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Zamość, Citta Ideale
2013 Vol. 5 No. 2 — Summer / Travel

Zamość, Citta Ideale

When was the last time you visited a citta ideale? No, not in Italy. Zamość, in Poland. Designed by Bernardo Morando, according to the vision of Jan Zamoyski, Chancellor of Poland, a nobleman and a magnate of great wealth.

Europe, Bicycles and Me

2012 vol. 4 no. 1 — Spring / Features / Travel

Europe, Bicycles and Me


She learned a lot while studying in Europe, says Kinia Adamczyk, one of the most important being the mastery of urban cycling skills.

L’viv and Let Live
2010 Vol. 2 No. 3 — Fall / Travel

L’viv and Let Live

In L’viv, Ukraine, one can find theatres staging elaborate ballet and opera, view priceless ancient icons, haggle at open air markets, & dine on fresh sushi at one of the trendier nightclubs.

Get Thee to a Renaissance Faire
2010 Vol. 2 No. 3 — Fall / Travel

Get Thee to a Renaissance Faire

At the annual festival in Maryland, USA, you can step outside of yourself, dress up in velvet tights and fairy tutus – and feast on steak on a stake.

Day-Tripping in… Białystok
2010 Vol. 2 No. 2 — Summer / Travel

Day-Tripping in… Białystok

Christian Davies and Eric Bednarski take a day trip to Białystok, and find that it’s a fitting analogy to Poland as a whole.

A Son’s Pilgrimage to Monte Cassino
2010 Vol. 2 No. 2 — Summer / Features / Travel

A Son’s Pilgrimage to Monte Cassino

A pilgrimage is a journey to a shrine, holy place or any place of historical interest. Monte Cassino turns out to be all three.

Not Your Grandma’s Pierogi: A Guide to Polish Food in Chicago
2010 Vol. 2 No. 2 — Summer / Travel

Not Your Grandma’s Pierogi: A Guide to Polish Food in Chicago

Justine Jablonska’s top picks for Polish food in that quintessentially Polish-American city: Chicago.

Ruthenia, Galicia, Bieszczady: The Land of My Grandmothers
2010 Vol. 2 No. 2 — Summer / Travel

Ruthenia, Galicia, Bieszczady: The Land of My Grandmothers

A 4-month long round-the-world adventure brings the author to the lands of her ancestors. Anna Tomascovic-Devey explores the mountain ranges, valleys, forests, and cities of Poland and Slovakia.

Naples, Florida: The High Cost of Living in Paradise
2010 Vol. 2 No. 2 — Summer / Travel

Naples, Florida: The High Cost of Living in Paradise

A brief holiday in Pelican Bay is a bit like a visit to paradise. But this earthly paradise comes at a price, muses Kinia Adamczyk, a price too high for many long time residents who are forced to move.

A “Polyachka” in Saint Petersburg
2010 Vol. 2 No.1 — Spring / Travel

A “Polyachka” in Saint Petersburg

Unsmiling bureaucrats and hospitable hosts, onion domes and skating to the music of Lady Gaga: welcome to St Petersburg.

Istanbul: Lust, Attraction and Attachment
2010 Vol. 2 No.1 — Spring / Travel

Istanbul: Lust, Attraction and Attachment

Istanbul is alternately seductive and modest, attractive to men and women alike, and not inclined to be controlled by either of her two families, Asia and Europe. Kinia Adamczyk offers her Istanbul top 13.

Barcelona in Detail
2009 — Winter / Travel

Barcelona in Detail

Barcelona is a city that begs to be enjoyed – visually, intellectually, and culinarily. It is also a city of endless and varying details.

Brussels: A City of Happiness?
2009 — Winter / Travel

Brussels: A City of Happiness?

Joyful, savory, unpretentious and inspiring – here is my definition of the EU capital.