5 Easy Day-Trips from Krakow

Krakow is a magical city – there’s no denying that. As far as cities go, it’d definitely be on my top-something lists (if I could ever decisively muster one up). But as with any other city– 2 or 3 days tops are enough to be infatuated. Any more than that and the charm might wear [...]

The Town of Zakopane, amidst the Marvelous Tatras

Nestled in the foothills of the Tatras, Zakopane is a charming little town with a magnificent backdrop. It’s everything a forest lover dreams of (if you’re lucky enough you’ll hear the wolves). The little postcard town is adorned with fairy lights and humble locals. Wooden stalls selling local honey, freshly cut flowers and endless varieties [...]

The Harrowing Beauty of Auschwitz and Birkenau

Growing up in Malta we never learnt about Auschwitz and the horrors that succumbed during the second world war. All I knew about the camps was a concoction of images gathered from movies in the likes of The Boy in Striped Pyjamas, Jews being chased out of their homes in ‘The Woman in Gold’, and [...]

A Journey through the Salt-mining World at Wieliczka

For anyone who grew up on in the Mediterranean there’s only ever been one kind of salt- sea salt. As a kid I tippy-toed around checkerboards of rock cut salt-pans on cliff sides and knew intricate details of the sea-salt production process by the age of 6. There was all the salt you needed in [...]