Category: Travels

Photo Contest - Photos of France

January 21st, 2009
I am participating in a Photo Contest organized by FranceGuide, a department of the Office of Tourism of France. They are asking members of the public to upload a picture that captures the spirit of France. You can choose one of the following categori… more »

Germany: land of cookies, cakes and tarts

November 29th, 2008
Germany and Austria are undoubtedly the greatest producers of cakes, cookies and other sweets. It can't be a coincidence that Germany is the country where Dr. Oetker was born. If you visit people in Germany, you will often get one or more cakes at 4 o'cl… more »

Berlin

June 28th, 2008
May 15, 2005 Our final destination After leaving Szczecin we paid a short visit to the local supermarket. It was the first time that Ingrid had some time for shopping, I hope she found what she needed. Frank bought some DVDs, a CD of Kayah, a Polis… more »

Driving to Szczecin

June 26th, 2008
May 14, 2005 In the morning Kinga took us for a healthy walk through the woods north of Gdansk. She lives in a residential area, in one of those grey block of flats which you may remember from the old documentaries during the Cold War, but the forest… more »

Kinga

June 24th, 2008
May 13, 2005 After visiting Gdansk we went to Kinga's mother, Krystyna. Krystyna is a wonderful person, and it is easy to see where Kinga gets here love for travelling from. For those who don't know it yet : Kinga is a young Polish woman who has… more »