There’s no way to prepare emotionally for a visit to Auschwitz. This is what Pawel Sawicki from the press team tells me on a crisp morning in Poland as we walk the grounds of Nazi Germany’s largest concentration camp and unearth
I went to Kraków, Poland, for one reason and one reason only: it has the closest airport to Auschwitz. With this being my only motivation to visit Kraków, I only planned to spend one night in the city, take a day
As an American, the world has seemingly pointed West my entire life. At home, news from the East is contextualized to its impact on the United States. The majority of my studies in history growing up were inward focused, and
Norway Fjord Tours The rail journey has taken me from the deep blue harbors of Oslo past lakes and streams huddled by lush greenery and red bursts from Norwegian cottages so charming they could be home to storybook characters. We trek upwards
The star attraction of Valencia, Spain’s third-largest city, is without a doubt the enormous and impressive City of Arts and Sciences. The five main elements of this futuristic series of complexes stretch for nearly a mile along a former riverbed, infusing
Last weekend I had the opportunity to visit Valencia and stay with Valenciaflats, a holiday apartment rental company that offers accommodations all over Spain’s third-largest city. I’ve been travelling so much lately I was in need of a relaxing weekend to
As I walk through the wooden doors of the Vikingskiphuset, the roof unfolds into a sweeping oval dome, framing perfectly the restored remains of the Oseberg Ship. I’m taken aback by its power, steming from both its magnitude of size
How quickly time passes. I can’t believe that in a month from today I’ll be leaving Madrid. That's right, I only have one more month in Madrid! I’ve been in Spain a little more than nine months now teaching English. Some
As I walk through the welcoming doors of Hostel Ruthensteiner in Vienna, Austria, I am immediately swept by the feeling that I’m in a wood carver’s cottage from some fairytale. The sign out front depicts a friendly image of a wooden cottage
I have one complaint about my stay at Oslo Hostel Central; the mattress in my 4-bed dormitory was so comfortable, it made it near impossible to get out of bed for my early morning trip to the fjords. Seriously, since when