tuesday June 17, 2008
When I was in Krasnoyarsk, I ordered a "mokka" at a cafe. This chocolatey coffee drink was not a mocha. It was smoother, creamier, and much thicker. I didn't know ... Read More
Proposal for Latvian Contemporary Art Museum in Riga
Saturday June 14, 2008
Fittingly, the site for the new proposed Latvian Contemporary Art Museum is a factory, a symbol of contemporary culture. The factory is located in Andrejsala, a port that has become ... Read More
Hotel Room Safety Tips
Friday June 13, 2008
If you plan to stay in a hotel when you travel to Eastern Europe, this very good article about hotel safety precautions, written by About.com's Guide to Hotels, bears reading. ... Read More
Galicia Jewish Museum in Krakow
Friday June 13, 2008
Kazimierz, or the Jewish District of Krakow, is worth taking an afternoon to explore. Many important historic synagogues reside there, untouched by WWII bombs. Also within Kazimierz is the Galicia ... Read More
10 Steps to Becoming Fluent in a Language in Six Months or Less
Monday June 9, 2008
If you're going to be in Eastern Europe for an extended period of time, you will want to brush up on your language skills as quickly and as efficiently as ... Read More
Targ Rybny (Fishmarket) Restaurant, Gdansk
Saturday June 7, 2008
Fishmarket Restaurant, known as "Targ Rybny" in Polish, is a light and airy place to dine for seafood lovers. Enjoy one of the regional specialties on the menu or ... Read More
Willa Isabel - A Small, Cozy, and Romantic Retreat in Gdansk, Poland
Friday June 6, 2008
Located in a residential neighborhood of houses with lush gardens, working fountains, and wrought-iron gates, Willa Isabel blends in, rather than dominates, its surroundings - even if it is ... Read More
So You Want to Stay in a Palace?
Thursday June 5, 2008
No problem. Eastern Europe, but particularly Poland, has plenty of palace hotels for you to stay in during your vacation, business trip, or geneological investigation.
Near Krakow, located in the beautiful ... Read More
Bajadera, an Eastern European Treat
Monday June 2, 2008
If you're traveling through Eastern Europe and you happen across a pastry shop, you simply must stop in for some samples. While in Gdansk, I happened across this pastry, called ... Read More