Day trips from Krakow
Krakow is the old capital of Poland and one of Europe’s most beautiful towns. you can see our article about Krakow with kids, but if you are staying in Krakow and have some time to spend in the area, there are lots of surrounding attractions and sights which make for great day trips from Krakow. […]
Weirdest food in the world
My fascination with weird food came with travelling. My first introduction to “strange food” was balut in the Philippines, and I couldn’t eat it. A few years later, on business trips from my job in Kazakhstan, I discovered the food markets of Beijing and Seoul. Again I regret (now) that I didn’t try the Chinese […]
Things to do in Łódź
Łódź is my home town in Poland and I love it. But first it would be helpful if I tell English readers how to pronounce this obscure word in which almost every letter has an accent which completely changes its sound. Say “woodshed” but miss off only the final “ed” sound. Now you have it! […]
Things to do in Krakow With Kids
Formerly the national capital and seat of kings, Kraków (English Cracow or Krakow) is still considered to be Poland’s capital of culture. I was born and raised in Lodz – another great polish city to visit, but Krakow stole my heart. As the nation’s major tourist destination, it almost seems to have been designed for […]
Weekly shopping with daddy
Weekly shopping Being a mother means that you rarely have time for yourself. Being a mother of twins means you don’t have time almost ever. And being a travelling mother of twins….oh just don’t get me started. One of the things which take me the biggest amount of time (besides cooking) and I dislike most […]
Unusual morning with young birds
Un… usual morning That day started like any other day. The usual morning. The girls woke up early and ran upstairs to my bed for morning cuddles. No – that’s not quite true. That day started even better. I have achieved parental success: – Tania usually wakes up first, and I have trained her to […]
Good Mother
Good mother What is the definition of a ” Good mother ?” I have never thought about it. What qualities should she have? It’s kind of obvious that she should take care of the child’s physical and emotional needs, should teach the child what’s good and what’s bad and set up the first boundaries. And […]
Mr Fox
Do you remember my Instagram post from a few weeks back about a fox who visited us and played tricks with our shoes? Yes we had a fox – past tense – now we don’t. I miss seeing him outside our window. He was visiting almost every morning and late night. But I caught him […]