Is Paris Lovelier The Second Time Around?
When I first visited Paris, my expectation was not met. Crowded, foggy and cold instead of romantic as portrayed on movies. Two days before I came back to Warsaw from…
It Rained in Rennes
Travelling without research is most of the time, a nightmare. However, it has also its surprises. The main purpose of this trip was only to visit Mont Saint-Michel but since…
Sleepless Journey to Mont Saint-Michel
Remember I had a 7-hour delayed flight from Brussels to Bordeaux? Well, because of that, we almost missed our bus going to Mont Saint-Michel. The plan was to arrive in…
Belgian Quickie
I had a five-hour layover in Brussels when I was on my way to Bordeaux to visit Iris. Instead of staying at the airport, I decided to take a quick…
Hiking through UNESCO region of Oeschinensee
On our last weekend of our work-cation week in Switzerland, we took a farther and longer hike at Oeschinensee region. Getting there was a more or less a two-hour drive…
Mastering ‘bonjour’ at Rochers de Naye
After our quick drop by at Lavaux, we headed directly to Montreux and from there, we drove up for another 30 minutes to the base camp where we parked our…
A Quick Detour at Lavaux
My first visit to Switzerland was on January where I experienced sledging on the snow for the first time. We were on the mountain resort at that time and while…
Hiking Through Kampinos National Park
We started our hike at 1:00PM from Palmiry through a 3 hour trail to Truskaw. Kampinos National Park is an hour away from the city center of Warsaw. We took…
Sopot: A Quick Visit
The original plan was to visit the tri-city, or Tojmiasto, of Poland: Gdańsk, Gdynia and Sopot. However, everything may change, so does our itinerary. We only had 1 day left after…
The Free City of Danzig – Gdańsk, Poland
Instead of chocolates, flowers and dinner date, Iris and I decided to travel and visit Gdańsk to celebrate our anniversary (ayeeee) and her birthday. Gdańsk is one of the popular cities…
The 700+ Year Old “Wieliczka” Salt Mine
Wieliczka Salt Mine is part of the group tour we took when we visited Krakow. I didn't do much research about it. In fact, I didn't have high expectation since…
Auschwitz-Birkenau: Unimaginable Crime by Mankind
I've been reading few history books, specially about WWII. And I was curious of what it feels like to be at the place where the history took place. France, Italy,…